S3:E1 The distinctive contribution of architecture – Vincent Chang in conversation with Adrian Ellis
Guest
Vincent Chang
In conversation with
Adrian Ellis
In this episode, our host Adrian Ellis speaks with Vincent Chang, Deputy Chairman and Partner at Grimshaw Architects. Together, they explore the distinctive contribution of architecture. Having been with Grimshaw for over 20 years, Vincent also talks about his role managing the practice, and how vital it is for all to share a strong commitment to process – emphasizing the importance of understanding projects more holistically.
Date of Recording
23 November 2022
Date of Publication
19 January 2023
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I’m Adrian Ellis, Chair of GCDN. I'm thrilled to have as my guest, Vincent Chang, who is a colleague and old friend. We both moved to New York at about the same time in the late 1990s, early 2020s. And Vincent is the Deputy Chair and Partner of Grimshaw Architects, a really significant global architectural practice with uh, an astonishing array of all types of architecture and planning, and an approach which is extremely interesting, both in terms of its results, but also in terms of the underlying philosophy and what I thought it would be interesting to do would be to explore some of those things with Vincent.
But before we do that, Vincent uh, I'd like just to ask a little more about you and your professional formación, how you came to be uh, Vincent Chang, Deputy Chair and Partner of Grimshaw Architects.
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Vincent Chang: Adrian, firstly, thank you so much for having me. I'm delighted to be, uh, here in, in conversation with you. Um, I'm a bit trepidatious actually.
Adrian Ellis: (laughs)
Vincent Chang: There's a, a lot that's been happening in our world professionally and it's sort of somewhat destabilising. Um, in response to the question, I have been with this practice with Grimshaw for over 20 years, and it hadn't really been my intention to uh, be in a practice for such a length of time.
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About Our Speakers
Vincent Chang is Grimshaw's Deputy Chairman and Partner. He has been with Grimshaw since 1996 and has played an instrumental role in the expansion of the practice while maintaining a commitment to the quality, rigor and reputation for excellence that Grimshaw is known for – having established the firm's New York office in 2001. +
Adrian Ellis is the founder of AEA Consulting (1990) and the Global Cultural Districts Network (2013). He has worked in senior management and as a board member in both museums and the performing arts and as a strategy consultant to leading clients in the cultural, public, and business sectors around the world. +
