Albert Chan

Biography: Albert has a long-term passion in the development and design of sustainable urban communities as well as in placemaking. He is the Director of Planning and Development at Shui On Land (SOL) and Chief Sustainability Officer of the Group. From 1997 onwards, he led the masterplanning and design of SOL “Tiandi” communities, which has received multiple international and national awards from ULI, MIPIM, AIA, CTBUH, World Bank, CRED and other organizations. From 1998 to 2001, he led the design effort for the Shanghai Xintiandi development, which became the first development in China to receive the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Award for Excellence. Other multiple awarded developments include Foshan Lingnan Tiandi, Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), Rui Hong Xin Cheng, Hongqiao Tiandi, Wuhan Tiandi, Xintiandi Plaza renovation and Panlong Tiandi . Mr. Chan leads the Sustainable Development Department of the Company and is responsible for the 5C sustainability objectives and initiatives of the Group. The company is the first in Mainland China to obtain SBTI approved 2030 carbon reduction targets. All large SOL communities received LEED neighborhood Gold level certifications as well as various building level China Green Star and international certifications. Shanghai Xintiandi Community received the world’s first WELL Community certification in 2019. In 2014, he was a recipient of the Shanghai Green Building Council’s “Special Individual Contribution Award”. Albert has been a Global Trustee of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), and chaired the ULI Mainland China Council from 2017-2019. He is a member of the Board of Directors of American Institute of Architects (AIA) East China Chapter, is a Chartered member of Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and member of RIBA China100. Albert is appointed as a member of international panel of Experts of Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), effective 2023-25. Albert has also served as Adviser of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Guangzhou Campus Development Board, and participated as expert member in the ULI Advisory Services Program. As development and design juror, Albert chaired the 2023 ULI Global Award for Excellence jury and chairs the 2024 ULI Asia Pacific Award for Excellence jury. He co-chairs the jury for the China Real Estate Design Competition since 2020. He has been a juror for AIA, CTBUH and other award programs. Prior to joining Shui On, Mr. Chan worked at the New York City Department of Design and Construction and at Cooper, Robertson + Partners. Albert holds a B.Arch from the University of Minnesota, a M.Arch from the University of California, Berkeley, a M.S in Urban Design from Columbia University, and an MBA from New York University. He received his New York State Architectural License in 1990.