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Kenneth Kan

Managing Partner | Shareholder at CAN.X (Shanghai) Landscape & Planning Limited
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Seasoned landscape architect with experience in design research, office management, and government contract administration.
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Location
Aurora, Ontario, Canada, CA
Skills
  • Government Contract Administration
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Design Research
  • Design
  • Design Management
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Kenneth Kan is a seasoned landscape architect with extensive experience in government contract administration, design research, and office management. He has co-founded and managed several design studios, including CAN.X (Shanghai) Landscape & ;Planning Limited and Gravity Green Limited. Kan has also worked as a lecturer and consultant, providing direction and tutoring in design studios and projects. His expertise spans landscape design, urban planning, and construction drawings.

Experience

  • CAN.X (Shanghai) Landscape & Planning Limited
    • Shanghai, China
    • Managing Partner | Shareholder
      • May 2017 - Present
      • Shanghai, China

      My vision is to nurture a collaborative design studio that empowers everyone to engage and devote to the design processes. Co-founded with Mr Kan Srisawat and Miss Vera Chen from EDAW/ AECOM, CAN.X Shanghai studio was established to deliver Creativity, Art, Nature and eXperience and extend our c...

  • Gravity Green Limited
    • Senior Consultant
      • Jul 2020 - May 2021

      Provided further advice/ assistance on operations improvement and projects after my departure as a Principal in Design & Management of the studio.

    • Co-founder | Principal
      • Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

      I was invited by the shareholders of the company to take charge of the studio and rectify several project issues. The immediate goal was to put the projects up to a professional quality and re-establish a proper team.

  • CAN.X design limited
    • Hong Kong
    • Co-founder | Managing Partner
      • Jun 2015 - Jun 2020
      • Hong Kong

      Co-founded with Mr Kan Srisawat, one of the senior leader in EDAW/ AECOM, CAN.X was established to deliver Creativity, Art, Nature and eXperience to our clients in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Southeast Asia.I was responsible for managing and direct the company in operation/ financial aspects an...

  • Higher Diploma of Landscape Architecture, HKDI
    • Hong Kong
    • Lecturer (Part-time)
      • Jan 2015 - Jun 2020
      • Hong Kong

      Responsible for tutoring final studio design projects for the graduating class. Review and discuss with students on their own projects from site selection, design strategies, landscape planning to detail consideration and design on local context, cultural/ historical and social aspects.

  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Landscape Architecture,...
    • Hong Kong
    • Lecturer (Part-time)
      • Sep 2015 - May 2018
      • Hong Kong

      Provide direction and tutoring in Design Studios including topics on Urban Regeneration and Sustainable Landscape Planning & Design.

  • frc design ltd
    • Project Director
      • Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

      Project:The Visionary, Tung ChungContract administration for landscape implementation at final stage of construction.Design review on controlling documentation, quality inspection and approval of hard and soft landscape construction.Tree Removal Application and Landscape Master Plan documentation, review/ submission and liaison with Government on approval.

    • Director
      • Dec 2010 - Jun 2014

      - encourage and facilitate the cross culture learning and collaboration of colleagues in Mainland China and Hong Kong.- transfer of knowledge to nurture junior designers in not only design but project administration as essential part of the profession life of landscape architects/ designers.- assist the development of Guangzhou office and collaboration with the local design institute KMCM.- office and financial management.- design and project management starting from formulation/ writing of design consultancy proposal, project kickoff, design to contract administration, etc

  • Independent Landscape Advisor
    • Toronto/ Hong Kong
    • Consultant/ Landscape Architect ASLA
      • Jul 2014 - Jun 2015
      • Toronto/ Hong Kong

      Projects:UIC New Campus Landscape Design Competition, Zhuhai, PRC1st Runner up, in collaboration with Mr Stone Koo of Landscape Workshop Ltd.

  • Gravity Green Ltd
    • Co-founder | Director
      • Mar 2007 - Nov 2010

      The establisment of Gravity Green Ltd re-inforced the architectural office Gravity Partnership Ltd from the landscape and urban design/ planning aspects which provide a comprehensive professional services. As the director who established the team from 3 to 12 people over 3 years, I had witnessed...

  • EDAW Ltd
    • Associate/ Senior Project Manager/ Senior Landscape Designer
      • Aug 2002 - Jan 2007
  • RDLA (associated with Rocco Design)
    • Landscape Architect
      • Jan 2001 - Jul 2002

      Project Completed:Shunde Polytechnic University, PRC - overall landscape planning, detail design and contract administration

  • Urbis Ltd
    • Landscape Designer
      • Mar 1998 - Dec 2001
  • Team 73HK
    • Landscape Designer
      • Apr 1994 - Feb 1998

Education

  • 1989 - 1994
    University of Toronto

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