BA (Sheffield) DipArch (UCL)
Chew received his architecture education at the University of Sheffield (1993-1995) and at The Bartlett, University College London (1996-1998) with a first-class honours and commendations respectively.
Chew joined C’arch in 2012 and became an Associate Director in 2014. He is instrumental to the project and design management of the practice’s key residential, civic and cultural, hospitality, masterplanning and sustainability projects. These include TWY Mont Kiara a luxury condominium in Kuala Lumpur, Aman Clubhouse in Selangor, an award-winning Arata of Tijani a luxury condominium in Kuala Lumpur, The Primorsky Entertainment Resort City in Russia and an International Resort Community Masterplan in Sabah.
Chew is also leading the practice’s international competition projects including Taichung Fine Arts Museum & Library in Taiwan, Busan Tower Redevelopment in South Korea and Guggenheim Helsinki in Finland. More recently, he is responsible for shaping the practice’s innovation, research and benchmarking efforts related to sustainability, materials and construction technology.
Prior to C’arch, his 14-year professional experience includes working in Sheffield, Kuala Lumpur and Dublin. His notable works in commercial buildings and transportation projects have won the FIABCI Prix d’Excellence Awards, Cityscape Dubai Design Review Awards, PAM Excellence in Architecture Awards, PAM Architectural Steel Awards, BHP-PAM Colorbond Award, FIABCI Malaysia Property Award and nominated for the World Architecture Awards.
A JPA scholar, a recipient of Sheffield Society of Architects and Surveyors Prize and a RIBA President’s Medal Nominee, Chew has taught, and been a visiting critic at University Technology Mara and University Malaya. Having travelled extensively, he is particularly keen in high-mountain trekking and mountaineering.