PolyU CPCE's "Jockey Club Project Well-being" Wins Double Honours at Global Design Awards 2025

We are thrilled to announce that PolyU CPCE's “Jockey Club Project Well-being: PLACE-MAKING in Schools” has been honoured with two prestigious awards at the Global Design Awards 2025"

• Judges' Choice in the “Interior Design” category
• Winner in the “Interior Design: Social Impact” category

The awards were presented at a ceremony held at Sky 100, ICC on 25 April 2025, attended by Prof. Ricky Chan, Associate Dean (Education), and Mr Chang Hoi-wood, Project Leader and Associate Division Head of Division of Social Sciences, Humanities and Design of PolyU CPCE.

Project Team Recognition
Project Leader: Mr Chang Hoi-wood
Project Associate: Ms Choi Hoi-ki Jenny
Project Assistants: Mr Chan Leung-ho and Ms Debbie Lam
Design Thinking Supervisor: Mr Chan Kai-ching Patrick
Visual Communication Supervisor: Dr Sun Nim-yan Vera
Documentary Supervisor: Dr Hung Kwong-yin Brian

About the Project
Funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the project “Jockey Club Project Well-being: Place-making at Schools” collaborated with 31 schools in Hong Kong to create school environments through design thinking and participatory design. The project worked closely with over 1,000 students and 400 teachers from local primary and secondary schools to co-design creative solutions for the campus environment. The process entailed a series of design thinking and participatory design workshops hosted by passionate designers who have true faith in human centric design. Through a series of design tools, students were empowered to proactively design their own school environment which addressed their well-being and a diverse range of needs.

Design Partners:
Architecture Commons, DOMAT, Groundwork, One Bite Design Studio, Littleurbanmountain Design, The Third Teacher, Kay Chan, and Unite Unit