5 minutes with … Charlene Shum at Platform

2023-09-21T06:00:00

The project executive on the industry’s blame culture, the importance of collaboration and why it is vital to care about those smallest details

Why did you choose construction as a career?

I have been surrounded by iconic buildings in the places where I have lived: Hong Kong, Singapore, London. I love how multi-faceted they are, bringing together science, art, history, technology and culture.

Architecture was an obvious career choice for me. I wanted to be part of creating something that is so intertwined with our lives. As an architecture student who was more logical than artistic, I took great interest in the project management and legal modules during my part 3 professional practice. Soon after I qualified, I wanted to apply what I had learnt and made the move to the client side.

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