RECENT AND SELECTED COMMISSIONED WORKS
 
PACIFIC PLACE (SWIRE PROPERTIES) CENTRAL HONG KONG
An immense commission of 17 works, 7 hand woven tapestries in various textures of spun and unspun coloured wools with some metal threads, ranging in size from 13.5 x 4.5 metres to 3.5 x 2.1 metres, 5 relief aluminium and 3 stainless steel sculptures, one sail cloth sculpture suspended through a 15 story atrium and a set of 11, 4 metre high acrylic gilders brass and stainless steel octahedron sculptures hanging in a fan plan over the main entrance of this vast complex.

HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CHEK LAP KOK LANTAU ISLAND
An aerial fabric sculpture over the Atrium, an internal cathedral-like space of more than 200 metres long, 25 metres in high and 20 metres wide, the work covers  the whole length, constructed in a variety of fabric engineered and hypar shapes of many colours - (Limited International Competition).

HONG KONG CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE EXTENSION
Major a suspended polished gold and silver anodised curved tapered aluminium tubes , 150 mm in diameter, suspended 9 stories from the ceiling the sculpture 27 metres high x 25 metres long by 80 metres wide is in the cathedral-like space of the Grand Foyer, a half round glass 60 metre diameter space 11.5 stories high of.  This vast centre built on its own island of Wanchai in central Hong  Kong.- (Limited International Competition).
 
BARBICAN ARTS & CONFERENCE CENTRE LONDON ENGLAND
Royal Shakespeare Company & London Symphony Orchestra.  The centre piece sculpture, suspended from the skylight over the main stairs, build from six honeycomb groups of gold patina and brushed stainless steel with polished acrylic arrised blades on the top edges, in the shape of a octahedron - 5.7 x 5.7 x 6.5 metre high.  The Royal Shakespeare Theatre's main stage and fire curtain, constructed  in rolled and folded sheets of black stainless steel patina - 17.7 metres high x 24.2 metres wide.
 
VICTORIAN ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA
17 metres high suspended sculpture for lighting, 4000 blades of satin and polished brass and stainless steel with polished acrylic with arrised edges. The sculpture is suspended by 240 square tubes through a six story void in the main entrance foyer of the Concert Hall. - (Limited Competition).
 
LANDEZENTRALBANK (BUNDESBANK) HAMBURG GERMANY.
Relief sculpture, natural and autumn patina coloured polished and satin finished stainless steel  in various profiles fixed to a deep brown-green aluminium wall in the entrance foyer - 17.2 metres long x
6.2 high.
 
PENINSULAR HOTEL ANNEX (KOWLOON HOTEL) HONG KONG
Hand woven and hand dyed in over 360 shades of pinks and reds a tapestry of spun and unspun wools - 10.1 metres long x 2.75 metres high in the entrance lobby.

NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK HOUSE SYDNEY AUSTRALIA.
A sculpture of a delicate 'Y' fan shape constructed of curved tapered aluminium tubes of various lengths and diameters bolted together and finished in mutt silver and satin gold anodised with some tubes polished chrome and others with gold plated tips. The work is - 11.5 metres high 15 x 10 metres in depth and stands in the entrance lobby behind glass at a city intersection.- (Limited Competition).
 
DEVON & DORSET HOUSES (SWIRE PROPERTIES) QUARRY BAY HONG KONG
Four hand made ceramic tile murals ranging in size from 12.5 x 9 metres high to 4 x 5 metres high, manufactured from very small to very large tiles some 700 mm in length and 20 mm thick. These works are all in the main foyer.- (Limited Competition).

THE C & L TOWER (COOPERS & LYBRAND) SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
A 9.5 metres high white marble sculpture, constructed of 10 polished cubes and 8 sponged exposed aggregate spheres, the work is in a helix spiral form. Although this work is inside the building the construction technique is similar for an exterior work.- (Limited Competition)

SPORTS & RECREATION CENTRES JEDDAH & DAMMAN SAUDI ARABIA
(Both building centres are identical except for their colour schemes); main entrance gates to each centre, constructed in panels of brushed stainless steel ribbons spiral twisted and woven together, also in each centre is a garden sculpture built from folded coloured stainless steel sheet metal - 3.8 metres high.

HARBOURFRONT TOWERS 1 & 2 HUNG HOM HONG KONG HUTCHISON WHAMPOA PROPERTIES
(Two identical office buildings one mirror reversed to the other). Two vertical relief sculptures - 1.87 x 3.86, and two horizontal relief sculptures - 1.7 x 3.75 metres one of each in the Entrance Lobby of each
building, (two of the works are in the reverse to match the buildings), are jewel like construction of many coloured tubes over concave and convex shapes of metal coated fibreglass.
 
COMMONWEALTH BANKING CORPORATION BRISBANE AUSTRALIA
Three rectangular copper sculptured panels of circular and half circular shapes - largest 2.13 x 4.26 metres long - finished in natural patinas and silver aluminised treatments.  Three white fibreglass cast from the metal panels fixed over the entrance doors of the Banking Chamber.

XIYUAN HOTEL BEIJING CHINA 1982
Central suspended ceiling sculpture over the Grand Lobby - 13.5 metres square x 5 metres high, constructed in various anodised aluminium colours with polished acrylic edges.

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