2024-05-02T13:12:17-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150041737/meet-adrian-cheng-the-hong-kong-property-heir-funding-non-commercial-architecture-in-china Mackenzie Goldberg 2017-12-18T14:04:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ro/rol747x0uzhlat7o.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>In Hong Kong, New World Development heir Adrian Cheng Chi-kong recently founded the non-profit organisation Culture For Tomorrow to give up-and-coming architects funding and support to realise their more experimental ideas. &ldquo;I get to meet and work with a lot of designers and architects thanks to my line of work, many of them young, aspiring and very driven,&rdquo; Cheng says. &ldquo;But increasingly we&rsquo;re noticing that a lot of great concepts by young architects often go untested.&rdquo;</p></em><br /><br /><p><a href="https://www.culturefortomorrow.org/#about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Culture for Tomorrow</a> is a non-profit organization founded by the cultural entrepreneur Adrian Cheng. Heir of one of China's most influential business families, Cheng is the guy behind K11 Art Malls, which blend fashion retail and art together for a unique shopping experience, and C Ventures,&nbsp;an investment fund that targets millennial focused fashion brands and services.&nbsp;</p> <p>Also an investor of the London-based Dazed Media and the digital video channel Nowness, Cheng is an extremely sought-after patron and promoter of global arts and culture in China. His newest venture, Culture for Tomorrow, spotlights design and architecture and encourages cross-culture conversation through public programs and is the 39-year-old's latest attempt at modernizing his family empire.&nbsp;</p> <p>Their first initiative, Hot Is Cool, held from December 8-13, invited Finnish architect Ville Hara and Chinese architect Stanley Siu to design a sauna and pavilion, respectively. The idea is to explore the difference between ...</p>