Ir Dr Goman WM Ho
Diploma in Structural Engineering, 1984
PhD, 1992
I have been a PolyU alumnus since 1984. After my further study in the UK, I joined PolyU again for a PhD degree and started working in a global engineering consultancy, Arup, in 1992. Over the past three decades, I have been working on a wide array of challenging and innovative projects, including the 2008 Beijing Olympics National Stadium, CCTV headquarters and Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3.
I am very grateful that I was involved in the construction of some of the world’s most ambitious tall structures with an accumulated height of more than 9km, including the 297m tall Cheung Kong Centre in Hong Kong, the 528m tall CITIC Tower in Beijing and the 460m tall Vincom Landmark 81 in Ho Chi Minh City. The projects I worked on such as Cheung Kong Center, Beijing National Stadium, Beijing China World Tower, CCTV HQs, ZCB Bamboo Pavilion, Tujiapu Railway Station, CQ Raffle City are all award-winning projects for structure, sustainability and innovation.
Today, as an Arup Fellow and Director of Innovation, one of my major responsibilities is to push back the boundaries of design and engineering with novel solutions. Besides being the project director for the tallest buildings in Beijing, Tianjin and Ho Chi Ming City etc., I am particularly proud to have contributed to the MiC Display Centre, Hong Kong’s first multi-storey MiC project. Currently, I serve as a technical director for several MiC projects across East Asia, and I am glad to see this construction technology being used in a growing number of projects.
The service as an Adjunct Professor in PolyU and HKU, and as a committee member of Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Association (CEEAA) enable me to stay connected with the young generation and future engineers. Research and sharing – through books, technical papers and seminars – keep inspiring me for new ideas and better solutions. In the rapidly changing world with ever-advancing technologies, I still believe that engineering is an art -- an art of constant exploration. We should keep asking ourselves : “how can I do it better next time?” Only in this way can we advance to the next level.
