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Ho Puay Peng

Head and Chair Professor of Architectural Heritage Conservation, Department of Architecture, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Professor Ho Puay Peng is an architect by training, and Head and Chair Professor of Architectural Heritage Conservation of the Department of Architecture (ARCH) at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Ho’s main interest is to integrate research, teaching and practice in the area of architectural history and conservation practices. He joined the National University of Singapore in 2017, where he was the head of the Department of Architecture till 2022. Prior to joining NUS, Ho was Professor of Architecture and served as the director of the School of Architecture and university dean of students at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Ho has been a conservation consultant, architect and adviser to some 100 conservation projects in Hong Kong since 2013, including PMQ, Haw Par Villa, Oil Street Art Space and New Campus for Chicago University Booth School. His signature architectural work is the Tsz Shan Monastery in Hong Kong.

Articles by Ho Puay Peng

Culture

Building for family glory: Guangdong’s architecture of success

The Chen Academy in Guangzhou and Ruishi Lou in Kaiping county were built with sophisticated techniques from wealth earned or migrant funds sent home. Architecture professor Ho Puay Peng takes us on a tour of these fine examples of Lingnan architecture in ThinkChina’s Eye on Guangdong series.

Ho Puay Peng

31 Aug 2026

Culture

Water towns of Jiangnan: An architectural perspective [Eye on JiangZheHu series]

Architecture professor Ho Puay Peng points out the unique charm of water towns in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai — a testament to centuries of creative endeavours as many an artist or writer strolled past their waterways, seeking inspiration.

Ho Puay Peng

24 Jan 2025

Culture

Encounters with Chinese Architecture

Professor Ho Puay-peng of NUS is an architect by training. His signature architectural work is the HK$1.5b Tsz Shan Monastery in Hong Kong, commissioned by business magnate Lee Kah Shing. Interestingly, Prof Ho's father Ho Beng Hong was also an architect whose designs include several Chinese architecture-inspired modern buildings in Singapore. ThinkChina invited Prof Ho to reflect on how classical Chinese architecture has evolved and changed in contemporary times outside of China, through an exploration of his own works and those of his father.

Ho Puay Peng

24 Sep 2019