James in this new and challenging capacity is fully committed to ensure that only the highest standards of design and professional practice are maintained on all projects, of every scale, and in every location. With a dynamic design studio of over 50 staff in Hong Kong and the region the new practice, under the leader ship of James and his fellow design directors continues to address the challenge of achieving design excellence in each and every project undertaken. James was distinguished in 1999 when he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland for his contribution to Design in the Urban Environment on an International basis.