Pak Ling So

I am Pak Ling So, with nickname Katrina, is a passionate girl from Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is a city with multi-culture that always stimulates my creativity and imagination. When I was a child, drawing and painting was a way to express my feelings towards life. When I was a student, there are lots of idea come out from my mind and it is a great pleasure to present the ideas into several art pieces. When I was an Interior Assistant in Hong Kong for a year, I worked on concept and project development, creating working drawings and specification, and dealing with suppliers. I believe my previous industry experience would be valuable to my future career. After I went back to university to deepen my thoughts and imagination, now I am well-equipped for more challenges.

I always travel alone to different cities to gain inspirations, which motivates me to learn new languages and now I am confident as a multilingual speaker. These experiences also turn me to be an independent girl and develop communication skills. I am confident to work with colleagues together to maintain a positive and welcoming working environment and bringing meaningful experiences for clients in the future.

"Nothing is pleasanter than exploring a library." (WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR N.D.)

As the handicraft industry is growing rapidly, it is important to have a space for craft lovers to gather. The project aims to convert the existing Whitechapel Bell Foundry into a multi-purpose library to serve the community as an informative and experiential centre.

In order to retain the value of a Grade II* Listed building, the project will preserve historical features to showcase bell manufacturing in the past, at the same time it should be able to present core value of the newly developed handicraft industry to the public.