The City of Sydney’s resident architect-councillor HY William Chan leads at the helm of the city’s urban planning, heritage, transport, and environment. The Forbes ’30 Under 30′ innovator is the Head of Delegation to the UN COP climate negotiations for Sydney and the co-founder of Climate Action Week Sydney.

William is a registered architect, advocate for design excellence, and a sustainability and housing rights leader.   

With experience in the design and innovation of cities, William has contributed to Sydney’s most significant public space, social housing, rapid transit, infrastructure, and community developments over the past decade. His work has won numerous industry awards including from the Australian Institute of Architects and Good Design Australia.

In this exclusive interview, William outlines his ideas on making Sydney an even better city than it already is.