Liauw is an Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a United Kingdom trained architect who has practiced in the UK, Malaysia, Mainland China and Hong Kong. His academic interests are Chinese Contemporary Urbanism and typological parametric design, which he explores through research publications, professional practice and competitions. He has transformed social institutions such as schools, youth and elderly facilities. Liauw has published internationally, and with the BBC he produced a program on the urbanization of the Pearl River Delta. He has won several architectural competitions and awards and has exhibited internationally, including the 2006 Venice Architecture Biennale and the 2007 Hong Kong-Shenzhen Biennale.