191: Architect, And: Clarence Kwan Architect turned Lifestyle Concierge

Practice Disrupted by Practice of Architecture · Apr 17, 2025 · 45m

How can mid-career architects redesign their lives around joy and curiosity?

In this episode of Practice Disrupted, Evelyn Lee talks with Clarence Kwan, an architect-turned-entrepreneur who spent three decades building a career in architecture and tech before pivoting to launch his own lifestyle concierge business, CK Curated. Together, they explore Clarence’s transition from corporate life to creative independence, and what it means to embrace reinvention with intention.

Clarence shares his personal journey from growing up in Hong Kong and the UK to building a professional foundation in…