perspectives interview Honglei Liu and Yun Du Principals, BLVD Shenzhen, China How did you meet? Yun Dun: We met when we were students at Qsinghua University, where both of us studied architecture design. Honglei Liu: Our views and pursuit of design converged, and we both wanted to strive for perfection. We were established in 2001. What are some early obstacles you faced as a firm just starting out? HL: Before starting our own company, we worked for some well- known design associates in Canada for six years, where we learned 056 July 2019 hospitalitydesign.comhttp://www.hospitalitydesign.com