100 Best Architecture and Design Firms in China

From Beijing to Hangzhou to Shanghai, China’s best architects and firms are blurring boundaries between “tradition” and “modern.”

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From the CCTV Headquarters by OMA in Beijing to myriad projects by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) across the country, China’s recent urban boom has made the country a magnetic scene for international architectural practices. Indeed, mass urbanization and rapid industrial development have been crucial ingredients in China’s rise as an economic superpower in the twenty-first century. Now, the dynamism of the country’s internal architectural scene is going global, and the world is turning its attention to innovative designs by local Chinese firms.

From poetic examples of adaptive reuse, thoughtful examinations of how the past comes to bear on the present, to high-tech transportation design, Chinese architects and firms are blurring boundaries between “tradition” and “modern” and, in so doing, reclaiming local architectural flavor in the era of global practice. For many outsides of China, the Pritzker Prize-winner Wang Shu may be an entry point into thinking about China’s New Modernism. However, with so many new studios regularly proving themselves with breathtaking projects, the question is not where to start but where to stop.

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in China based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

How are these architecture firms ranked?

The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firm’s ranking, in order of priority:

  • The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2024)
  • The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2024)
  • The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2024)
  • The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2024)
  • The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2024)

Each of these metrics is explained in more detail at the foot of this article. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of China architecture firms throughout the year.

Without further ado, here are the 100 best architecture firms in China:

100. Huiyimingcheng

© Huiyimingcheng

© Huiyimingcheng

HYMC specializes in public space design, such as restaurant, hotel, and club and crossover creative art works. The work maintains a strong degree of identification and creates valuable things.

“Insist on originality, break the constraints of our times and express true emotion.”

Some of Huiyimingcheng’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Huiyimingcheng achieve 100th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 6

99. zhaoyang architects

© zhaoyang architects

© zhaoyang architects

Yang Zhao was born in Chongqing, China. After studying at Tsinghua University, he established his own practice, Zhaoyang Studio, in 2007. For the first three years, the studio worked closely with Standardarchitecture, a leading new-generation design firm, in Beijing. In 2010, Zhao attended the Harvard Graduate School of Design where he received a Master’s degree in architecture with distinction. Among his several built works, the Niyang River Visitor Center in Tibet, completed in collaboration with Standardarchitecture, has received international acclaim as a project that successfully transforms the natural landscape and creates a sense of place in a unique way. Zhao was awarded the 2010 WA Chinese Architecture Award from Beijing-based World Architecture magazine. Currently located in Dali, Yunnan Province, Zhaoyang Architects tries to explore architectural solutions to the emerging Chinese urban conditions.

Some of zhaoyang architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped zhaoyang architects achieve 99th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 3

98. genarchitects

© genarchitects

© genarchitects

The expanse of mountains and fields, ever continuous in the universe. Like the beginnings of the world, subtle yet sublime.

genarchitects was founded in 2013, under the leadership of three principals, Fan Beilei, Kong Rui and Xue Zhe, genarchitects engages in comprehensive urban and architectural design work. Whether in urban or natural environment, genarchitects insists focusing on the genuineness of designing and constructing, and hopes that through discreetly dealing with site and functional requirements, we could offer a calm and sincere answer towards the complicated and uncertain reality.

genarchitects’ work and study have been published on academic journals, such as Architectural Journal, T+A, World Architecture, as well as in books released by Thames & Hudson Press, Birkhäuser, and Images Publishing.

Some of genarchitects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped genarchitects achieve 98th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 8

97. L&M Design Lab

© L&M Design Lab

© L&M Design Lab

L&M design lab was founded in 2013 in Shanghai China, with its business covering architectural design, interior design, urban design and furniture design. As one of the cutting-edge contemporary architecture studio, it is dedicated to finding a breakthrough and inspiration in the heterogeneous mix in Chinese cities, providing architectural solutions with the same time spirit and oriental temperament. L&M has completed a series of different scales and functions of design projects, including Shandong Yi Shan Zhu State Museum, Guizhou Yunshe tourism. Service Center, Shandong Sun industry commercial complex, Henan Zhenping city design, Shanghai Vanke emerald Binjiang interior design and so on.

These buildings fit the base context and environment and have reasonable material and detail. L&M also win in many international competitions, Libo beer factory transform international competition, international competition of glass architectural design, AIM Architectural Design Competition and Wooden structure building design competition. The partners of the firm come from different educational backgrounds, China, America, Italy and Germany. It has diverse design concept and international perspective. With a keen sense of smell and accurate grasp of the characteristics to the urban social structure and historical environment and rigorous work flows and quality of service, its design idea is based on contemporary city and eventually will provide people with better life experience and space media.

Some of L&M Design Lab’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped L&M Design Lab achieve 97th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 3

96. hcreates

© hcreates

© hcreates

hcreates is an architectural & interior design firm based in Shanghai. hcreates believes design should be simple, fun and clever. All spaces should be designed to enhance one’s environment and leave you feeling inspired.

Some of hcreates’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped hcreates achieve 96th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 27

95. Atelier A

© Atelier A

© Atelier A

Atelier A is an architecture studio based in Shanghai, China. Our fields include restaurants, cafés, retails, offices and hospitality.

Some of Atelier A’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier A achieve 95th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 18

94. Daipu Architects

© Daipu Architects

© Daipu Architects

Daipu Architects, founded by Dai Pu, is an innovation-oriented architecture firm. The firm endeavors to review each project with unique perspective, and redefine the relationship between people, space and nature. Since the establishment of the firm, we have developed a set of working approaches and practicing strategies. From early stage plan to concept development, from skyscraper to tactility of a handle or a step, all these are included in our thinking system. Each of our projects builds on experimentation and research in the interrelated fields of architecture, engineer, science and art. Collaborations with artists, engineers, and other specialists have advanced the diversity of our practice, and the implementation of state-of-the-art technologies has led to the realization of complex architectural structures.

Some of Daipu Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Daipu Architects achieve 94th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 8

93. Minggu Design

© Minggu Design

© Minggu Design

Minggu Design was founded by the pioneer architect and interior designer Jaco. Pan in 2007. Its core design concept is “focusing on the motivation that design innovation creates for the present social progress and how the pioneer design provides protection and leading trends to human lifestyle, also concentrating on the practice using of what kind of role that the Chinese traditional architectural culture heritage plays in contemporary society.”

Since its creation, MingGu Design has established a kind of unique execution mode that belongs to its own team completely and has formed exquisite perspective and control system towards the total design progress. They truly solved expected execution problems, from investment objectives to design creation and to finally the project landed.Above all, how to blend vanguard art into design system with the science, which is the most important part and MingGu particularly emphasize on when they creates a work.

Some of Minggu Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Minggu Design achieve 93rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 8

92. PLAT ASIA

© PLAT ASIA

© PLAT ASIA

Being an international team of architects and designers, PLAT ASIA was founded in Beijing in 2010, by Baoyang Bian and Donghyun Jung, who share the oriental cultural background. Based on the constant research and analysis of the bewildering social backdrop nowadays, PLAT ASIA has been endeavouring in optimising the living conditions without sacrificing the future living environment. Moreover, PLAT ASIA not only designs to discover new opportunities and means of land occupation, but to carry forward oriental philosophies of nature, architecture and value as well.

Some of PLAT ASIA’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped PLAT ASIA achieve 92nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 11

91. CAA architects

© CAA architects

© CAA architects

CAA Architects is an architecture studio focusing on all aspects of design, from product, interior, architecture, and urban planning, with a strong intention on merging architecture and art, whilst redefining how these two disciplines work in the age of digital technology and content.

CAA Architects was founded by Liu Haowei in 2006, and has established its main office in Beijing following the concept of “Design for Tomorrow”. CAA Architects is made up of a culturally diverse group of designers with both extensive local and international experiences, all looking to merge architecture and art into an experiential solution.

Some of CAA architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped CAA architects achieve 91st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 13

90. Zhubo Design

© Zhubo Design

© Zhubo Design

Founded in 1996, Zhubo Design is mainly engaged in architectural design and relevant design and consulting services ranging from architectural design to urban planning, landscape design, interior design, etc., and is committed to the comprehensive development of the industrial chain of design and architectural technologies. After more than 20 years of development, we have expanded design services including prefabricated architecture, BIM technology, green building, sponge city, intelligent building and relevant consulting services. We hold a Class-A Certificate of Qualification for Architectural Engineering Design, and offer the whole-process design solutions or services in stages from conceptual design, planning design, primary design to later construction according to the client’s demand, as well as all design services related to architectural engineering.

Taking the architectural design as the core business, we increasingly expand our businesses.

Some of Zhubo Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Zhubo Design achieve 90th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 4

89. Z’scape

© Z'scape

© Z'scape

Z’ scape was founded by Mr. Zhou Liangjun and Ms. Zhou Ting in Beijing. Cooperating with world-class architectural and planning firms as well as consultant teams, we are devoted to providing high-quality landscape planning and design for cultural tourism developers, real estate developers and the government. Our works include public spaces, cultural projects, boutique hotels, urban renovations, mix-used and residential projects, etc.

Our team has international perspective, overseas educational background and working experience, rich experience in management and construction, excellent professional expertise and unique creativity. Z’ scape has always kept a moderate size to ensure the involvement of the chief designers and the control of details, which will effectively guarantee the execution and realization of the design ideas. Firmly believing that design is of great value, Z’ scape is committed to the research and practice in the fields of landscape, art and design.

Some of Z’scape’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Z'scape achieve 89th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 4

88. Vermilion Zhou Design Group

© Vermilion Zhou Design Group

© Vermilion Zhou Design Group

In 2002, Vermilion Zhou Design Group was founded in Shanghai, Vermilion Zhou Design Group has completed more than 800 projects across countries in Asia-Pacific. Our talented team has provided services to a variety of clients, ranging from public spaces, residential spaces to commercial spaces such as hotels, offices, restaurants. At Vermilion Zhou Design Group, we never stop breaking boundaries and embracing new possibilities. Most importantly, the aspiration for the oriental modern lifestyle is what our designs are built upon, which also forms Vermilion Zhou’s unique identity in the field. To achieve a fine balance between functions and aesthetics in the design, our team is made up of creative minds from architecture, interior, lighting, graphic and product design backgrounds to gain different perspectives in each project.

Some of Vermilion Zhou Design Group’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Vermilion Zhou Design Group achieve 88th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 3

87. ZJJZ Atelier

© ZJJZ Atelier

© ZJJZ Atelier

Our office’s name in Chinese is “休/耕”. The first character means rest, while the second signifies farming. When put together, the phrase means allowing land to become fallow in order to restore its fertility.

In this impetuous era where many are focused on rising to the top and chasing achievements, pressure and temptation coexist. We, like other practitioners within our industry, are encumbered by the times. But when we look back on our experience, we understand that the most important thing is still the joy of design, the mission we have chosen as architects, and our desire to remain sensitive to the world around us. “休/耕” reminds us to slow down: fallow is a crucial part of farming so we can use the time to lay the foundations for our best work.

Our professional areas of expertise encompass cultural and public projects such as art galleries, libraries, museums and hotels. We propose design solutions for different spaces, while studying the creative uses of the space. We believe that architecture is not limited to a physical structure that merely satisfies functions, but it is also a container of space that users interact closely with —a combined experience formed by light, shadow, sound, color and details, where rationality and spirituality coexist.

Some of ZJJZ Atelier’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped ZJJZ Atelier achieve 87th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 4

86. Supercloud Studio

© Supercloud Studio

© Supercloud Studio

Supercloud studio is a Shanghai based multi-disciplinary design firm established in 2010 which commits to design excellence, using design as a medium to connect people to each other and to the environment. Supercloud sets out to bring better social interaction to public life. This is why we also span our practice with artists and graphic designers, to enhance the adaptability of our work to the local context, its social life and end users.

Some of Supercloud Studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Supercloud Studio achieve 86th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 4

85. ARIZON DESIGN

© ARIZON DESIGN

© ARIZON DESIGN

Arizon Design was founded in Shanghai by Shen Junwei. Arizon Design focuses mainly on the design field of department stores and shopping centers.
Focusing on the relationship among individual person, the relationship between people and society, and embedding the concept of harmonious mutual existence between human species and nature in commercial design. Let our “eco-fashion” design philosophy be integrated into every project.

Some of ARIZON DESIGN’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped ARIZON DESIGN achieve 85th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 10

84. XISUI

© XISUI

© XISUI

XISUI Design Brand was founded in Shanghai, China in 2018. We focus on using cutting-edge digital design and construction technologies to provide services such as space design, children’s playgrounds, technology landscapes, landscape construction, installation art, public sculpture, etc. We offer solution design, strategic planning and construction guidance.

We aspire to create designs with rich expressive means that are at the forefront of the times, coupled with a continuous exploration of the inner essence. We aim to allow users of different ages, families and cultural backgrounds to feel the sincere emotions, local culture and genuine concern for life behind the design.

Some of XISUI’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped XISUI achieve 84th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 4

83. HDD

© HDD

© HDD

Shanghai HuaDu Architecture & Urban Design (HDD) is a comprehensive design company with first-rate architecture and engineering qualification issued by State Construction Ministry. It has established seven sub-companies in Singapore, Zhengzhou (Henan), Yangzhou (Jiangsu) and Urumqi (Xinjiang), Wuhan (Hubei), Hainan, Guangzhou (Guangdong). Its projects are located in Americas , Europe and Asia. In China, HDD blooms in large-sized and middle-sized cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Dalian, Jinan, Dongguan and Sanya.

It also expands to the central and western regions of China like Jiangxi, Henan, Sichuan, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi and Xinjiang. HDD endeavors to explore and practice a long-life and sustainable development mode which is industry leading in China and integrates all fields of construction and development.

Some of HDD’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped HDD achieve 83rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 6

82. Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier

© Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier

© Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier

Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier is a Beijing-based design firm since 2002, and we are specialized in landscape planning and design across a wide range of scale. Our projects include Urban Green Space System Planning, Urban Parks/Squares Design, Public Building Environment Design, Historic Preservation and Residential Design, etc.

Y³C is named after the Chinese idiom “yiyuzhongdi”, stating as “hit the key-point in one word,” mainly emphasizing on “one sharp design move”. We aim to find out the design essence of balancing the site and its demands under the unique perspective of history and culture. With the continuous focuses on the spirits of site (genius loci), Yiyu Studio uplifts the extension of both site context and cultural context onto elevated site-ethics level, making the project design works present more (but not only) site-specific features.

Some of Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier achieve 82nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 3

81. PMT Partners

© PMT Partners

© PMT Partners

PMT Partners is an architecture and interior design practice launched in 2016 and currently collaborating with clients in China and around the globe. In an era of precipitous and extreme change, lead architects Yan Hu, Weihao Zhao and Zhe Zeng take an open-minded and creative but pragmatic approach to the work, creating projects that manage to be somehow both radical and restrained.

Some of PMT Partners’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped PMT Partners achieve 81st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 14

80. Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute

© Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute

© Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute

Founded in 1959, Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute (CDAD) is a large-scale state-owned engineering design and consulting organization in Chengdu. Formerly known as “Chengdu Design Institute,” it was officially renamed “Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute” in June 1991.

After 60 years of resource accumulation and integration, CDAD has formed three major business groups of “consulting, engineering design, and engineering general contracting”, providing planning consulting, urban and rural planning, architectural design, landscape design, decoration design and engineering general contracting.

Some of Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute achieve 80th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 2

79. TheY Architects

© TheY Architects

© TheY Architects

ZZYY Studio is an international young design team full of vigor and creativity, currently chaired by Yao Yuan and Liu Yuze. The outside world is unknown. We believe that the most attractive state of design is to create unknown possibilities in the known environment, and stimulate the imagination and business of each space. By responding to the unknown possibility of the site, jumping out of the already known design of the site, creating an unexpected space-time experience in the situation. At the same time, the Institute always examines contemporary and future architectural issues from an open perspective.

Some of TheY Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped TheY Architects achieve 79th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 2

78. Shanghai United Design Group Co., Ltd.

© Shanghai United Design Group Co., Ltd.

© Shanghai United Design Group Co., Ltd.

United Design Group or UDG is a comprehensive service design company with A-grade architectural design certification, A-grade urban planning certification and B-grade landscape design certification thus, providing reliable and quality services in completing projects in China. UDG is registered in Shanghai, setting up branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Chengdu, Qingdao, Chongqing, Wuhan, Ningbo, Zhengzhou, Xi’an, Xinjiang, Hangzhou, Hefei. There are now well over 3,000 professionals working in UDG, including experienced architects, engineers, planners, landscape architects, interior designers and construction management experts from well-known design companies both at home and abroad.

Some of Shanghai United Design Group Co., Ltd.’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Shanghai United Design Group Co., Ltd. achieve 78th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 3

77. People’s Architecture Office

© People's Architecture Office

© People's Architecture Office

People’s Architecture Office (PAO) is an international practice with offices based in Beijing, China and Boston, USA. Founded in 2010 by James Shen, He Zhe, and Zang Feng, the firm is a multi-disciplinary studio focused on social impact through design particularly in the the areas of housing, urban regeneration, innovative learning environments and creative workspace design.

Some of People’s Architecture Office’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped People's Architecture Office achieve 77th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 17

76. COORDINATION ASIA

© COORDINATION ASIA

© COORDINATION ASIA

COORDINATION ASIA is an award winning agency for design and architecture, specializing in creating high impact environments in museum, exhibition, retail and hospitality design. We are driven by the quest for fresh ideas and extra-ordinary design solutions. Like a concept laboratory, we bridge creative energy and professional realization.From cultural to commercial projects, at COORDINATION ASIA we believe that content precedes aesthetics and that great design is more than simply styling. Our clients like us for our content-driven approach, as well as for our dedicated and reliable way of working. From understanding the needs of the client to drafting ideas and final realization, we make sure every step of the process is met with the highest of standards.

Some of COORDINATION ASIA’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped COORDINATION ASIA achieve 76th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 12

75. WIT Design & Research

© WIT Design & Research

© WIT Design & Research

WIT is an award-winning design practice, with project experience in a variety of categories. The company has an interdisciplinary understanding combining interior art and architecture, engages in practice-led research and is committed to providing in-depth design services. Some people in WIT graduated from top universities in the world, and some have experience in leading international design firms.

WIT focuses on space design, including hospitality, real estate, CCRC/care homes, retail/showrooms, clubs, residences, restaurants, offices, medical beauty clinics and cultural and transport spaces, and also provides procurement and bespoke furnishings services.

Some of WIT Design & Research’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped WIT Design & Research achieve 75th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 6

74. Architectural Design and Research Institution of SCUT

© Architectural Design and Research Institution of SCUT Co., LTD

© Architectural Design and Research Institution of SCUT Co., LTD

Architectural Design and Research Institution of SCUT is based in Guangzhou, with projects on sustainability, public and religious architecture.

Some of Architectural Design and Research Institution of SCUT’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Architectural Design and Research Institution of SCUT Co., LTD achieve 74th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 4

73. Office AIO

© Office AIO

© Office AIO

Founded in 2014 by partners Tim Kwan and Isabelle Sun, Office AIO is an inter-disciplinary design practice based in Beijing, China. From the scale of architecture to interiors, to objects of desire, we have accumulated experiences working on a diversity of tasks, from hospitality, culture, retail, office, showroom and private residence.

Office AIO’s design premise is based on the values of wholesome, balanced and thorough spatial experiences. We develop genuine, meaningful, original solutions that not only answer client’s practical design objectives, but ones that transform pre-existing constraints into opportunities; thus, the result to each project is a response, in close dialogue with its cultural, physical and strategic context. Our portfolio has gained global recognition through awards and publications.

Some of Office AIO’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Office AIO achieve 73rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 21

72. Jing-Rui Lin (Usual Studio)

© Jing-Rui Lin (Usual Studio)

© Jing-Rui Lin (Usual Studio)

Usual Studio, founded in 2017, is an architectural team focused on the diversity of design. We collaborate across different disciplines to practice urban planning, architecture, interior and product design. From the planning design “Light City”, which is made from the improvement of living and lighting conditions, to the renovation design “Rope Wave Office,” which is changed a shabby place into a creative co-working office, our ideas comes from the re-interpretation and definition of the value of design. Usual Studio design works have been acknowledged by the media and press worldwide, and received numerous design awards.

Some of Jing-Rui Lin (Usual Studio)’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Jing-Rui Lin (Usual Studio) achieve 72nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 7

71. CSWADI+HKS

© CSWADI+HKS

© CSWADI+HKS

CSWADI+HKS is an architecture firm based in Chengdu. It specializes in commercial architecture.

Some of CSWADI+HKS’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped CSWADI+HKS achieve 71st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 2

70. QINGMO Architects

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© schranimage

“The ancient world is vast, profound and subtle. Only with these beautiful colors can we depict the beauty of nature and all things.” — Kong Qing Fu

Established in 2017, Qingmo Design has a Class A qualification in the engineering design and construction industry (Construction Engineering). With inclusive and open ideology and rigorous and pragmatic design attitude, Qingmo Design hopes to create high-quality, innovative and humanistic works to meet the practical needs of the current society. High quality runs through the whole life cycle of product creation by Qingmo Design.

Some of QINGMO Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped QINGMO Architects achieve 70th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 3

69. Parallect Design

© Parallect Design

© Parallect Design

Parallect Design is a diversified design firm rooted in the Yangtze River Delta region. It was founded in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 2017, and now has studios in Shanghai and Suzhou, China. We are committed to providing experimental design ideas for spaces in different contexts, following the parallel perspectives of users, intervening in spaces to enhance the design experience. We are a broad-based design group. Architecture and interior space design are our main perspectives. At the same time, we also expand our professional fields to installation art, landscape, graphic design, exhibition, urban planning and other projects. We have already accumulated a lot of practical experience.

Some of Parallect Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Parallect Design achieve 69th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 43

68. y.ad studio

© y.ad studio

© y.ad studio

Established in 2017, the Shanghai-based y.ad studio is a comprehensive design studio that focuses on space and site planning, urban renewal, architectural design and space design. It has accumulated rich design experiences through constant practices in different fields, especially in urban renewal, commercial buildings’ transformation, cultural exhibition, culture and tourism and real estate, integrated parks, restaurants, hotels, stores and rural construction.

With a restrained, simple, integrated, authentic and connotative design orientation, y.ad studio has been practicing designs in a moderate way. The studio weakens the spatial form and appearance in order to pursue a natural aesthetic feeling. Taking the actual situation, site and environment as the starting point, y.ad studio tries to create spaces that are integrated with exquisite textures, rich levels, functions, time, culture, regional characteristics and appeal.

Some of y.ad studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped y.ad studio achieve 68th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 13

67. RoarcRenew

© RoarcRenew

© RoarcRenew

Roarc Renew is an architectural atelier specializes in urban space renovation. The atelier focuses on urban renewal, space reengineering, remodeling of old districts, trying to create a sustainable urban space, while following the concept of revolutionary design and the history of architecture. Its members and consultants come from Shanghai, Israel and New York. The current design projects include urban renewal, architectural design, interior design, product design and other categories, distributed among Shanghai, Zhangjiajie, Jakarta and other cities. Using working space and residential space as the starting point, the atelier intends to explore the possibilities of the lifestyles in the Internet Age, which facilitates co- working project as one of the major ways to carry out architectural practice.

Some of RoarcRenew’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped RoarcRenew achieve 67th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 11

66. UUA (United Units Architects)

© UUA (United Units Architects)

© UUA (United Units Architects)

United Units Architects (UUA) is an award-winning practice based in Beijing and London. Our reputation is built on our creative design of space and form, attention to detail, whilst remaining sensitive to both culture and context.

The practice is characterized by a unique design philosophy guided by a humanistic approach coupled with technical precision. Our motivation is to establish the spiritual connection between people and architecture, and consequently make the building a carrier of meaning. We utilize geometric methods to optimize and systematize the perceptual architectural form into a rigorous three dimensional geometric framework, integrating the structural form, spatial layout, building envelop and mechanical services into a whole.

Some of UUA (United Units Architects)’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped UUA (United Units Architects) achieve 66th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 8

65. China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG)

© China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG)

© China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG)

The Chinese Academy, formerly known as the design company directly under the Central Committee, was founded in 1952. Since its establishment nearly 70 years ago, it has always adhered to the fine tradition and is committed to promoting the innovation and development of the domestic survey and design industry. It takes “a better world of architecture” as its own responsibility, takes customer achievement, professional integrity and collaborative innovation as the core values of enterprise development, and provides for the modernization, standardization, industrialization and internationalization of Chinese architecture. Professional comprehensive technical consulting services. At present, it has become a leading design enterprise with great influence, strong technical ability, large talent gathering and high market share in the domestic architectural design industry.

Some of China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG)’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG) achieve 65th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 5

64. Huang Zelin • Aether Architects | 空氣聯盟建築事務所

© Huang Zelin • Aether Architects | 空氣聯盟建築事務所

© Huang Zelin • Aether Architects | 空氣聯盟建築事務所

Aether Architects is an architectural firm based in Shenzhen, China. It was founded in 2015 by architect Zelin Huang (1982).

Some of Huang Zelin • Aether Architects | 空氣聯盟建築事務所’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Huang Zelin • Aether Architects | 空氣聯盟建築事務所 achieve 64th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 7

63. 100architects

© Huang Zelin • Aether Architects | 空氣聯盟建築事務所

© Huang Zelin • Aether Architects | 空氣聯盟建築事務所

100architects is a pioneering global design and architecture studio that also offers  design consultancy services for urban attractors, creating architectural objects that attract users and customers, promoting brands and products. 100architects was born aiming to explore the thin boundaries between public leisure and urban marketing.

We specialize in street architecture and urban interventions impacting the known cityscape by creating a link between the brand and the potential customer through urban interventions, which invite the users to interact, encouraging the occurrence of social dynamics.

Some of 100architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped 100architects achieve 63rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 13

62. Shenzhen Huazhu Architectural & Engineering Design

© Shenzhen Huazhu Architectural & Engineering Design Co., Ltd

© Shenzhen Huazhu Architectural & Engineering Design Co., Ltd

Huazhu is an architectural and engineering company founded in 1994, specialized in integrated design, holding Grade A Qualification for Architectural Design and Grade B Qualification for Urban Planning Design. Our company’s headquarters is in Shenzhen, and our branch companies are in Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan and Ji’an.

Shenzhen office has more than 300 people, expertise in Concept and Scheme Architectural Design, Urban Planning, Landscape Design, Structural, and MEP Design. Our team has more than 40 engineers with Chinese National Accreditations, including National Certified Architects, National Certified Structural Engineers, National Certified Planners, and National Certified MEP engineers. We offer various high-quality design services from concept to the construction phase for all typologies and scales of architectural and urban planning projects.

Some of Shenzhen Huazhu Architectural & Engineering Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Shenzhen Huazhu Architectural & Engineering Design Co., Ltd achieve 62nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 23

61. Atelier Diameter

© Atelier Diameter

© Atelier Diameter

Atelier Diameter was founded in Shanghai as a part of Zhongsen Architectural & Engineering Designing Consultants (ZSA). We are a group of architects specializing in cultural projects of various scales and programs.

Some of Atelier Diameter’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier Diameter achieve 61st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 8

60. RooMoo Design Studio

© Wen Studio

© Wen Studio

RooMoo is an interior design studio founded in Shanghai by Tao Zhang, Ray Zhang and Marine Bois. The three come from different backgrounds: landscape, architecture and interior. Combining their strength allows them to realize big-scale and smaller-scale projects such as hotels, commercials and restaurants.

Regardless of the range of scales projects, their central ethos makes each project unique. For each project, they focus on bringing a singular response to the need and aims of all their clients. To do that, RooMoo systematically does some research and investigation for every project. They execute this research with a humble approach and study the ordinary to create the outstanding.

Some of RooMoo Design Studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped RooMoo Design Studio achieve 60th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 18

59. Studio 10

© Studio 10

© Studio 10

Founded in 2017, Studio10 is an inter-disciplinary architectural design practice based in Shenzhen, China with branch office in Hong Kong. Studio10 believes in providing highly bespoke, high-quality architecture, interior, master planning, graphic, product as well as other creative design services; our team with highly diverse background has both global vision and profound understanding of the local culture.

Some of Studio 10’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Studio 10 achieve 59th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 12

58. DOMANI Architectural Concepts

© Vincent Wu

© Vincent Wu

Headquarted in Guangzhou, China, DOMANI has committed to provide design excellence for each and every forward-looking project in architecture, interior and products since its inception in 2005. We devise integrated, sustainable design solutions which exceed client’s expectations. With high premium commercial space solutions, our energy and competency have attained remarkable market feedbacks. Awarded by prestigious international prizes, we have consistently ranked amongst the top architecture and integrated design studios in Asia.

DOMANI adheres to strict code of professional conduct. We are a team of diverse talents, working alongside with a great number of other specialist consultants. Through comprehensive project management, we strive for the best in various architecture projects.

Some of DOMANI Architectural Concepts’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped DOMANI Architectural Concepts achieve 58th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 2

57. WAY Studio

© WAY Studio

© WAY Studio

WAY Studio is an innovative architecture and design studio with a focus on coalescing architecture with art and technology. With consideration for artistic representation at its core, WAY Studio has focused on discovering new possibilities through cross-disciplinary collaborations. We are highly experienced in interdisciplinary work alongside artists, designers, consultants, engineers and more, seeking new possibilities in every situation. We are interested in looking towards what is next, to pioneer a new WAY, and to find the balance between people and nature, culture and technology. WAY Studio currently has offices in Beijing, Hong Kong and Vancouver.

Some of WAY Studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped WAY Studio achieve 57th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 38

56. Cun Design

© Cun Design

© Cun Design

We mainly com­pose the in­te­rior de­sign for front busi­ness space and back of­fice space, front busi­ness space in­clud­ing: the core busi­ness flag­ship stores, dis­play and sales space and other busi­ness en­vi­ron­ment de­sign; the back of­fice space in­clud­ing like: R & D base, of­fice head­quar­ters, cor­po­rate cham­bers and other over­all work­ing en­vi­ron­men­tal de­sign.

Some of Cun Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Cun Design achieve 56th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 6

55. Beijing AN-Design Architects

© Beijing AN-Design Architects

© Beijing AN-Design Architects

Beijing AN-Design Architects is a firm located in Beijing that specializes in landscape architecture.

Some of Beijing AN-Design Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Beijing AN-Design Architects achieve 55th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 4

54. TEAM_BLDG

© Studio FF

© Studio FF

TEAM_BLDG was founded in 2012, they work with architecture, interior, landscape and product. The two founders of the studio consider that the word “BLDG” is a verb than the meaning of architecture, which should be the processing of constructing, and the finished design is just a start of architects’ work. Relative to any concept or style, they are more focusing on the “atmosphere” of building and space, interior and exterior for people.

Some of TEAM_BLDG’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped TEAM_BLDG achieve 54th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 14

53. Atelier Deshaus

© Atelier Deshaus

© Atelier Deshaus

Atelier Deshaus was established in Shanghai in 2001 and obtained the Class A Qualification of Architectural Design authorized by Ministry of Construction P.R.China. We emphasize on practice, keep the sensitivity of architecture-related and other more extensive aspects of culture, as well as pay attention to the cognition of ourselves.Our works show the expression of the atmosphere and the control of the construction quality. These works are linked with the local tradition, the modern cogitation and the relationship of contemporary society. Atelier Deshaus was invited to participate in many international architecture and art exhibitions and awarded.

Some of Atelier Deshaus’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier Deshaus achieve 53rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 5

52. URBANUS都市实践

© URBANUS都市实践

© URBANUS都市实践

URBANUS believes that preservation and regeneration of a historical industrial site not only can restore a place but also a spirit. A city’s industrial heritage should not become merely another consumer product in the post-industrial age. Its rich memory and legacy should be rediscovered, highlighted and amplified so that it will take on a new life with productions of new ideas and infinite new possibilities. Thus, URBANUS proposes the novel concept of “making on-site” in the renovation of the brewery, making it a showcase of the city’s unique spirit while preserving its original architectural aesthetics, collective memory and intrinsic character of an era.

——Yan Meng

Kingway Brewery is located in Luohu, the downtown district of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, renowned for its early development.

Some of URBANUS都市实践’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped URBANUS都市实践 achieve 52nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 6

51. Archermit

© Archermit

© Archermit

Archermit was founded in Chengdu, China in April 2015. The pioneer and practitioner of the Imagist Theory of Architecture, and the pioneer representative of the School of Imagist Architecture.The core concept of Archermit is to create a new multidimensional space experience, reshape a new lifestyle with innovative thinking, and create a poetic space environment with emotion and vitality. Pursue the design of symbiosis with nature and coexistence with the site, advocating refined design and full-process design exploration mode. Attach great importance to the integration and exploration of the contemporary and locality of Chinese architecture and create a spiritual field.

Some of Archermit’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Archermit achieve 51st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 12

50. Atelier Scale

© Atelier Scale

© Atelier Scale

Atelier Scale is a landscape studio that focuses on people’s livelihood with the power of design. It aims to explore the relationship within different scales in landscape, that is, to find creative solutions and expressions from the relationships between the whole and parts, groups and individuals. We focus on public space and hope to bring more meaningful experience through our thinking. At the meantime, we don’t mind participating in commercial projects, but we look forward to collaborating clients with similar values to create win-win works that benefit public interest.

Some of Atelier Scale’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier Scale achieve 50th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 5

49. MARS Studio

© MARS Studio

© MARS Studio

MARS Studio was founded in New York, USA, and opened its Beijing office. It is an international architecture studio full of vitality and energy oriented towards architecture and interior design. The founding partner of the firm, Ma Ning, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He worked in MAD Architects in Beijing and Bjarke Ingels Group (B.I.G) in New York. His past design projects include S.Pellegrino Flagship Factory in Italy, Harbin Opera House, Xiamen Xin he Headquarter, Manhattan 45 Broad St Skyscraper, Sanya Phoenix Island Villas, Taipei Bade Road Residential Towers, Brooklyn 205M Twin Towers, Ecuador super high-rise residence and so on. In short years since opening MARS-Studio has won numerous international awards and has gained wide media.

Some of MARS Studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped MARS Studio achieve 49th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 4
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 14

48. ATAH

© ATAH

© ATAH

Founded in 2013 in Los Angeles/Shanghai, Studio ATAH is an architectural design firm featured by exploring design with contemporary thoughts. The partners of Studio ATAH received complete architecture professional education domestic and abroad, and have been in practice for years in known international architectural firms. Team includes architects, interior designers and technology specialist. ATAH’s project type includes commercial, office, culture, as well as renovation, interior and residential. Through continuous design practice, our work is being built and put into use.

In Navajo Indian language, A-Tah means involving.

Some of ATAH’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped ATAH achieve 48th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 7

47. XING DESIGN

© Shengliang Su

© Shengliang Su

Founded by Xing Xiong in 2016, XING DESIGN is a vanguard design studio committed to architecture and interior design, urban planning and development, landscape, infographic, installation, innovative technologies and development of digital/physical products. By investigating the creative design issues in multiple disciplines, a design-based approach is the key not only for smart solutions, but also to uncover latent needs and desires, thereby sustaining innovation to launch new ventures.

Xing Xiong graduated from Tsinghua University in Beijing with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture. He also holds a Master in Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Prior to XING DESIGN, Xing was a senior designer at Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), where he led the efforts for several of KPF’s most innovative design proposals, including Shenzhen OCT Tower, which was completed in 2018.

Some of XING DESIGN’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped XING DESIGN achieve 47th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 6

46. AD ARCHITECTURE

© AD ARCHITECTURE

© AD ARCHITECTURE

AD ARCHITECTURE (Shenzhen) is committed to carrying out architectural and interior design and researches from unique perspectives, and dedicated to creating distinctive visual art for each project. With international vision, determination to break the boundary and a strategic project management system, the team insists on an explorative attitude to create interaction between human, human and objects during spatial design practices.

Some of AD ARCHITECTURE’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped AD ARCHITECTURE achieve 46th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 41

45. Golucci Interior Architects

© Golucci Interior Architects

© Golucci Interior Architects

Golucci Interior Architects brings spaces to life for some of the world’s most iconic F&B brands. Tactile, layered, and immersive interiors have established our reputation for masterful storytelling through design, and have made our hospitality and restaurant projects award-winning and time-tested.

Golucci Interior Architects is the Taiwanese designer LEE Hsuheng’s 20 years of experience imagining and realizing extraordinary interiors. Fueled by a singular vision to create unforgettable design experiences, we have cultivated award-winning projects based on partnerships with the world’s preeminent hotel and restaurant groups, hospitality companies and top chefs.

With an ever-expanding scope of work which now includes hospitality programming, architecture design, furniture, fixtures and equipment design, Golucci Interior Architects is simultaneous defining a new era of creative interiors while keeping a spirit grounded by the unending desire to tell authentic design stories.

Some of Golucci Interior Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Golucci Interior Architects achieve 45th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 33

44. JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES (XAA)

© JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES(XAA)

© JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES(XAA)

Founded by Mr. Xian Jianxiong, an architect, it has been following the principle of people-oriented design for many years, focusing on the balance between architectural function and art, and is committed to providing high-quality comprehensive architectural design services for the city.

Some of JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES (XAA)’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES(XAA) achieve 44th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 6

43. Various Associates

© SFAP

© SFAP

Various Associates is an architecture and interior design practice working regionally and internationally on research-based design projects.VA was founded in 2017 as a team of designers from an international background with professional expertise in architecture, interior design, material design, graphic and interaction design. The studio is developing ambitious high-end projects including boutique hotels, restaurants, retail spaces, workspaces and galleries. VA focuses on enhancing spaces and developing material details using bespoke approaches to give unique visual expressions to each project. VA also gives artists and designers a platform to collaborate and reimagine new ways to be creative and break down barriers between the arts.

Some of Various Associates’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Various Associates achieve 43rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 25

42. LINEHOUSE

© LINEHOUSE

© LINEHOUSE

Linehouse is an architecture and interior design practice established in 2013 by Alex Mok (Chinese-Swedish) and Briar Hickling (from New Zealand). Both have completed extensive work in Asia, Pacific and abroad. Linehouse operates as a platform to investigate the rituals of inhabitation and how these daily moments can be celebrated through design, transforming the mundane into performative acts.

Linehouse is a collaboration of like-minded individuals from various backgrounds and cultures. The practice has international experience in design and construction, from the small scale and the intricate, to the grand and public. The studio works on projects of varying scales and typologies that allow explorations of both the poetic idea and pragmatic solution.

Some of LINEHOUSE’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped LINEHOUSE achieve 42nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 14

41. Atelier XI

© Chao Zhang

© Chao Zhang

Founded in 2017 by CHEN Xi in New York City, ATELIER XI is an architectural design practice currently based in Shenzhen, China. With our work focusing on public and cultural projects at various scales, we are attentive to the needs of diverse groups and scales. The studio aspires to create spaces that bring unique poetry and profoundness to contemporary urban and rural environments.

We believe that each space, grand or tiny, is a clue to the vastness of our world, and a testimony to the glory of everyday life. By planting these quiet and resilient spaces one at a time, we envision architecture to branch out and blossom with life and narratives.

Some of Atelier XI’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier XI achieve 41st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 7
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 4

40. Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch

© Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch

© Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch

Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch is a leading international practice for architecture and urbanism. Led by Founding Principal Ping Jiang, FAIA, who established the Shanghai based practice in 2015, the firm strives to provide environmentally sensitive and innovative design solutions for architecture and urban environment. The practice is founded on the belief that architecture should concern itself with the environment and is deeply committed to design excellence, innovation and sustainability. The firm has extensive experience in a wide range of building types, including large scale mixed-use developments, office/corporate, retail, hospitality, cultural/civic, institutional and residential uses.

Some of Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch achieve 40th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 6
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 10

39. Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSD

© Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSD

© Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSD

SH-DSD was founded in 2004. DSD focuses on boutique design and controls the amount of annual projects trying to make every piece of work unique and at high level. Oriented by its culture ‘Customized Design’, DSD is capable of integrating the experience of large firm and the creativity of small offices.

DSD aims to become the best life design expert in China and to produce acclaimed pieces of work in the field of hotel, culture architecture, complex building and top rank residences. All the projects designed by DSD are original.

Some of Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSD’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSD achieve 39th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 8
Total Projects 23

38. Trace Architecture Office

© Chen Hao

© Chen Hao

TAO (TRACE ARCHITECTURE OFFICE) was founded by Li Hua in 2009 in Beijing. It is a design studio committed to architecture, urban, landscape and furniture design. Trace is surviving mark of things, and evidence of  time fragments accumulation. The production of architecture is a process with confrontation of various will powers and values, full of contradiction and complexity. Architecture itself is a record of its time and nature. Looking at “trace and process” suggests our approach to architecture. TAO is concerned with the social, cultural and ecological significance in making process of architecture from design to construction; While architecture always face the conflict between past, present and future, between regional and global, between individual and collective, TAO rejects a simple and brutal attitude and explores how to achieve a subtle balance.

Some of Trace Architecture Office’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Trace Architecture Office achieve 38th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 12

37. META-Project

© META-Project

© META-Project

META-Project is a contemporary practice operating in the fields of architecture, urbanism research, interior design and curation. META-Project is interested in what defines the contemporary way of life in the context of increasingly uncontrolled urban conditions, with specific focus on the emergent socio/cultural phenomenon in Asian cities generated by an unprecedented urban transition. At the same time, as a culture platform that spans between architecture and urbanism research, META-Project is actively engaged in worldwide cross-disciplinary collaboration that involve multiple dimensions of the contemporary medium: publication, video, art, network, exhibition and to develop design strategies for promoting the culture of contemporary city.

Some of META-Project’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped META-Project achieve 37th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 5

36. Guangzhou S.P.I Design

© Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd

© Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd

Founded in 2007, Guangzhou S.P.I Design is a comprehensive landscape design platform driven by “innovative design” with its headquarters in Guangzhou. Now it has 16 branches in China and over 1,800 members (1470+designers) and establishes three business modules of community, culture and tourism, in addition to urban projects, with completion of more than 3,000 high-quality projects in over 100 cities in China. S.P.I has devoted to China’s rural and urban development and ecological civilization construction with the mission of “Poetic Dwelling Inherit Innovation”, based on the New Shanshui Design Concept, driven by innovating design, with digital technology as the core and Shanshui General Theater as the carrier, to build a world-renowned landscape technology innovation platform.

Some of Guangzhou S.P.I Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd achieve 36th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 15

35. DAGA Architects

© DAGA Architects

© DAGA Architects

As a pioneer and practitioner in the field of “Urban Renovation” in China, DAGA Architects is widely participated in architectural design, interior design, urban planning and landscape design projects, providing international standard design quality, focusing on creativity and details. DAGA Architects also track the whole process of the project. Especially in the practice of co-working and co-living renovation in Beijing hutong area, DAGA Architects find a way to balance the existing building and new design ,provide people with a more harmonious and shared lifestyle.

Some of DAGA Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped DAGA Architects achieve 35th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 21

34. LLLab.

© LLLab.

© LLLab.

LLLab. is a design studio based in Shanghai, Stuttgart and Porto operating within the fields of architecture, design, art, urbanism, research and development. The studio is led by four partners Hanxiao Liu, Luís Ricardo, David Correa and Taichi Kuma. Their work focuses on using design as a tool to improve social and cultural life through various scales, from urban projects to micro-architecture or installations. The principals are driven by an experimental and playful approach that leads to conceptually rigorous and well-executed design projects. Creating distinctive solutions adapted to a context and its users.

Some of LLLab.’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped LLLab. achieve 34th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 9

33. Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM)

© Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM)

© Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM)

Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM) is an award-winning art, landscape, and architectural design firm with offices in Beijing and Shanghai. Founded in 2007, BAM became anomalous as a locally grown design firm in China started by foreigners. The experience of establishing a design practice in a rapidly changing contemporary Chinese metropolis gives BAM a unique insight into the role of design in today’s cities. BAM’s diverse team of designers has delivered projects for clients in China, Taiwan, the US, the UK, Iceland, and Belgium.Since our founding BAM believes our collective idea of nature is gradually changing. As technology continuously shapes our environment, our perception of nature is becoming outdated.

Some of Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM)’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM) achieve 33rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 23

32. dongqi Design

© dongqi Design

© dongqi Design

Founded in 2014, dongqi Design has an international outlook, and its core team is assembled from outstanding designers who have studied and practised around the world including Europe, Singapore and the United States. dongqi has accumulated practical experiences with integration of leading-edge intelligent capabilities, for example KUKA robot and 3D sand printing. In 2017, dongqi established its creative arm to close the gap between spatial and brand experiences and allow explorations in a holistic manner combining different disciplines. The practice also maintains collaborative partnerships with practitioners in the areas of art, fashion, science and technology – exploring opportunities for cross-discipline creation.

Some of dongqi Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped dongqi Design achieve 32nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 6
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 12

31. West-line Studio

© West-line Studio

© West-line Studio

West-Line Studio is based in Guizhou Province and exclusively works in South-West China, where most of the country ethnic minorities live, and has always been researching and working on local vernacular architecture and subcultures’ diversity. The practice, founded more than 10 years ago by Haobo Wei and Jingsong Xie, pays special attention to the study of minority cultures and traditions in order to bring some of their particular elements into the design, which, despite being contemporary and innovative, always pays homage to traditions and local features.

Some of West-line Studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped West-line Studio achieve 31st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 13

30. DL Atelier

© DL Atelier

© DL Atelier

Beijing-based DL Atelier was found in 2012 by Liu Yang and Xu Dan. Our designs are all about feelings and memories. People relaxing under the shadow of trees with bucket loads of sunshine is the ideal scene for us, which leads us follow the flow of inspiration on our work.

Some of DL Atelier’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped DL Atelier achieve 30th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 19

29. OPEN Architecture

© Jonathan Leijonhufvud Architectural Photography

© Jonathan Leijonhufvud Architectural Photography

OPEN is a passionate team of designers collaborating across different disciplines to practice urban design, landscape design, architectural design and interior design, as well as the research and production of design strategies in the context of new challenges. We believe in the innovative power of architecture to transform people and the way they live, while striking a new balance between the manmade and nature.

OPEN was founded by LI Hu and HUANG Wenjing in New York City. It established its Beijing office in 2008. Some built and ongoing projects by OPEN include: the Gehua Youth and Cultural Center, Garden School/Beijing No.4 High School Fangshan Campus, Tsinghua Ocean Center, Pingshan Performing Arts Center, Tank Shanghai, UCCA Dune Art Museum, Chapel of Sound, and Qingpu Pinghe International School. OPEN has been widely recognized for its innovative work.

Some of OPEN Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped OPEN Architecture achieve 29th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 8
Total Projects 12

28. aoe

© aoe

© aoe

aoe is headquartered in Beijing, China, equipped with a team of designers who balance scientific exactitude and creative innovation, Made up of an international background, the team provides solutions to modern urban life based on scrupulous in-depth research, its business includes commercial, complex, cultural, office, hotel, high-end housing, education, planning and interior design, project covers more than 20 provinces and cities in China, and each design project has won the praise of the owners and produced a good social impact. Its insightful, market-ready designs are a testament to its all-around excellent service. In an era of rapid development, aoe is a vehicle of progress with its vision for human life in the 21st century city.

Some of aoe’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped aoe achieve 28th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 5
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 14

27. OfficeOffCourse

© OfficeOffCourse

© OfficeOffCourse

Founded in 2012, OfficeOffCourse is currently based in Shanghai, Hangzhou and Boston. The core design team covers urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and other professions, who previously had professional experience in many world-renowned architecture offices and institutes in the US, Netherland, Japan, Mexico and España and participated in various types of project, with extensive background and practical experience. The office is engaged in variety of projects in China, Japan, US and Australia, including museum, private residence, office building, urban planning, historical building renovation, school and etc. Collaborating with Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the China Academy of Art as academic platforms, OfficeOffCourse explores and extends the core value of architecture in both globalization and localization.

Some of OfficeOffCourse’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped OfficeOffCourse achieve 27th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 6
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 3

26. KOKAISTUDIOS

© KOKAISTUDIOS

© KOKAISTUDIOS

Kokaistudios is an award winning multi-disciplinary design firm founded in 2000 in Venice by Italian architects Filippo Gabbiani and Andrea Destefanis. Founded with the dream to create a collaborative office of young and talented architects devoted to researching and formulating the design solutions to the demands of tomorrow and capable of working on a worldwide basis; the firm has grown after 10 years into a team of 25 people headquartered in Shanghai, P.R.C.Kokaistudios has completed over 120 projects in the last 7 years in all fields of design, and we have received numerous awards.

Some of KOKAISTUDIOS’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped KOKAISTUDIOS achieve 26th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 9
Total Projects 47

25. He Wei Studio/3andwich Design

© He Wei Studio/3andwich Design

© He Wei Studio/3andwich Design

Founded in 2012, He Wei Studio / 3andwich Design is an architectural design firm based on authoritative academic institutions such as China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University, and China Architectural Society. It engages in interdisciplinary research and practice including urban renewal, architectural and interior design, exhibition and curatorial, lighting and art. Its design concept emphasizes humanism, dialogue between the history and the contemporary, and interaction between natural environment and regional culture. It is expert in cross-border thinking and research-based design. For many years, the studio has also been dedicated to rural architectural design especially in undeveloped areas of China, and has employed the methodology of micro intervene, which is widely used in typological study that has allowed the revival of rural villages and communities.

Some of He Wei Studio/3andwich Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped He Wei Studio/3andwich Design achieve 25th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 11

24. BUZZ / Büro Ziyu Zhuang

© BUZZ / Büro Ziyu Zhuang

© BUZZ / Büro Ziyu Zhuang

Founded by Ziyu Zhuang in 2016, BUZZ (Büro Ziyu Zhuang) Architects is led by Ziyu Zhuang, Na Li, Zhengdong Qi, Fabian Wieser and Ye Yang. BUZZ has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Berlin. The office is committed to take the contemporary art thinking and oriental narration as interventions to develop idealogical and technological advanced designs. Through the critical thinking, BUZZ endeavors to take the design works (architectures, interiors, installations, landscape/ urban environments) as the “experiences containers” to reflect the “the contemporary thinking of spacial demand about the present” of today’s public. BUZZ’s projects encompass urban designs, urban complexes, municipal buildings, museums, hotels, resorts, theaters, stadium and housing, as well as interior design and arts.

Some of BUZZ / Büro Ziyu Zhuang’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped BUZZ / Büro Ziyu Zhuang achieve 24th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 4
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 7

23. CPLUS

© CPLUS

© CPLUS

CPLUS is an architecture firm with an international perspective, co-founded by Cheng Yanchun and Li Nan in Beijing in 2014. CPLUS believes that architecture aims to create a medium for dialogue between people and the environment. As living organism that constantly changes over time, architecture responds to the history of human exploration of nature and the construction of cities.

Some of CPLUS’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped CPLUS achieve 23rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 9
Total Projects 19

22. Kris Lin International Design

© Kris Lin International Design

© Kris Lin International Design

KLID, an international architectural design firm from Taipei, has been in Shanghai for twenty years, and has been serving top 100 real estate developers for a long time. Its business covers sales offices, clubs, art galleries, hotels, luxury villas and flat apartments, offices, public and commercial spaces.

As one of the few design institutes in China which can provide four-in-one integrated design services including architectural design, interior design, renovation design and construction, landscape design, KLID has been adhering to the design concept of “Innovation from Observation”, and has strong pursuit for the design works display effect, KLID has been always maintaining a full-integrated design solutions.

Some of Kris Lin International Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Kris Lin International Design achieve 22nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 6
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 14

21. MAT Office

© MAT Office

© MAT Office

Founded by TANG Kangshuo and ZHANG Miao in 2013, MAT Office is a research and design architectural office started in Rotterdam and practices in Beijing since 2015. The office works typologically, pays close attention on “unit” and “edge,” “publicity” and “openness,” creates public space by the discussion on the relationship of individual and collectivity. It is also an office committed to the observation and speculation of emerging new phenomena and problems in Chinese cities.

Some of MAT Office’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped MAT Office achieve 21st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 10
Total Projects 20

20. Challenge Design

© Challenge Design

© Challenge Design

The aim of Challenge Design (Class A architectural design office) has been to provide “refined design and professional service” since its foundation. The company has undertaken projects ranging from commercial complex, resort, luxury condo, boutique hotel, museums and public architectures, winning dozens of awards and unanimous high appraisal. With growing experience in various fields including architecture design, urban planning, interior design, wooden structure design and commercial operation, the company has developed the capability to control whole life cycle of the projects.

Since foundation, Challenge Design has been working to find a way for realization of harmonious co-existence between architecture, human being and the nature, hoping to find a possible way for bring renewed sense experience and creating new thoughts and spatial forms through creative thinking.

Some of Challenge Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Challenge Design achieve 20th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 10
Total Projects 14

19. Atelier tao+c

© Atelier tao+c

© Atelier tao+c

Founded in 2016, the design works of Atelier tao+c ranging from a piece of pendant lamp to a compound development, from the interior of small urban apartments to the renovation of old rural houses, from shops on the street to a youth community.

Some of Atelier tao+c’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier tao+c achieve 19th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 8
Total Projects 12

18. MUDA-Architects

© MUDA-Architects

© MUDA-Architects

Founded in 2015 in Beijing and Boston, and established Chengdu office in 2017, MUDA-Architects is composed of creative designers with a background of global diversification, who are forward-looking, experienced, professional and ingenious in the field of architecture and design.

Under the leadership of founder Lu Yun, the team’s architectural practice covers public, cultural and commercial architecture, as well as urban, landscape and interior design, focusing on diverse expressions of design in cultural contexts and genius loci, adhering to the oriental spirits and future-oriented mindset. Our architectural and interior projects have won several global award..

Some of MUDA-Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped MUDA-Architects achieve 18th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 5
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 9
Total Projects 13

17. gad

© Qiwen

© Qiwen

gad, an architectural design company that values creativity, quality and humanity, adheres to the belief of craftsman to deeply explore the field of architectural design, treats architectural creation with an open attitude, conveys modern life aesthetics with appropriate design techniques and follows architectural construction with a devout attitude, so as to create more possibilities for the richness of the city.

Some of gad’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped gad achieve 17th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 7
Featured Projects 12
Total Projects 18

16. CLOU architects

© CLOU architects

© CLOU architects

Founded by Jan Clostermann, CLOU is a cosmopolitan team of architects and designers in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, with one central mission: to design the best social spaces in the world.

Our work focuses on the most vibrant places in today’s world: retail and leisure destinations, large mixed-use complexes, and community hubs. We define ourselves as creators of social spaces: we design projects that place the human being at centre stage, creating new environments for social encounters and authentic collective identities. We deliver lively public spaces which are intimately connected to the people who use them and transform the urban fabric in which they are built.

Some of CLOU architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped CLOU architects achieve 16th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
A+Awards Finalist 6
Featured Projects 10
Total Projects 50

15. Lukstudio

© Lukstudio

© Lukstudio

LUKSTUDIO is a boutique design practice based in Shanghai, China. Founded by Christina Luk in 2011, the studio is comprised of an international team with diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives. With a common desire to challenge the status quo of the environment, the team finds joy in creating meaningful design solutions for others. Lukstudio’s strength lies in an ‘everything is possible’ attitude that is influenced by the surrounding context of Shanghai; a fast-paced city where East meets West and tradition is integrated with innovation.

Each project tells its own story, and Lukstudio is proud to identify a narrative, preserving it from concept through to completion to deliver memorable spatial experiences that delight and surprise. We collaborate closely with clients and contractors to deliver artistic solutions within a commercial scope.

Some of Lukstudio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Lukstudio achieve 15th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 14
Total Projects 33

14. X+LIVING

© X+LIVING

© X+LIVING

X+LIVING, established in 2011 by Chinese architect Li Xiang, is an international architectural design company involved in multifield projects including retail, office, hospitality, parent-child, malls, etc. As an award-winning company, X+LIVING has always been noted by professional institutions and medias worldwide for its escher-like visuality and immersive spatial experiences. Owing to the founder Li Xiang’s academic background of architecture, each of X+LIVING’s design works adopts boundary-crossing thinking and unique formal strategy to create theatrical dreamy spaces with story-telling charms that engage the senses and provide fun. X+LIVING takes “design creates value” as the motto and insists on achieving the highest quality of design works from conceptual design to final completion.

Some of X+LIVING’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped X+LIVING achieve 14th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 12
Total Projects 26

13. The Design Institute Of Landscape & Architecture China Academy Of Art

© The Design Institute Of Landscape & Architecture China Academy Of Art CO.,LTD

© The Design Institute Of Landscape & Architecture China Academy Of Art CO.,LTD

The Institute has set up an academic perspective and research vibe encompassing all-round nationalize ation, internationalization and modernization by taking advantage of the China Academy of Art (CAA)’s strong talents and advantageous discipline group, with the strong and rich academic background of CAA as the foundation, the academic goal of the first environmental art department in China as the m Ission, and “Relying on CAA & Serving the society” as the overall operation policy.

After years of efforts and development, the Institute has established 16 branches, 9 centers and 2 workshops. We undertake thousands of projects every year. It not only owns 140 registered engineers of All kinds and more than 700 employees with intermediate or above titles, among which more than 200 ar E senior engineers, but also gathers together a number of well-known and influential designers, there for having been exceedingly reputable in the industry.

Some of The Design Institute Of Landscape & Architecture China Academy Of Art’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped The Design Institute Of Landscape & Architecture China Academy Of Art CO.,LTD achieve 13th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 5
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 12
Total Projects 19

12. Crossboundaries

© Crossboundaries

© Crossboundaries

Crossboundaries contributes to a vital built environment through architecture, environmental design and urban regeneration. We create enduring architecture that often deals with remarkable technical processes, yet always has a pleasant material touch and human atmosphere.

The work of Crossboundaries originates from a strong belief that design as a process results in successful, operational buildings. This approach is based on two fundamental principles: research and collaboration. For our projects we create suitable multi-disciplinary teams where all participants can assess the opportunities within the given conditions. We identify the essential questions, jointly create pragmatic solutions by data collection and analyze significant precedents. We regularly discuss possible programmatic shifts with our clients to raise their benefits of the project.

Some of Crossboundaries’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Crossboundaries achieve 12th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 4
A+Awards Finalist 5
Featured Projects 10
Total Projects 23

11. AIM Architecture

© AIM Architecture

© AIM Architecture

AIM is a collective of passionate, international individuals. Founded by Belgian and Dutch architects Wendy Saunders and Vincent de Graaf in 2005, AIM brings together architecture with interior and product design to create wholly integrated products and ideas. Headquartered in Shanghai and with an office in Europe, AIM is a global studio with local feeling.

Our approach is deliberate and focused. Each project is approached individually. We pair context to concept and explore the fi ne line between vision and practicality. The result are unique spaces with a powerful narrative. Bold, playful, and gritty. Well-built projects with refined details. A built-in love of materials, and passion for place and purpose.

Some of AIM Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped AIM Architecture achieve 11th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 15
Total Projects 32

10. Atelier Alter Architects

© Atelier Alter Architects

© Atelier Alter Architects

Founded in 2009, Atelier Alter Architects is a pioneering inter-disciplinary practice based in New York and Beijing. Noted for designing from critical analysis of the site, Atelier Alter has been recognized by numerous awards.

Atelier Alter Architects focuses intensely upon culture facilities ever since the beginning of the practice. Atelier Alter wan the competitions to build Qujing Culture Center in 2009, by transferring the metaphysical context of the site into an artistic yet tangible urban space of historic remembrance.

Some of Atelier Alter Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier Alter Architects achieve 10th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 13
Total Projects 21

9. GOA (Group of Architects)

© IN BETWEEN

© IN BETWEEN

Founded in 1998, GOA has held its position as one of the most prominent architectural firms in China. With offices established in Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and Nanjing, GOA has employed more than 900 professionals. Covering service ranging from urban design, architecture, structure, MEP, landscape planning, interior design to design consulting, GOA’s business scope is a complete organism with architecture design as the core competencies.

GOA adheres to the Principal-based working system, each project is in the charge of one or more principals. By participating in the projects thoroughly, they ensure a best quality for all projects. On the basis of in-depth understanding of clients’ needs, GOA contributes to integrate the top resources and provide perfect design solutions and high-quality service for clients. Creativity, quality and humanity shall always be our goal.

Some of GOA (Group of Architects)’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped GOA (Group of Architects) achieve 9th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 7
Featured Projects 14
Total Projects 29

8. LUO studio

© LUO studio

© LUO studio

Mr. Luo Yujie is the founder of LUO studio, who also teaches the course of Construction Basics in the School of Architecture at Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA). His exceptional works have been shortlisted and awarded by numerous design award competitions worldwide. He is committed to creating more durable, friendly and quality spaces with creative thinking, a spirit of craftsmanship and the principle of caring for nature.

Some of LUO studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped LUO studio achieve 8th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 9
A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 11
Total Projects 14

7. The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University (UAD)

© The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd.(UAD)

© The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd.(UAD)

The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University (UAD) was established in 1953. It is one of the earliest First Class Design Institutes among major national universities. The company now has nearly 1100 employees, among which 1 Master Engineering Designer of China, 2 Top-100 Architects of China, 10 Awardees of the Young Architect Prize of the China Architectural Institute.

Company insists harmonious environment, global vision, complete services, and highest professionalism as their guidelines. Based on the resources of Zhejiang University, UAD hires Academicians of the China Academy of Engineering and of the China Academy of Sciences to provide technical support for blossoming architectural creations.

Some of The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University (UAD)’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd.(UAD) achieve 7th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 5
A+Awards Finalist 7
Featured Projects 16
Total Projects 25

6. Lacime Architect

© Lacime Architect

© Lacime Architect

Established in Shanghai in 2001, Lacime Architects has always adhered to the architectural philosophy of “simplifying complexity and tracing back to the source.” The founder, Song Zhaoqing, named the firm after “la cime,” which means “peak” in French, with the aim of creating top-tier architecture while staying rooted in the local culture. Lacime Architects holds a Class A qualification for architectural design firms and specializes in integrated architectural and landscape design for residential communities, commercial offices, urban renewal, industrial parks, and cultural education.

After more than two decades of development, Lacime Architects has a team of over 300 architects and a wealth of experience in large-scale domestic and international projects, as well as integrated architectural and landscape design. The firm has accumulated numerous completed residential, commercial, cultural, and tourism projects in China, along with a portfolio of high-end clients.

Some of Lacime Architect’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Lacime Architect achieve 6th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
A+Awards Finalist 8
Featured Projects 16
Total Projects 33

5. SUP Atelier of THAD

© SUP Atelier of THAD

© SUP Atelier of THAD

SUP atelier, founded by Prof. Song Yehao from Tsinghua University School of Architecture in Beijing around 2011, dedicated to the research and practice on sustainable urban and architectural design. SUP Atelier explores the simultaneous sustainability of natural resources and human community through high context sensibility, modest architectural strategies, and tectonic research on natural and local materials, in relevant to integrate buildings to the environment and community livings.

SUP Atelier focuses on sustainable theory within the scope of architecture, urban studies, and building technology, while highly promoting the combination of modern design and vernacular architecture in China. Regional and local understandings are rather important, to further initiate innovative design based on the understanding, and thus the design strategy is always incorporating the latest technical measures or traditional climate adaptation design strategies at that time.

Some of SUP Atelier of THAD’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped SUP Atelier of THAD achieve 5th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 10
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 11
Total Projects 17

4. line+ studio

© line+ studio

© line+ studio

line+ is founded by Mr. Meng Fanhao and Mr. Zhu Peidong in Hangzhou. “line”is the boundary, based on architectural design. “+”aims to break through the clear boundariesof traditional industry and use cross-border thinking as a way to realize the boundless integration of planning, architecture, interior, landscape, product, operation and other fields.By adapting diverse strategies, we look forward to share the value of design with our partners.

Some of line+ studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped line+ studio achieve 4th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 4
A+Awards Finalist 5
Featured Projects 22
Total Projects 35

3. ARCHSTUDIO

© ARCHSTUDIO

© ARCHSTUDIO

Arch Studio devotes to using multi-perspective and rational means to intervene the development of contemporary urban living environment, finding a right balance between the connections of reality and nature, history and culture, creating a spatial environment that is full of the spirit of times and humanistic quality.

In this complex and multivariate era, new creation is not from a sudden inspiration, but from careful study of the unique needs and restrictions of each project, from uninterrupted breakthroughs and challenges to the restriction boarder, from continuous improvements in the whole process from concept to construction details.

Some of ARCHSTUDIO’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped ARCHSTUDIO achieve 3rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 4
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 21
Total Projects 25

2. Neri & Hu

© Chen Hao

© Chen Hao

“We don’t ask to be eternal beings, we only ask that things do not lose all their meaning.” Antoine de Saint Exupéry

Founded in 2004 by partners Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, nhdro (Neri&Hu design and research office) is a multi-disciplinary architectural design practice based in shanghai, china. NHDRO works internationally providing architecture, interior, master planning, graphic, and product design services. currently working on projects in seven countries, NHDRO is composed of multi-cultural staff who speak over 20 different languages. the diversity of the team reinforces a core vision for the practice: to respond to a global worldview incorporating overlapping design disciplines for a new paradigm in architecture.NHDRO’s location is purposeful.

Some of Neri & Hu’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Neri & Hu achieve 2nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 10
A+Awards Finalist 8
Featured Projects 18
Total Projects 21

1. MAD Architects

© MAD Architects

© MAD Architects

MAD works in forward-looking environments developing futuristic architecture based on a contemporary interpretation of the eastern spirit of nature. All of MAD’s projects – from residential complexes or offices to cultural centers — desire to protect a sense of community and orientation toward nature, offering people the freedom to develop their own experience. Founded in 2004 by Ma Yansong, the office first earned worldwide attention in 2006 by winning an international competition to design a residential tower near Toronto, expected to be completed in the end of 2012.MAD has been commissioned by clients of all backgrounds, leading to an intriguing combination of diverse project designs.

Some of MAD Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped MAD Architects achieve 1st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 12
A+Awards Finalist 8
Featured Projects 22
Total Projects 30

Other Architecture firms to Consider

Several other renowned architecture firms can be found just outside the Top 100, each of which is worth considering for their experience in delivering high quality, large-scale projects across typologies. They include: Yuan Ye Architects, Dazhou And Associates, Wildurban Architects, ARCHISTRY design&research office, PILLS, Greater Dog Architects, Tanghua Architects, Studio NOR, RIGI Design, WAG Architects, LI WENXI ARCHITECTS 郦文曦建筑事务所, PRAXiS d’ARCHITECTURE, Hier Architects, ARCity Office, HONG Designworks, Eight Inc., Vector Architects, Matt Lighting Design Associates, B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio, MOC DESIGN OFFICE, Lead8, MOZHAO ARCHITECTS

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  • High quality, in focus photographs
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