Founded in 1959, Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd. (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. On May 13, 2021, the company system was restructured and renamed as "Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd."
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, engineering general contracting, construction drawing review, etc., actively responding to the national development strategy such as the Belt and Road Initiative, participating in international projects, and establishing long-term cooperative relations with many world-renowned architectural design institutions in Europe, Japan and other world-renowned architectural design institutions.
In the new development period, CDAD will adhere to the core values of "innovation, passion, persistence and sharing", adhere to the mission of "envisioning the future of the city and creating livable space", continuously enhance its core competitiveness, and strive to become a leading high-tech and innovative enterprise in the field of urban construction in China, with engineering design consulting as the core and providing whole-process integrated design consulting services.