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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, the 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.
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:
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 Chinese architecture firms throughout the year.
These annual rankings were last updated on September 30th, 2026. Want to see your firm on next year’s list? Continue reading for more on how you can improve your studio’s ranking.
Without further ado, here are the 100 best architecture firms in China:
© Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier
Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier has been a Beijing-based design firm since 2002, and we specialize in landscape planning and design across a wide range of scales. Our projects include urban green space system planning, urban parks/squares design, public building environment design, as well as historic preservation and residential design.
Y³C is named after the Chinese idiom “yiyuzhongdi”, stating as “hit the key point in one word”, mainly emphasizing “one sharp design move”. We aim to find out the design essence of balancing the site and its demands from the unique perspective of history and culture. With a continuous focus on the spirit of the site (genius loci), Yiyu Studio uplifts the extension of both site context and cultural context onto an elevated site-ethics level, making the project designs 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 100th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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. 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 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 99th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Yike Architects
The name of our studio, “Yike Architects,” is based on our understanding of the origin of architecture, which in Chinese means “a plant” and is used to define architecture, expressing our longing for natural architecture. We believe that architecture has its own life, and we love nature and life. We advocate natural architecture and natural lifestyles, and moving towards mountains and returning to body and mind.
We focus on the relationship between architecture in nature and nature in architecture, believing that artificial and natural are not mutually exclusive, and attempting to explore this relationship in projects from different backgrounds. We view each project as planting a seed, designing the entire process and striving to break down boundaries of different professions within architecture, providing unique and appropriate design concepts for each project and offering complete solutions.
Some of Yike Architects’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Yike Architects achieve 98th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© CAA architects
CAA architects is an architectural design firm involved in all aspects of design, from urban planning, architecture, interior design, product design, art installation, and more. They are passionate about combining Architecture and Art together and redefining how the two disciplines impact future cities in the era of sustainability and digital technology while pursuing multi-field design practices and interdisciplinary research.
CAA architects was founded by Liu Haowei in 2006. He set up its headquarters in Beijing and then opened offices in New York, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, respectively, with the concept of Design for Tomorrow.
Some of CAA architects’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped CAA architects achieve 97th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 extraordinary 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 standards.
Some of COORDINATION ASIA’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped COORDINATION ASIA achieve 96th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Vermilion Zhou Design Group
Established in Shanghai in 2002, Vermilion Zhou Design Group has completed over a thousand interior design projects, encompassing various types such as public, commercial, office, hotel, restaurant, and residential spaces. We constantly strive to explore new possibilities. Vermilion Zhou Design Group has created dozens of hotel brands within branded hotels, providing accommodation experiences for more than 100 million people.
Vermilion Zhou Design Group understands the needs of different space users and provides accurate positioning in its designs. Through precise task allocation in team collaboration, we develop comprehensive design solutions from conceptualization to implementation, taking an interior design perspective. From a contemporary Oriental mindset, Vermilion Zhou Design Group emphasizes the practicality and aesthetics of the human experience in space.
Some of Vermilion Zhou Design Group’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Vermilion Zhou Design Group achieve 95th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 94th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© say architects
Say is a universal way for one to express one’s feelings or to tell a story. It is the most efficient way for humans to communicate with one another. Say is literally expressed, and it is often something flexible and co-authored. Say could also be expressed in text and physical forms. It can also be extended to something written, then becomes permanent, immutable and authored.
Say architects try to articulate our design as a thought, a message or a story. It can be virtual or physical, momentary or permanent, and flexible or immutable. The way we propose and express becomes as crucial as the end result of the design.
Some of say architects’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped say architects achieve 93rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© RoarcRenew
Roarc Renew is an architectural atelier that specializes in urban space renovation. The atelier focuses on urban renewal, space reengineering and 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 lifestyles in the Internet Age, which facilitates co-working projects 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 92nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 envelope 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 91st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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.
Some of ZJJZ Atelier’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped ZJJZ Atelier achieve 90th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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, with 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’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Shanghai United Design Group Co., Ltd. achieve 89th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Huang Zelin • Aether Architects | 空氣聯盟建築事務所 achieve 88th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 100architects
100architects 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 & urban interventions impacting the known cityscape by creating a link between the brand and the potential customer through urban interventions, which invite users to interact, encouraging the occurrence of social dynamics.
Some of 100architects’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped 100architects achieve 87th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Shenzhen Huazhu Architectural & Engineering Design Co., Ltd
Huazhu is an architectural and engineering company founded in 1994, specializing 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 and 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 86th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© whyseeimage
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 85th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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, mixed-use and residential projects, etc.
Our team has an 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 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 84th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 承迹景观 Change Studio
Change Studio is a dynamic and innovative team driven by the transformative power of design to positively impact life. Their elegant and effortless aesthetic serves as a response to the complexities of urban environments, embodying an attitude of grace and simplicity. Each project is designed to foster an interactive and emotional connection between people and nature. With years of experience, Change Studio has expressed the poetic potential of spaces across a diverse range of projects — ranging from expansive open landscapes to architectural structures and installations.
Some of Change Studio’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped 承迹景观 Change Studio achieve 83rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Vincent Wu
Headquartered in Guangzhou, China, DOMANI has committed to providing 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 clients’ expectations. With high-end commercial space solutions, our energy and competency have attained remarkable market feedback. Awarded prestigious international prizes, we have consistently ranked amongst the top architecture and integrated design studios in Asia.
DOMANI adheres to a strict code of professional conduct. We are a team of diverse talents, working alongside 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’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped DOMANI Architectural Concepts achieve 82nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 81st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Office AIO
Founded in 2014 by partners Tim Kwan and Isabelle Sun, Office AIO is an interdisciplinary design practice based in Beijing, China. From the scale of architecture to interiors, to objects of desire, we have accumulated experience 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 clients’ practical design objectives, but also transform pre-existing constraints into opportunities; thus, the result of 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 80th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Cun Design
The beauty of the Orient lies in the lyrical way of expressing emotions and its simple and natural nature. Such characteristics are not superficial symbols or cultural elements imposed on inner nature. Symbols and elements are not essential in design, and they alone cannot build up good designs! The beauty of Asia lies more in the flexible way of design.
Some of Cun Design’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Cun Design achieve 79th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Li Yi
Beijing AN-Design Architects is a firm located in Beijing that specializes in landscape architecture.
Some of Beijing AN-Design Architects’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Beijing AN-Design Architects achieve 78th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© y.ad studio
Established in 2017, the Shanghai-based y.ad studio is a comprehensive design studio that focuses on space/site planning, urban renewal, architectural design and space design. It has accumulated rich design experience through constant practice in different fields, especially in urban renewal, commercial building transformation, cultural exhibitions, culture & tourism & 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 design 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 77th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped PMT Partners achieve 76th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Tanghua Architects
Founded in 2002 by Tang Hua, a scholar and professor at Chongqing University, Tanghua Architect & Associates is an award-winning architectural design practice based in Shenzhen. Tanghua Architect & Associates provides planning, urban design, interior design and landscape architecture services, and consistently participates in urban planning, urban design, and landscape architecture-related research.
In 2012, Tanghua Architect & Associates was awarded as one of the 100 architecture design institutes in China. Having completed nearly 400 projects over the years in operation, with over 70 built. Tanghua Architect & Associates has been nominated for a number of prestigious national and international design awards, such as the CHINAASC Architecture Design Award of China and the HKIA Cross-strait Architectural Design Awards.
Some of Tanghua Architects’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Tanghua Architects achieve 75th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 of Light City, which is made from the improvement of living and lighting conditions, to the renovation design of Rope Wave Office, which changed a shabby place into a creative co-working office, our ideas come from the re-interpretation and definition of the value of design.
Usual Studio’s design works have been acknowledged by the media and press worldwide and have received numerous design awards, including 2017 A+Awards Jury Winner and Popular Choice Winner and 2016 The I-ding International Design Prize.
Some of Jing-Rui Lin (Usual Studio)’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Jing-Rui Lin (Usual Studio) achieve 74th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Zhu Yumeng
Being an international team of architects and designers, PLAT ASIA was founded in Beijing in 2010 by Baoyang Bian and Donghyun Jung, who share an oriental cultural background. Based on constant research and analysis of the bewildering social backdrop nowadays, PLAT ASIA has been endeavoring to optimize living conditions without sacrificing the future living environment. Moreover, PLAT ASIA not only seeks to discover new opportunities and means of land occupation, but also 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 73rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© ATAH
Founded in 2013 in Los Angeles/Shanghai, Studio ATAH is an architectural design firm featured for exploring design with contemporary thoughts. The partners of Studio ATAH received complete architecture professional education domestically and abroad, and have been in practice for years in well-known international architectural firms. The team includes architects, interior designers and technology specialists. ATAH’s project types include commercial, office, cultural, as well as renovation, interior and residential. Through continuous design practice, our work is being built and put into use.
In the Navajo Indian language, A-Tah means involving.
Some of ATAH’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped ATAH achieve 72nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 to smart solutions but also to uncovering 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’s 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 71st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© SHISUO Design Office
SHISUO Design Office was established in 2023, founded by Sanif and Changshan (Chinese National First-Class Architect). Their practice types are rich and diverse — in the renovation of Somekh Building, they create a clear and identifiable balance between preservation and renewal, repair and deconstruction, memory and the present. By strategy of reconstructing the archaeological stratifications, time fragments are recombined and spatially interpreted to create a new integrity; The Coffee Shed of Luxun Park reflects their contemplation on the dichotomy between artificial and natural — how man-made structures, as buildings, can coexist and symbiotically create with nature.
Some of SHISUO Design Office’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped SHISUO Design Office achieve 70th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© QINGMO Architects
“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 an inclusive and open ideology and a 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’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped QINGMO Architects achieve 69th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© IARA
IARA Architecture Design and Research Office, along with IARA Rural Research Center was founded in Beijing by architects Jingqiu Zhang and Lubin Liu. We focus on the past, present, and future of contemporary cities and countryside. Approaching from the perspective of interdisciplinary design, through the means of cultural creation and social engagement, actively participate in the process of social change in order to better explore human-centered approaches to the revitalization of both urban and rural areas. Committed to continuous learning, we investigate diverse urban and rural conditions, listen to the voices of local people, and shape architecture and spaces around indigenous lifestyles, creating improved living spaces for both cities and villages.
Some of IARA’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped IARA achieve 68th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© TheY Architects
TheY Architects 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 possibilities of the site, jumping out of the already known design of the site, and creating an unexpected space-time experience in the situation.
Some of TheY Architects’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped TheY Architects achieve 67th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 and 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 66th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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, architectural design, furniture, fixtures and equipment design, Golucci Interior Architects is simultaneously 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’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Golucci Interior Architects achieve 65th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© XAA JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES
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 XAA JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped XAA JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES achieve 64th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
photo: Shu He - © Atelier Deshaus
Atelier Deshaus was established in Shanghai in 2001 and obtained the Class A Qualification of Architectural Design authorized by the Ministry of Construction, P.R.China.We emphasize practice, maintain sensitivity to architecture-related and other more extensive aspects of culture, as well as pay attention to our own 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, modern cogitation and the relationship of contemporary society. Atelier Deshaus was invited to participate in many international architecture and art exhibitions and was awarded.
Some of Atelier Deshaus’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Atelier Deshaus achieve 63rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Daipu Architects
Daipu Architects, founded by Dai Pu, is an innovation-oriented architecture firm. The firm endeavors to review each project with a 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 planning to concept development, from skyscrapers to the 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, engineering, 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’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Daipu Architects achieve 62nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 the production 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.
Some of URBANUS’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped URBANUS都市实践 achieve 61st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Vector Architects
We still have faith in the primitive, tranquil, and eternal power embodied within architecture itself. It can travel through time and resist unrest and uncertainty. Architecture needs to address the context and respond to the realistic problems of social, political and environmental parameters. However, after solving all the problems, architecture needs to eventually retain its capacity to go beyond the constraints of reality, to reclaim its raison d’être, that is, to soothe our body and soul. Architecture is a medium to closely connect ourselves physically, mentally and emotionally with the world we live in. In our view, this is the courage as well as the ultimate responsibility that architecture should have.
Some of Vector Architects’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Vector Architects achieve 60th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Atelier Scale
Atelier Scale is a landscape studio that focuses on people’s livelihood with the power of design. It aims to explore the relationships 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 experiences through our thinking. In the meantime, we don’t mind participating in commercial projects, but we look forward to collaborating with clients with similar values to create win-win works that benefit the public interest.
Some of Atelier Scale’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Atelier Scale achieve 59th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Jonathan Leijonhufvud
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 rather than a noun meaning architecture, which should be the process of constructing, and the finished design is just the start of architects’ work. Relative to any concept or style, they focus 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 58th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Various Associates achieve 57th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 56th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Wen Studio
Founded in Shanghai in 2017 by Tao Zhang, Ray Zhang, and Marine Bois, RooMoo Design Studio does not simply create spaces; it aspires to awaken emotions and orchestrate a symphony of unique sensations through each project. Although RooMoo Design Studio is notably recognized for its achievements in the interior architecture of the hospitality and restaurant sectors, its expertise also extends to commercial and residential projects.
In 2024, RooMoo Design Studio is delighted to announce the opening of a new studio in France near Montpellier. At the intersection of industrialization and craftsmanship, RooMoo is committed to an approach that uniquely addresses each client’s specific needs.
Some of RooMoo Design Studio’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped RooMoo Design Studio achieve 55th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Studio 10
Founded in 2017, Studio10 is an interdisciplinary architectural design practice based in Shenzhen, China, with a 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 backgrounds, 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 54th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Archermit
Archermit was founded in Chengdu, China, in April 2015. The pioneer and practitioner of the Imagist Theory of Architecture and the pioneering 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, as well as pursue the design of symbiosis with nature and coexistence with the site, advocating refined design and full-process design exploration mode.
Some of Archermit’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Archermit achieve 53rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© AD ARCHITECTURE
AD ARCHITECTURE (Shenzhen) is committed to carrying out architectural and interior design and research from unique perspectives, and dedicated to creating distinctive visual art for each project. With an international vision, determination to break boundaries and a strategic project management system, the team insists on an exploratory attitude to create interaction between humans and objects during spatial design practices.
Some of AD ARCHITECTURE’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped AD ARCHITECTURE achieve 52nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Mix Architecture
Founded in 2016, Mix Architecture is committed to exploring the possibility of architecture in various contexts to respond to the most primitive emotional and spiritual needs of human beings. By connecting imagination and reality, Mix Architecture creates spaces that enter deep consciousness through the exploration of the spirit of the site and sensitivity to material construction, integrating people, architecture and nature intrinsically.
As a qualified architectural design firm, it covers urban planning, architectural design, interior design and landscape design. The team has long focused on the design and research of new business formats, cultural revitalization, urban renewal and rural revitalization, offering creative and comprehensive solutions to the increasingly complex and changing urban environmental, social and cultural needs and ensuring the integrity and quality of project completion through refined management and control processes.
Some of Mix Architecture’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Mix Architecture achieve 51st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 a specific focus on the emergent socio/cultural phenomenon in Asian cities generated by an unprecedented urban transition. At the same time, as a cultural platform that spans architecture and urbanism research, META-Project is actively engaged in worldwide cross-disciplinary collaboration that involves multiple dimensions of the contemporary medium: publication, video, art, network, exhibition and the development of design strategies for promoting the culture of the contemporary city.
Some of META-Project’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped META-Project achieve 50th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 at 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 Headquarters, 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 the years since opening, MARS-Studio has won numerous international awards and has gained wide media coverage, including ArchDaily, Designboom, Gooood, Dezeen, Inheritage, Aspects Media, AC Architecture, Hospitality Design Magazine, Global Design, IFDM, IDEAT and many others.
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:
© DAGA Architects
As a pioneer and practitioner in the field of “Urban Renovation” in China, DAGA Architects has participated widely in architectural design, interior design, urban planning and landscape design projects, providing international-standard design quality, focusing on creativity and details. DAGA Architects also tracks the whole process of the project. Especially in the practice of co-working and co-living renovation in the Beijing hutong area, DAGA Architects finds a way to balance the existing building and new design, providing people with a more harmonious and shared lifestyle.
Some of DAGA Architects’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped DAGA Architects achieve 48th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSD
SHDSD was founded in 2004. DSD focuses on boutique design and controls the number of annual projects, trying to make every piece of work unique and of a high level. Guided by its culture of customized design, DSD is capable of integrating the experience of a large firm and the creativity of small offices.
DSD aims to become the best life design expert in China and to produce acclaimed work in hotels, cultural architecture, complex buildings 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 47th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 has established three business modules: community, culture and tourism and urban, with the completion of more than 3,000 high-quality projects in over 100 cities in China. S.P.I has devoted itself 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 innovative 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 46th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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, LLLab produces site-specific design installations and building projects that both provoke and inspire. LLLab. Founders Hanxiao Liu, Luís Ricardo and David Correa started their own practice after meeting at the German office haascookzemmrich STUDIO 2050 and the Institute of Computational Design, where they collaborated on various international projects in both practical and academic fields.
Some of llLab.’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped llLab. achieve 45th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© West-line Studio
West-Line Studio is based in Guizhou Province and exclusively works in South-West China, where most of the country’s 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 44th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© dongqi Design
Founded in 2014, dongqi Design has an international outlook, and its core team is assembled from outstanding designers who have studied and practiced around the world, including Europe, Singapore and the United States. dongqi has accumulated practical experience in integrating leading-edge intelligent capabilities, for example, KUKA robots 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.
dongqi work has also been widely published in Architectural Digest, ArchDaily, BauNetz, Domus, FRAME, Detail, Design Anthology, designboom, Gooood, Retail Design Blog, Interni & Decor Korea, Interior Design.
Some of dongqi Design’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped dongqi Design achieve 43rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 the 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.
Atelier Ping Jiang’s work has been awarded numerous international awards, including multiple AIA Design Awards, The Plan, Architecture Review Future Awards, WAF Awards, etc.
Some of Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch achieve 42nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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, a large talent pool and a 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 41st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© XISUI Design
XISUI Design was founded in 2018 in Shanghai by Mr. Hu Yihao and Ms. Peng Yang. The practice specializes in niche fields of landscape and architectural design, including landscape installations, children’s spaces, and immersive scenarios. It provides services that encompass conceptual design, strategic planning, and detailed construction guidance. The team comprises members with interdisciplinary backgrounds, including landscape architects, architects, installation artists, structural engineers and parametric designers. They actively explore the boundaries of contemporary technology, such as digital design, construction technologies, new processes and new materials and have obtained multiple patents in design and construction.
In recent years, XISUI Design has garnered numerous prestigious accolades, including 4 Architizer A+ Awards, 3 gold awards from the AHLA Asian Habitat Landscape Awards, 2 BLT Built Design Awards, alongside gold honors at the YUANYE Awards and LIA International Competition of the Landscape Ingenuity Award.
Some of XISUI Design’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped XISUI Design achieve 40th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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, and previously had professional experience in many world-renowned architecture offices and institutes in the US, the Netherlands, Japan, Mexico and España and participated in various types of projects, with extensive background and practical experience. The office is engaged in a variety of projects in China, Japan, the US and Australia, including museums, private residences, office buildings, urban planning, historical building renovation, schools, 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 39th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 work, lighting and art. Its design concept emphasizes humanism, dialogue between history and the contemporary, and interaction between the 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-intervention, which is widely used in typological studies and 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 38th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© KOKAISTUDIOS
Kokaistudios is an award-winning architecture and interior design firm founded in 2000 in Venice by Italian architects Filippo Gabbiani & Andrea Destefanis. Headquartered in Shanghai since 2002, we have grown into a multicultural firm of 50 people working on a global scale with projects in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America. Kokaistudios partners with our clients to collaboratively develop innovative and groundbreaking projects in diverse fields of design. Primarily focused on developing cultural, corporate, commercial, hospitality and retail projects, we have also worked extensively on urban regeneration projects involving the re-qualification of heritage locations. Kokaistudios aims to develop projects that add positively to the built environment and social fabric of the cities and countries in which they are located.
Some of KOKAISTUDIOS’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped KOKAISTUDIOS achieve 37th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© CSWADI
Founded in 1950, China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute (CSWADI) is one of China’s largest state-owned Class A architectural design corporations with the longest history and the fullest design disciplines. We are subordinate to China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), the No.9 on the 2022 Fortune Global 500 list.
Having grown for more than 70 years since its incorporation, CSWADI has completed more than 10,000 engineering design works for projects covering all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China and more than 20 countries and regions around the world. We are one of the independent concessionaires for international business and large-scale architectural design institutes engaged in abundant international design works.
Some of CSWADI’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped CSWADI achieve 36th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 35th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 that can provide four-in-one integrated design services including architectural design, interior design, renovation design and construction and landscape design, KLID has adhered to the design concept of “Innovation from Observation” and has a strong pursuit of the design works display effect.
Some of Kris Lin International Design’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Kris Lin International Design achieve 34th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© LINEHOUSE
Founded in 2013 by Alex Mok and Briar Hickling, Linehouse creates bold, poetic projects with compelling narratives, distinctive spatial experiences with a focus on craft and placemaking.
Working across architecture, interiors, and objects, we approach each project with curiosity rather than prescription, balancing function and aesthetics to craft the design. Each project is shaped by rigorous research and developed holistically and collaboratively across disciplines and studios. Our work celebrates local vernaculars, daily rituals and memories, while addressing contemporary needs.
Materiality and craft are central to our process. We believe the extraordinary can emerge from the ordinary, using experimentation and making as tools to transform familiar elements into immersive spaces that feel both grounded and unexpected. With studios in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Auckland, Linehouse works internationally across hospitality, retail, F&B, workplace and residential projects.
Some of LINEHOUSE’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped LINEHOUSE achieve 33rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 team, 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. Projects cover 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 twenty-first century city.
Some of aoe’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped aoe achieve 32nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 complexes, resorts, luxury condos, boutique hotels, museums and public architecture, winning dozens of awards and unanimous high appraisal. With growing experience in various fields including architectural design, urban planning, interior design, wooden structure design and commercial operation, the company has developed the capability to control the whole life cycle of the projects.
Since its foundation, Challenge Design has been working to find a way to realize harmonious co-existence between architecture, human beings and nature, hoping to find a possible way to bring a renewed sense of experience and create new thoughts & spatial forms through creative thinking.
Some of Challenge Design’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Challenge Design achieve 31st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Atelier tao+c
Founded in 2016, Atelier tao+c’s design works range 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 30th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 (China), Shanghai (China), and Berlin (Germany). The office is committed to taking contemporary art thinking and oriental narration as interventions to develop ideologically and technologically advanced designs. Through critical thinking, BUZZ endeavors to take design works (architecture, interiors, installations, landscape/ urban environments) as the “experience containers” to reflect the “contemporary thinking of spatial demand about the present” of today’s public.
BUZZ’s projects encompass urban designs, urban complexes, municipal buildings, museums, hotels, resorts, theaters, stadiums, 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 29th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 a 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 28th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Trace Architecture Office
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 the surviving mark of things, and evidence of the accumulation of time fragments. The production of architecture is a process of confrontation between various wills 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 the making process of architecture from design to construction; While architecture always faces 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 27th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© CLOU architects
Founded by Jan Clostermann, CLOU is a cosmopolitan team of architects and designers in Beijing, Shanghai and Lisbon, 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 center 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’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped CLOU architects achieve 26th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Atelier XI
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 profundity 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 25th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM)
Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM) is a transdisciplinary design office creating award-winning landscapes and architecture since 2007. With a lengthy project sheet originating in groundbreaking public installations, BAM has evolved into a distinctive design leader with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
BAM believes that landscapes, as opposed to buildings, should be foregrounded as the icons of our cities. This reversal of the traditional design hierarchy enables us to address the environmental and social challenges of our century. Rooted in the understanding of landscape as a constructed cultural medium, BAM’s work transforms the confluence of urban spaces, boundaries, and peripheries into sustainable and celebrated spaces.
BAM’s portfolio of over 150 projects challenges conventional definitions of Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, and Architecture.
Some of Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM)’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM) achieve 24th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© MAT Office
Founded by TANG Kangshuo and ZHANG Miao in 2013, MAT Office is a research and design architectural office started in Rotterdam and has practiced in Beijing since 2015. The office works typologically, pays close attention to unit and edge, publicity and openness, and creates public space through the discussion of the relationship between the 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 23rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Lukstudio
LUKSTUDIO is a boutique design practice based in Shanghai, China. Founded by Christina Luk in 2011, the studio is composed 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 22nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 a local feel.
Our approach is deliberate and focused. Each project is approached individually. We pair context with concept and explore the fi ne line between vision and practicality. The result is 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 21st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© DL Atelier
Beijing-based DL Atelier was founded 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 to follow the flow of inspiration in our work.
Some of DL Atelier’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped DL Atelier achieve 20th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© LYCS Architecture
LYCS Architecture, founded in 2011, is an internationally recognized and diversified architecture design firm. With a fun and adventurous attitude, LYCS dedicates itself to providing innovative designs and high-level professional services for the working and living style of people in high-density cities.
LYCS’s design types cover office, education, residential, retail, hospitality, and cultural buildings and spaces; design works of LYCS Architecture have been featured in the New York Times, Time Magazine, CCTV, Forbes, and other internationally well-known media, selected as one of ArchDaily’s Top Ten Chinese new design firms, won the Best Innovative Design firm of UK BUILD magazine and won ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards, Blueprint Awards, A+Awards, and other internationally famous design awards.
Some of LYCS Architecture’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped LYCS Architecture achieve 19th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 multidisciplinary teams where all participants can assess the opportunities within the given conditions. We identify the essential questions, jointly create pragmatic solutions through 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 18th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Chao Zhang
Beijing-based People’s Architecture Office (PAO) was founded by He Zhe, James Shen and Zang Feng in 2010 and consists of an international team of architects, engineers and urbanists. With the belief that design is for the masses, PAO aims to be conceptually accessible and culturally pragmatic. PAO approaches design from the framework of the realities of scale, global economics and flows, mass production, mass markets and social networks. PAO’s projects include the headquarters for 21cake in Beijing, the River Heights Pavilion and the Tricycle House.
Some of People’s Architecture Office’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped People’s Architecture Office achieve 17th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© MUDA-Architects
Founded in 2015 in Beijing and Boston and establishing a 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.
Some of MUDA-Architects’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped MUDA-Architects achieve 16th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Right Angle Image
gad, an architectural design company that values creativity, quality and humanity, adheres to the belief of craftsmen 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 15th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
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X+Living Architecture and Interior Design, founded in Shanghai in 2011 by Chinese designer Li Xiang, is an architectural design firm committed to driving commercial value through artistic creativity. In 2022, it was recognized by the A+Awards as “Best Commercial Design Firm.” X+Living is dedicated to leveraging innovation to catalyze cognitive renewal, setting benchmarks in various fields such as family-oriented business, culture, and commercial renovation, reshaping the boundaries of spatial imagination.
Offering services across architecture, landscape, interior design, soft decoration and construction, X+Living specializes in applying architectural construction concepts to different scales, skillfully employing geometric forms, color palettes and symbolic elements to evoke the emotional resonance and essence of a space.
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:
© 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 nationalization, 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 mission and “relying on CAA & Serving 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 employs 140 registered engineers of all kinds and more than 700 employees with intermediate or above titles, among which more than 200 are senior engineers, but also gathers together a number of well-known and influential designers, and is therefore 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:
© Atelier Alter Architects
Founded in 2009, Atelier Alter Architects is a pioneering interdisciplinary practice based in New York and Beijing. Noted for designing from critical analysis of the site, Atelier Alter has been recognized with numerous awards, including the SARA National Award of Excellence 2016, the French GPDP International Design Award 2019, Lux Leading Design Award 2018, AIA Shanghai Design Award 2018, German Design Award 2019, etc.
Atelier Alter Architects has focused intensely on cultural facilities ever since the beginning of the practice. Atelier Alter won the competition 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 12th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
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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 in integrated architectural and landscape design.
Some of Lacime Architects’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Lacime Architect achieve 11th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 services ranging from urban design, architecture, structure, MEP, landscape planning and interior design to design consulting, GOA’s business scope is a complete organism with architectural design as the core competency.
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 the best quality for all projects. On the basis of an in-depth understanding of clients’ needs, GOA contributes to integrating the top resources and provides 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 10th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 9th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© SUP Atelier of THAD
SUP Atelier, founded by Prof. Song Yehao from Tsinghua University School of Architecture in Beijing around 2011, is dedicated to the research and practice of 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 order to integrate buildings into the environment and community living.
SUP Atelier focuses on sustainable theory within the scope of architecture, urban studies, and building technology, while strongly 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 these understandings, and thus the design strategy always incorporates 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 8th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© ARCHSTUDIO
Arch Studio is devoted to using multi-perspective and rational means to intervene in the development of contemporary urban living environments, finding the 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 border and 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 7th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 whom are 1 Master Engineering Designer of China, 2 Top-100 Architects of China, and 10 Awardees of the Young Architect Prize of the China Architectural Institute.
The company insists on a harmonious environment, global vision, complete services, and the highest professionalism as its 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 6th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© line+ studio
line+ was 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 boundaries of 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 sharing the value of design with our partners.
Some of line+ studio’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped line+ studio achieve 5th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
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Wutopia Lab was founded by the chief architect Yu Ting in Shanghai and is an architecture company based on a new paradigm of complex systems. Wutopia Lab regards Shanghai’s culture and lifestyle as a starting point, using architecture as a tool to promote sociological progress within building practice.
Wutopia Lab focuses on humans and is dedicated to linking different aspects of urban life: traditional, daily and cultural, to interpret urban lifestyle and to develop a contemporary Chinese aesthetic based on Shanghai. In each project, Wutopia Lab’s practices are promoted to show different innovative strategies, thinking modes and forms. Wutopia Lab is committed to comprehensive design, not only to complete the concept and depth of buildings, but also to focus on early planning and analysis along with landscape and interior design.
Some of Wutopia Lab’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Wutopia Lab achieve 4th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Aedas
Aedas is the world’s only local and global architecture and design practice driven by global sharing of research, local knowledge and international practice. Our 1,000 creative minds with design studios across the globe create world-class design solutions with deep social and cultural understanding of the communities we design for. We create world-class design solutions that are tailored to the needs of cities and communities around the world.
Some of Aedas’ most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Aedas achieve 3rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© 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 at 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 2nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
© Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
Founded in 2006 by partners Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, Neri&Hu Design and Research Office is an interdisciplinary architectural design practice based in Shanghai. The practice’s burgeoning global portfolio includes commissions ranging from master planning and architecture to interior design, installation, furniture, product, branding and graphic works. Currently working on projects in many countries, Neri&Hu is composed of multicultural staff who speak over 30 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.
Some of Neri&Hu Design and Research Office’s most prominent projects include:
The following statistics helped Neri&Hu Design and Research Office achieve 1st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
With more than 30,000 architecture firms and over 130,000 projects within its database, Architizer is proud to host the world’s largest online community of architects and building product manufacturers. Its celebrated A+Awards program is also the largest celebration of architecture and building products, with more than 400 jurors and hundreds of thousands of public votes helping to recognize the world’s best architecture each year.
Architizer also powers firm directories for a number of AIA (American Institute of Architects) Chapters nationwide, including the official directory of architecture firms for AIA New York.
An example of a project page on Architizer with Project Award Badges highlighted
The blue “+” badge denotes that a project has won a prestigious A+Award as described above. Hovering over the badge reveals details of the award, including award category, year, and whether the project won the jury or popular choice award.
The orange Project of the Day and yellow Featured Project badges are awarded by Architizer’s Editorial team, and are selected based on a number of factors. The following factors increase a project’s likelihood of being featured or awarded Project of the Day status:
There are 7 Projects of the Day each week and a further 31 Featured Projects. Each Project of the Day is published on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Stories, while each Featured Project is published on Facebook. Each Project of the Day also features in Architizer’s Weekly Projects Newsletter and shared with 170,000 subscribers.
We’re constantly look for the world’s best architects to join our community. If you would like to understand more about this ranking list and learn how your firm can achieve a presence on it, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected].
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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, the 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 2026)
- The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2026)
- The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2026)
- The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2026)
- The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2026)
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 Chinese architecture firms throughout the year.
These annual rankings were last updated on September 30th, 2026. Want to see your firm on next year’s list? Continue reading for more on how you can improve your studio’s ranking.
Without further ado, here are the 100 best architecture firms in China:
100. Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier
© Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier
Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier has been a Beijing-based design firm since 2002, and we specialize in landscape planning and design across a wide range of scales. Our projects include urban green space system planning, urban parks/squares design, public building environment design, as well as historic preservation and residential design.
Y³C is named after the Chinese idiom “yiyuzhongdi”, stating as “hit the key point in one word”, mainly emphasizing “one sharp design move”. We aim to find out the design essence of balancing the site and its demands from the unique perspective of history and culture. With a continuous focus on the spirit of the site (genius loci), Yiyu Studio uplifts the extension of both site context and cultural context onto an elevated site-ethics level, making the project designs present more (but not only) site-specific features.
Some of Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier’s most prominent projects include:
- Nanchang Wave, Nanchang, China
- Qunming Lake, Beijing, China
- Quarry Garden in Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier achieve 100th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 2 |
| Featured Projects | 1 |
| Total Projects | 3 |
99. 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. 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 and engineering general contracting.
Some of Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute’s most prominent projects include:
- The Panda Pavilions, Chengdu, China
- Danjing Pavilion of Longquan Mountain Urban Forest Park, Chengdu, China
The following statistics helped Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute achieve 99th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 3 |
| Featured Projects | 2 |
| Total Projects | 2 |
98. Yike Architects
© Yike Architects
The name of our studio, “Yike Architects,” is based on our understanding of the origin of architecture, which in Chinese means “a plant” and is used to define architecture, expressing our longing for natural architecture. We believe that architecture has its own life, and we love nature and life. We advocate natural architecture and natural lifestyles, and moving towards mountains and returning to body and mind.
We focus on the relationship between architecture in nature and nature in architecture, believing that artificial and natural are not mutually exclusive, and attempting to explore this relationship in projects from different backgrounds. We view each project as planting a seed, designing the entire process and striving to break down boundaries of different professions within architecture, providing unique and appropriate design concepts for each project and offering complete solutions.
Some of Yike Architects’ most prominent projects include:
- Sky Concert Hall, Zhejiang, China
- Getu Climbing Gymnasium of Ziyun – Twin Arch Timber Structure Salute to the Mountains, Guizhou, China
- Anlong Dushan Climbing Gym, Guizhou, China
- Ma Yang Ling Bird Watching Platform, Zhejiang, China
The following statistics helped Yike Architects achieve 98th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 3 |
| Featured Projects | 3 |
| Total Projects | 4 |
97. CAA architects
© CAA architects
CAA architects is an architectural design firm involved in all aspects of design, from urban planning, architecture, interior design, product design, art installation, and more. They are passionate about combining Architecture and Art together and redefining how the two disciplines impact future cities in the era of sustainability and digital technology while pursuing multi-field design practices and interdisciplinary research.
CAA architects was founded by Liu Haowei in 2006. He set up its headquarters in Beijing and then opened offices in New York, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, respectively, with the concept of Design for Tomorrow.
Some of CAA architects’ most prominent projects include:
- West Mountain Innovation Valley – North·Yard, Beijing, China
- CAFA Qingdao Campus
- West Mountain Innovation Valley-Beijing Collaborative Innovation Park, Beijing, China
- Iceland Aurora Station
- Wandering in the Clouds – Korea Samcheok Yisabu Dokdo Memorial Park, Samcheok-si, South Korea
The following statistics helped CAA architects achieve 97th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 5 |
| Total Projects | 13 |
96. COORDINATION ASIA
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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 extraordinary 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 standards.
Some of COORDINATION ASIA’s most prominent projects include:
- Rainbow Chapel, Shanghai, China
- Nike Studio Beijing, Beijing, China
- Shanghai Museum of Glass, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Film Museum
- Design Wing at the Shanghai Museum of Glass, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped COORDINATION ASIA achieve 96th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Finalist | 2 |
| Featured Projects | 4 |
| Total Projects | 12 |
95. Vermilion Zhou Design Group
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Established in Shanghai in 2002, Vermilion Zhou Design Group has completed over a thousand interior design projects, encompassing various types such as public, commercial, office, hotel, restaurant, and residential spaces. We constantly strive to explore new possibilities. Vermilion Zhou Design Group has created dozens of hotel brands within branded hotels, providing accommodation experiences for more than 100 million people.
Vermilion Zhou Design Group understands the needs of different space users and provides accurate positioning in its designs. Through precise task allocation in team collaboration, we develop comprehensive design solutions from conceptualization to implementation, taking an interior design perspective. From a contemporary Oriental mindset, Vermilion Zhou Design Group emphasizes the practicality and aesthetics of the human experience in space.
Some of Vermilion Zhou Design Group’s most prominent projects include:
- ‘Green Massage’ Shanghai Madang Road store, Shanghai, China
- Intercity Bar, Shenzhen, China
- Song Art Museum, Beijing, China
- JI Hotel 5.0 version, Shanghai, China
- BODYCONCEPT Pilates Studio, Zhangyuan, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped Vermilion Zhou Design Group achieve 95th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 2 |
| Total Projects | 17 |
94. 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:
- Dong Fureng House Museum, China
- Zhengze School, China
- Fintech Office, China
- Taikang Dental Wuhan, Wuhan, China
- New Firm, China
The following statistics helped WIT Design & Research achieve 94th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 3 |
| Featured Projects | 3 |
| Total Projects | 6 |
93. say architects
© say architects
Say is a universal way for one to express one’s feelings or to tell a story. It is the most efficient way for humans to communicate with one another. Say is literally expressed, and it is often something flexible and co-authored. Say could also be expressed in text and physical forms. It can also be extended to something written, then becomes permanent, immutable and authored.
Say architects try to articulate our design as a thought, a message or a story. It can be virtual or physical, momentary or permanent, and flexible or immutable. The way we propose and express becomes as crucial as the end result of the design.
Some of say architects’ most prominent projects include:
- say architects Community Office, Hangzhou, China
- Xi Hall, Guangzhou, China
- nice rice Chongqing Concept Store
- ForD Avenue Façade System Upgradation | Golden Curtain, China
- YEK Flagship Store
The following statistics helped say architects achieve 93rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 3 |
| Total Projects | 32 |
92. RoarcRenew
© RoarcRenew
Roarc Renew is an architectural atelier that specializes in urban space renovation. The atelier focuses on urban renewal, space reengineering and 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 lifestyles in the Internet Age, which facilitates co-working projects as one of the major ways to carry out architectural practice.
Some of RoarcRenew’s most prominent projects include:
- TaoCang Art Center, Zhejiang, China
- Carlowitz&CO., Shanghai, China
- Joy City · Parkside · Herstory Art Zone, Shanghai, China
- Mixpace · Mandela, Shanghai, China
- Into the Force——Saturnbird concept store, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped RoarcRenew achieve 92nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Finalist | 4 |
| Featured Projects | 4 |
| Total Projects | 11 |
91. 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 envelope and mechanical services into a whole.
Some of UUA (United Units Architects)’s most prominent projects include:
- Park Era Sales Center, Ankang, China
- The Renovation of the Auditorium of Ankang Middle School, China
- The Exo Towers, Shaoxing, China
- Nine Flow Riverside Art Mall, China
- Coffee Craft, Beijing, China
The following statistics helped UUA (United Units Architects) achieve 91st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 4 |
| Featured Projects | 4 |
| Total Projects | 8 |
90. 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.
Some of ZJJZ Atelier’s most prominent projects include:
- The Mushroom – a wood house in the forest, China
- “Shuangjing Teahouse”: Reimagining Life in a Chinese Ancient Town, China
- Mountain Restaurant & Bar, China
- Dafa Canal Tourist Information Center, China
- Woodhouse Hotel, China
The following statistics helped ZJJZ Atelier achieve 90th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| Featured Projects | 3 |
| Total Projects | 5 |
89. Shanghai United Design Group
© 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, with 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’s most prominent projects include:
- Dysis Church of Poly Shallow Sea, Sanya, China
- WOWDSGN Shanghai MixC Store, Shanghai, China
- Zaozhuang Stadium, Shandong, China
- Wuxi Liangxi Medical Equipment Industrial Park, China
- Wuhan Yangtze River Tiandi Exhibition Hall, Wuhan, China
The following statistics helped Shanghai United Design Group Co., Ltd. achieve 89th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 3 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 3 |
| Total Projects | 5 |
88. Huang Zelin • Aether Architects
© 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’ most prominent projects include:
- Zhongcheng Multi-functional Building, Shenzhen, China
- Insert Architecture – ENCLAVE Book Pavilion, Shenzhen, China
- Gulao Tea Alcove, Heshan, Jiangmen, China
- Air Mountain·Multifunction Pavilion of OCT Phoenix Flower Festival 2019, Shenzhen, China
- Cloud Odeum, Shenzhen, China
The following statistics helped Huang Zelin • Aether Architects | 空氣聯盟建築事務所 achieve 88th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| Featured Projects | 6 |
| Total Projects | 7 |
87. 100architects
© 100architects
100architects 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 & urban interventions impacting the known cityscape by creating a link between the brand and the potential customer through urban interventions, which invite users to interact, encouraging the occurrence of social dynamics.
Some of 100architects’ most prominent projects include:
- Underwater Office, Shanghai, China
- Puzzle Maze, Shanghai, China
- Paint Drop, Shanghai, China
- Blue Ribbon, Shanghai, China
- Red Planet, Zhabei, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped 100architects achieve 87th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| Featured Projects | 6 |
| Total Projects | 13 |
86. Shenzhen Huazhu Architectural & Engineering Design
© Shenzhen Huazhu Architectural & Engineering Design Co., Ltd
Huazhu is an architectural and engineering company founded in 1994, specializing 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 and 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:
- Wenjindu Bus Terminal, Shenzhen, China
- Hongyadong Traditional Culture Preservation and Protection Complex, Chongqing, China
- CATL Shanghai Energy Research Institute
- LiuXianDong Headquarters Block 1, Section 2, Shenzhen, China
- Shekou Coast School
The following statistics helped Shenzhen Huazhu Architectural & Engineering Design Co., Ltd achieve 86th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| Featured Projects | 6 |
| Total Projects | 23 |
85. Atelier Diameter
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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:
- Art Gallery Extension of Nanjing University of the Arts, Nanjing, China
- Mudu Library, Shanghai, China
- Micro-Renovation of East China Formal University No.1 Village, Shanghai, China
- Readers’ House, Beijing, China
- Wuxi Meili Site Museum, Wuxi, China
The following statistics helped Atelier Diameter achieve 85th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 5 |
| Total Projects | 8 |
84. 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, mixed-use and residential projects, etc.
Our team has an 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 research and practice in the fields of landscape, art and design.
Some of Z’scape’s most prominent projects include:
- Alpine Garden and Amphitheater, China
- Jiaxing Train Station Park, China
- Suzhou Mountain Kingston Bilingual School, China
- Sanya Guanlan Terrace Garden, Sanya, China
- Aranya Seaside Whale Swing, China
The following statistics helped Z'scape achieve 84th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Finalist | 5 |
| Featured Projects | 5 |
| Total Projects | 6 |
83. Change Studio
© 承迹景观 Change Studio
Change Studio is a dynamic and innovative team driven by the transformative power of design to positively impact life. Their elegant and effortless aesthetic serves as a response to the complexities of urban environments, embodying an attitude of grace and simplicity. Each project is designed to foster an interactive and emotional connection between people and nature. With years of experience, Change Studio has expressed the poetic potential of spaces across a diverse range of projects — ranging from expansive open landscapes to architectural structures and installations.
Some of Change Studio’s most prominent projects include:
- Urban Garden Retreat | Greentown Yiwu · Fengqi Yilu Residence, Jinhua, China
- A Sanctuary for the Soul｜ Shunde Yunlu Wetland Pavilion, Foshan, China
- Tion in Motion – a Commercial Landscape of Soft Distance, Dongguan, China
- Nanchang Vanke| Guanshan · Youxi: “Living and Traveling Amidst Nature”, Nanchang, China
- Mysterious Valley Forest | Chongqing CR Land , Chongqing, China
The following statistics helped 承迹景观 Change Studio achieve 83rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 2 |
| Featured Projects | 2 |
| Total Projects | 14 |
82. DOMANI Architectural Concepts
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Headquartered in Guangzhou, China, DOMANI has committed to providing 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 clients’ expectations. With high-end commercial space solutions, our energy and competency have attained remarkable market feedback. Awarded prestigious international prizes, we have consistently ranked amongst the top architecture and integrated design studios in Asia.
DOMANI adheres to a strict code of professional conduct. We are a team of diverse talents, working alongside 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’ most prominent projects include:
- Guangzhou Julong Bay Exhibition Hall, Guangzhou, China
- TIC Art Center, Foshan, China
The following statistics helped DOMANI Architectural Concepts achieve 82nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 4 |
| Featured Projects | 2 |
| Total Projects | 2 |
81. 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:
- Dreaming Someone, Beijing, China
- Courtyard 35 – Hutong Cloudscape, Beijing, China
- WAY-out-of-the-box, Shanghai, China
- “Tales from the Loop”- Living Amongst Ancient Trees, Huizhou, China
- Xi’An JiaWei Office Facade Design
The following statistics helped WAY Studio achieve 81st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 3 |
| Featured Projects | 4 |
| Total Projects | 38 |
80. Office AIO
© Office AIO
Founded in 2014 by partners Tim Kwan and Isabelle Sun, Office AIO is an interdisciplinary design practice based in Beijing, China. From the scale of architecture to interiors, to objects of desire, we have accumulated experience 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 clients’ practical design objectives, but also transform pre-existing constraints into opportunities; thus, the result of 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:
- Bar Lotus, Shanghai, China
- Shop O, Chengdu, China
- Noodle In Transit, Chongqing, China
- AVATR EV Experience Centers, Shanghai, China
- M+ Space, Beijing, China
The following statistics helped Office AIO achieve 80th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 3 |
| Featured Projects | 1 |
| Total Projects | 22 |
79. Cun Design
© Cun Design
The beauty of the Orient lies in the lyrical way of expressing emotions and its simple and natural nature. Such characteristics are not superficial symbols or cultural elements imposed on inner nature. Symbols and elements are not essential in design, and they alone cannot build up good designs! The beauty of Asia lies more in the flexible way of design.
Some of Cun Design’s most prominent projects include:
- Office design for Blue Moon Films: A Line between Time, Beijing, China
- Green Leopard Lighting’s flagship store, Zhongshan, China
- Space Design of Elephant-Parade Office-the world’s leading marketing agency, Beijing, China
- Encounter a beam of light in design- Portugal SERIP Lighting Exhibition Hall, Beijing, China
- UTTER SPACE (Beijing) – CUN Design, Beijing, China
The following statistics helped Cun Design achieve 79th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 4 |
| Total Projects | 6 |
78. Beijing AN-Design Architects
© Li Yi
Beijing AN-Design Architects is a firm located in Beijing that specializes in landscape architecture.
Some of Beijing AN-Design Architects’ most prominent projects include:
- Taoxichuan Ceramic Culture Industrial Park, Jingdezhen, China
- Courtyards Renovation of the Moshikou Neighborhood, Beijing, China
- Chongqing Shibati Traditional Style Area, Chongqing, China
- China Fuzhou Arsenal (Chuanzheng) Culture Mawei Shipyard Area, Fuzhou, China
The following statistics helped Beijing AN-Design Architects achieve 78th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 3 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 4 |
| Total Projects | 4 |
77. y.ad studio
© y.ad studio
Established in 2017, the Shanghai-based y.ad studio is a comprehensive design studio that focuses on space/site planning, urban renewal, architectural design and space design. It has accumulated rich design experience through constant practice in different fields, especially in urban renewal, commercial building transformation, cultural exhibitions, culture & tourism & 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 design 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:
- Yuanshe · Hezhou, Zhejiang, China
- Jijiadun Village Conference Center, Kunshan, Kunshan, Suzhou, China
- Multifunctional Gym & Ceramic Expert Workshop, Longyou County, Quzhou, China
- Dawn Redwood Tribe Shared Restaurant in Hongqiyang Village, Zhejiang, China
- Future Community Center, Xikou, Longyou County, Quzhou, China
The following statistics helped y.ad studio achieve 77th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| Featured Projects | 6 |
| Total Projects | 16 |
76. 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’ most prominent projects include:
- SHEERIN Pavilion for 2023 Guangzhou Design Week, Guangzhou, China
- Shenzhen Flagship Store of TFD
- Meituan Academy of Robotics Shenzhen Headquarters and Robot Delivery Operation Station, Shenzhen, China
- CHARLIE’S TEA Pavilion, Guangzhou, China
- ZIPLAB Off-line Store, China by PMT Partners
The following statistics helped PMT Partners achieve 76th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 5 |
| Total Projects | 19 |
75. Tanghua Architects
© Tanghua Architects
Founded in 2002 by Tang Hua, a scholar and professor at Chongqing University, Tanghua Architect & Associates is an award-winning architectural design practice based in Shenzhen. Tanghua Architect & Associates provides planning, urban design, interior design and landscape architecture services, and consistently participates in urban planning, urban design, and landscape architecture-related research.
In 2012, Tanghua Architect & Associates was awarded as one of the 100 architecture design institutes in China. Having completed nearly 400 projects over the years in operation, with over 70 built. Tanghua Architect & Associates has been nominated for a number of prestigious national and international design awards, such as the CHINAASC Architecture Design Award of China and the HKIA Cross-strait Architectural Design Awards.
Some of Tanghua Architects’ most prominent projects include:
- Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center, Shenzhen, China
- The Planning Exhibition Center of Liangjiang Collaborative Innovation Zone, Chongqing, Chongqing, China
- Bishan Cultural and Art Center, Chongqing, China
- Kengzi Cultural and Technology Center (Pingshan Cultural House), Shenzhen, China
- Sichuan Fine Art Institute Library, Chongqing, China
The following statistics helped Tanghua Architects achieve 75th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 5 |
| Total Projects | 8 |
74. 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 of Light City, which is made from the improvement of living and lighting conditions, to the renovation design of Rope Wave Office, which changed a shabby place into a creative co-working office, our ideas come from the re-interpretation and definition of the value of design.
Usual Studio’s design works have been acknowledged by the media and press worldwide and have received numerous design awards, including 2017 A+Awards Jury Winner and Popular Choice Winner and 2016 The I-ding International Design Prize.
Some of Jing-Rui Lin (Usual Studio)’s most prominent projects include:
- Rope Wave Office, Shanghai, China
- Light Tunnel- Lishui Corporate Office, China
- Eye of CangEr – Dali Fengyasong Hotel, China
- Twilight in Erhai – Dali San Jian Hotel Design, China
- Full Moon – Dali Qinglv Fuyun House Design
The following statistics helped Jing-Rui Lin (Usual Studio) achieve 74th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 5 |
| Total Projects | 10 |
73. PLAT ASIA
© Zhu Yumeng
Being an international team of architects and designers, PLAT ASIA was founded in Beijing in 2010 by Baoyang Bian and Donghyun Jung, who share an oriental cultural background. Based on constant research and analysis of the bewildering social backdrop nowadays, PLAT ASIA has been endeavoring to optimize living conditions without sacrificing the future living environment. Moreover, PLAT ASIA not only seeks to discover new opportunities and means of land occupation, but also to carry forward oriental philosophies of nature, architecture and value as well.
Some of PLAT ASIA’s most prominent projects include:
- Dujiangyan Forest Resort Hotel, China
- Xilamuren Silk-Road Dreamland Steppe Resort, Baotou, China
- Volcano-In Visitor Center, Xilinhot, China
- Lushan West Sea Art Center, Jiujiang, China
- Cloud Tea Room, Huzhou, China
The following statistics helped PLAT ASIA achieve 73rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 7 |
| Total Projects | 18 |
72. ATAH
© ATAH
Founded in 2013 in Los Angeles/Shanghai, Studio ATAH is an architectural design firm featured for exploring design with contemporary thoughts. The partners of Studio ATAH received complete architecture professional education domestically and abroad, and have been in practice for years in well-known international architectural firms. The team includes architects, interior designers and technology specialists. ATAH’s project types include commercial, office, cultural, as well as renovation, interior and residential. Through continuous design practice, our work is being built and put into use.
In the Navajo Indian language, A-Tah means involving.
Some of ATAH’s most prominent projects include:
- Yunmen Mountain All-Seasons Resort, Weifang, China
- The Brocade Loom, Qinhuai New River Bridge, Nanjing, China
- Pirouette Bridge
- Xiangshui Culture&Art Center
- Floating Matrix: Shanghai Yangtze 3MAP Elevator Factory Renovation, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped ATAH achieve 72nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 2 |
| Featured Projects | 3 |
| Total Projects | 9 |
71. XING DESIGN
© 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 to smart solutions but also to uncovering 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’s 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:
- Shanghai Subway Line 14 Yuyuan Station, Shanghai, China
- Bluepha BioFAB, Jiangsu, China
- The Wall Maze of Vi Park, Shanghai, China
- NEOBRIDGE Hotel Renovation, Shanghai, China
- Jingdezhen Taoxichuan Cloud Engine Energy Center, China
The following statistics helped XING DESIGN achieve 71st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 3 |
| Featured Projects | 4 |
| Total Projects | 7 |
70. SHISUO Design Office
© SHISUO Design Office
SHISUO Design Office was established in 2023, founded by Sanif and Changshan (Chinese National First-Class Architect). Their practice types are rich and diverse — in the renovation of Somekh Building, they create a clear and identifiable balance between preservation and renewal, repair and deconstruction, memory and the present. By strategy of reconstructing the archaeological stratifications, time fragments are recombined and spatially interpreted to create a new integrity; The Coffee Shed of Luxun Park reflects their contemplation on the dichotomy between artificial and natural — how man-made structures, as buildings, can coexist and symbiotically create with nature.
Some of SHISUO Design Office’s most prominent projects include:
- The Breeze Hall—Between the sacred and the mundane, Shanghai, China
- the Coffee Shed of Luxun Park—The Artificial and Natural, Shanghai, China
- Somekh Building Renovation-Reconstructing the Archaeological Stratifications, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped SHISUO Design Office achieve 70th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 3 |
| Featured Projects | 3 |
| Total Projects | 3 |
69. QINGMO Architects
© QINGMO Architects
“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 an inclusive and open ideology and a 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’ most prominent projects include:
- Lakeside Pavilion of VANKE ANLAN, Hangzhou, China
- Eye of Erhai Lake
- YueLong Valley Hotel, Luoyang, China
- Vanke Wonderland Primary School（TOD）, Hangzhou, China
The following statistics helped QINGMO Architects achieve 69th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 3 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 2 |
| Featured Projects | 4 |
| Total Projects | 4 |
68. IARA
© IARA
IARA Architecture Design and Research Office, along with IARA Rural Research Center was founded in Beijing by architects Jingqiu Zhang and Lubin Liu. We focus on the past, present, and future of contemporary cities and countryside. Approaching from the perspective of interdisciplinary design, through the means of cultural creation and social engagement, actively participate in the process of social change in order to better explore human-centered approaches to the revitalization of both urban and rural areas. Committed to continuous learning, we investigate diverse urban and rural conditions, listen to the voices of local people, and shape architecture and spaces around indigenous lifestyles, creating improved living spaces for both cities and villages.
Some of IARA’s most prominent projects include:
- FW JI· The Rural Memory Museum, Huangshan City, China
- FW JI·Covered Bridge on Aqueduct, Huangshan City, China
- FW JI·Huizhou Corridor, Huangshan City, China
- Harmony Across Eras: Treasures From The Collection of The First Ambassador of Finland to China, Beijing, China
- FW JI·The Rural Memory Museum, Huangshan City, China
The following statistics helped IARA achieve 68th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 4 |
| Featured Projects | 3 |
| Total Projects | 6 |
67. TheY Architects
© TheY Architects
TheY Architects 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 possibilities of the site, jumping out of the already known design of the site, and creating an unexpected space-time experience in the situation.
Some of TheY Architects’ most prominent projects include:
- Station in the Field
- Nature Workshop
- Nature Growth
- Fishermen Light Cinema-Dongmen Pier Renovation, Ningbo, China
The following statistics helped TheY Architects achieve 67th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 4 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 4 |
| Total Projects | 4 |
66. 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 and 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:
- Cabin Fairy Town: Island, Jungle, Cabin, Jiujiang, China
- Qiyuan：Scenery · Plains · Windows, Hangzhou, China
- Swan Lake Chapel, Jiangsu, China
- Baimajian Recreation Bar, Suzhou, China
- Houbu Ancient Village Post Station, Suzhou, China
The following statistics helped Parallect Design achieve 66th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| Featured Projects | 7 |
| Total Projects | 69 |
65. 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, architectural design, furniture, fixtures and equipment design, Golucci Interior Architects is simultaneously 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’ most prominent projects include:
- Yijian Cafe, Shanghai, China
- Si-Pu Nabe, Shanghai, China
- Vitaland kid restaurant, Beijing, China
- DianDianYiPin ChaChaanTeng, Beijing, China
- NetEase Yijian Cafe, Beijing, China
The following statistics helped Golucci Interior Architects achieve 65th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 6 |
| Total Projects | 39 |
64. XAA JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES
© XAA JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES
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 XAA JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES’ most prominent projects include:
- Pazhou Ferry Terminal, Guangzhou, China
- URBAN DEVELOPMENT EXHIBITION HALL OF LIUZHOU CITY, Liuzhou, China
- Wuzhou Urban Multi-fiction Center, Wuzhou, China
- Dongpo Academy, Meishan, China
- Caohai Wenxinglou Relics Park, Yunnan, China
The following statistics helped XAA JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES achieve 64th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 6 |
| Total Projects | 13 |
63. Atelier Deshaus
photo: Shu He - © Atelier Deshaus
Atelier Deshaus was established in Shanghai in 2001 and obtained the Class A Qualification of Architectural Design authorized by the Ministry of Construction, P.R.China.We emphasize practice, maintain sensitivity to architecture-related and other more extensive aspects of culture, as well as pay attention to our own 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, modern cogitation and the relationship of contemporary society. Atelier Deshaus was invited to participate in many international architecture and art exhibitions and was awarded.
Some of Atelier Deshaus’ most prominent projects include:
- Anji Creative & Design Center, Huzhou, China
- The Gate M West Bund Dream Center, China
- Plot 6 & Tea House in Jiangsu Software Park, Nanjing, China
- Youth Center in Qingpu, Shanghai, China
- Spiral Gallery, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped Atelier Deshaus achieve 63rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 5 |
| Total Projects | 6 |
62. Daipu Architects
© Daipu Architects
Daipu Architects, founded by Dai Pu, is an innovation-oriented architecture firm. The firm endeavors to review each project with a 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 planning to concept development, from skyscrapers to the 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, engineering, 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’ most prominent projects include:
- Streaming Light Exhibition Hall – Courtyard Renovation for the GuanZhong Mangba Art Festival, Xi’an, China
- Waterside Langjiu Bar, Luzhou, China
- Tree Art Museum, China
- Kengee Urban Farm, Wuhan, China
- Gallery Delta, Guizhou, China
The following statistics helped Daipu Architects achieve 62nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 6 |
| Total Projects | 9 |
61. URBANUS
© 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 the production 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.
Some of URBANUS’ most prominent projects include:
- Renovation of Shenyang Dongmaoku Warehouses, Shenyang, China
- OCAT(OCT Contemporary Art Terminal) – B10, Shenzhen, China
- Lv Ancestral Home — Revitalization of The Relic Site of Yongle Palace, Yuncheng, China
- Xihoudu Relics Ceremonial Flame Park, China
- Botanic Garden of International Horticultural Exhibition 2019, Beijing, China
The following statistics helped URBANUS都市实践 achieve 61st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 5 |
| Featured Projects | 7 |
| Total Projects | 7 |
60. Vector Architects
© Vector Architects
We still have faith in the primitive, tranquil, and eternal power embodied within architecture itself. It can travel through time and resist unrest and uncertainty. Architecture needs to address the context and respond to the realistic problems of social, political and environmental parameters. However, after solving all the problems, architecture needs to eventually retain its capacity to go beyond the constraints of reality, to reclaim its raison d’être, that is, to soothe our body and soul. Architecture is a medium to closely connect ourselves physically, mentally and emotionally with the world we live in. In our view, this is the courage as well as the ultimate responsibility that architecture should have.
Some of Vector Architects’ most prominent projects include:
- Yangshuo Sugarhouse Hotel, Guilin, China
- Liyuan Foreign Language Primary School, Shenzhen, China
- Jingyang Camphor Court, Jingdezhen, China
- Luxelakes Floating Headquarters Office, Chengdu, China
- Chapel of Music, Qinhuangdao, China
The following statistics helped Vector Architects achieve 60th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 4 |
| Total Projects | 8 |
59. 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 relationships 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 experiences through our thinking. In the meantime, we don’t mind participating in commercial projects, but we look forward to collaborating with clients with similar values to create win-win works that benefit the public interest.
Some of Atelier Scale’s most prominent projects include:
- The Wave, Shenzhen, China
- Restroom in the Mountains, Yantai, China
- The Vortex, Shenzhen, China
- The Fire Tower, Yantai, China
- The Urban Carpet, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped Atelier Scale achieve 59th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 3 |
| Featured Projects | 5 |
| Total Projects | 6 |
58. TEAM_BLDG
© Jonathan Leijonhufvud
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 rather than a noun meaning architecture, which should be the process of constructing, and the finished design is just the start of architects’ work. Relative to any concept or style, they focus more focusing on the “atmosphere” of building and space, interior and exterior for people.
Some of TEAM_BLDG’s most prominent projects include:
- THE HAKKA TRIANGLE HOUSE, Guangzhou, China
- The Quartet – Songzhuang Z Museum, Zhejiang, China
- Hotel WIND, Xiamen, China
- CT OFFICE, Jiaxing, China
- THE EARTH, China
The following statistics helped TEAM_BLDG achieve 58th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| Featured Projects | 7 |
| Total Projects | 17 |
57. Various Associates
© 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’ most prominent projects include:
- Voisin Organique Restaurant & Lounge, Shenzhen, China
- LuxeIsland Farm, Wuhan, China
- FUTURE CITY Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, China
- SND Concept Store, Shenzhen by Various Associates, Shenzhen, China
- PLASTIQUE MO DEPO (Taikoo Li Qiantan) by Various Associates, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped Various Associates achieve 57th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 5 |
| Total Projects | 29 |
56. Architectural Design and Research Institution of SCUT
© 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:
- Changsha International Conference Center, Changsha, China
- Library of Guangdong Vocational College of Hotel Management, Dongguan, China
- Yanzi Memorial Hall, Shanghai, China
- Xinxu Town Central Kindergarten, China
- Juxing Bridge, Guangzhou, China
The following statistics helped Architectural Design and Research Institution of SCUT Co., LTD achieve 56th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 3 |
| Featured Projects | 6 |
| Total Projects | 10 |
55. RooMoo Design Studio
© Wen Studio
Founded in Shanghai in 2017 by Tao Zhang, Ray Zhang, and Marine Bois, RooMoo Design Studio does not simply create spaces; it aspires to awaken emotions and orchestrate a symphony of unique sensations through each project. Although RooMoo Design Studio is notably recognized for its achievements in the interior architecture of the hospitality and restaurant sectors, its expertise also extends to commercial and residential projects.
In 2024, RooMoo Design Studio is delighted to announce the opening of a new studio in France near Montpellier. At the intersection of industrialization and craftsmanship, RooMoo is committed to an approach that uniquely addresses each client’s specific needs.
Some of RooMoo Design Studio’s most prominent projects include:
- Cloudhaus Hotel, Chongqing, China
- B3, Shenzhen, China
- Le coq wine & bistro in URBN Hotel, Shanghai, China
- Forté, Shanghai, China
- Le petit château, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped RooMoo Design Studio achieve 55th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 3 |
| Featured Projects | 6 |
| Total Projects | 19 |
54. Studio 10
© Studio 10
Founded in 2017, Studio10 is an interdisciplinary architectural design practice based in Shenzhen, China, with a 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 backgrounds, has both global vision and profound understanding of the local culture.
Some of Studio 10’s most prominent projects include:
- HALL OF IMMORTALITY AT LONGSHAN CEMETERY, Henan, China
- Wetland Caves. A Discovery Pavilion in the Longyou Wetlands, Quzhou, China
- Pavilion of Pastel Shadows at the Shiyaling Park, Shenzhen, China
- RENOVATION OF THE QINCHANG VILLAGE CPC BRANCH OFFICE COMMUNITY CENTER, Henan, China
- The Xue Village Community and Tourist Service Center, Zhengzhou, China
The following statistics helped Studio 10 achieve 54th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| Featured Projects | 8 |
| Total Projects | 17 |
53. Archermit
© Archermit
Archermit was founded in Chengdu, China, in April 2015. The pioneer and practitioner of the Imagist Theory of Architecture and the pioneering 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, as well as pursue the design of symbiosis with nature and coexistence with the site, advocating refined design and full-process design exploration mode.
Some of Archermit’s most prominent projects include:
- Bamboo Branch Academy, Yibin, China
- Longmenshan Town · Woyun Platform, Chengdu Shi, China
- The 2024 Chengdu International Horticultural Expo – Xingcheng Exhibition Garden, Chengdu, China
- Nujiang River 72 Turns Canyon Scenic Area, Tibet, China
- Chengdu·Supo Gallery, Chengdu, China
The following statistics helped Archermit achieve 53rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 3 |
| Featured Projects | 7 |
| Total Projects | 14 |
52. AD ARCHITECTURE
© AD ARCHITECTURE
AD ARCHITECTURE (Shenzhen) is committed to carrying out architectural and interior design and research from unique perspectives, and dedicated to creating distinctive visual art for each project. With an international vision, determination to break boundaries and a strategic project management system, the team insists on an exploratory attitude to create interaction between humans and objects during spatial design practices.
Some of AD ARCHITECTURE’s most prominent projects include:
- Chasing Light · Overland Headquarters & Showroom, Foshan, China
- Future Artspace H, Shantou, China
- Overland’s Headquarters Showroom for the New Earthism Series, Foshan, China
- FRIPIECE Texture Lab, Hangzhou, China
- WU Modern Chao Cuisine, Shenzhen, China
The following statistics helped AD ARCHITECTURE achieve 52nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 3 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 6 |
| Total Projects | 44 |
51. Mix Architecture
© Mix Architecture
Founded in 2016, Mix Architecture is committed to exploring the possibility of architecture in various contexts to respond to the most primitive emotional and spiritual needs of human beings. By connecting imagination and reality, Mix Architecture creates spaces that enter deep consciousness through the exploration of the spirit of the site and sensitivity to material construction, integrating people, architecture and nature intrinsically.
As a qualified architectural design firm, it covers urban planning, architectural design, interior design and landscape design. The team has long focused on the design and research of new business formats, cultural revitalization, urban renewal and rural revitalization, offering creative and comprehensive solutions to the increasingly complex and changing urban environmental, social and cultural needs and ensuring the integrity and quality of project completion through refined management and control processes.
Some of Mix Architecture’s most prominent projects include:
- Shanshui Firewood Garden, Yibin, China
- Wuxiang Mountain Qiu Hu Station, Nanjing, China
- Red Box, Nanjing, China
- Jiangshan Fishing Village Renovation Practice, Nanjing, China
- The Sun Shed of Chun Qin Yuan Ecological Farm Renovation, Yangzhou, China
The following statistics helped Mix Architecture achieve 51st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 3 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 2 |
| Featured Projects | 5 |
| Total Projects | 9 |
50. 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 a specific focus on the emergent socio/cultural phenomenon in Asian cities generated by an unprecedented urban transition. At the same time, as a cultural platform that spans architecture and urbanism research, META-Project is actively engaged in worldwide cross-disciplinary collaboration that involves multiple dimensions of the contemporary medium: publication, video, art, network, exhibition and the development of design strategies for promoting the culture of the contemporary city.
Some of META-Project’s most prominent projects include:
- Stage of Forest, Jilin, China
- HeyTown Art Center, Beijing, China
- New Youth Commune, China
- Water Tower Pavilion, Shenyang, China
- Courtyard by the West Sea, China
The following statistics helped META-Project achieve 50th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 3 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 4 |
| Featured Projects | 3 |
| Total Projects | 5 |
49. 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 at 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 Headquarters, 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 the years since opening, MARS-Studio has won numerous international awards and has gained wide media coverage, including ArchDaily, Designboom, Gooood, Dezeen, Inheritage, Aspects Media, AC Architecture, Hospitality Design Magazine, Global Design, IFDM, IDEAT and many others.
Some of MARS Studio’s most prominent projects include:
- SOMESOME Bar & Restaurant, Beijing, China
- Tianfu Conference Center, Chengdu, China
- Tarentum Bar & Restaurant, Shenzhen, China
- Shanghai Design Festival Mirage Urban Blossom
- The Boundary of Mountains and the Sea’ – Renovation of Xiangshan Sluice Gate, Zhejiang, China
The following statistics helped MARS Studio achieve 49th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 4 |
| Featured Projects | 4 |
| Total Projects | 25 |
48. DAGA Architects
© DAGA Architects
As a pioneer and practitioner in the field of “Urban Renovation” in China, DAGA Architects has participated widely in architectural design, interior design, urban planning and landscape design projects, providing international-standard design quality, focusing on creativity and details. DAGA Architects also tracks the whole process of the project. Especially in the practice of co-working and co-living renovation in the Beijing hutong area, DAGA Architects finds a way to balance the existing building and new design, providing people with a more harmonious and shared lifestyle.
Some of DAGA Architects’ most prominent projects include:
- Dongsi 5Lmeet, Beijing, China
- Metalhands Coffee, Beijing, China
- Transparent Hutong Installation: From Physics to Phenomena, Beijing, China
- Qingdao Metro CR International Ocean Intelligence Zone Accelerator Office, Qingdao, China
- Gulou Office Renovation, Beijing, China
The following statistics helped DAGA Architects achieve 48th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| Featured Projects | 7 |
| Total Projects | 21 |
47. Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSD
© Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSD
SHDSD was founded in 2004. DSD focuses on boutique design and controls the number of annual projects, trying to make every piece of work unique and of a high level. Guided by its culture of customized design, DSD is capable of integrating the experience of a large firm and the creativity of small offices.
DSD aims to become the best life design expert in China and to produce acclaimed work in hotels, cultural architecture, complex buildings 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 Metamorphosis of Nanjing Baiyunting Food Market, China
- Bayuquan Theater, Yingkou, China
- NANJING VANKE JIUDUHUI
- Jiahe Boutique Hotel in Yushan Bay, Wuxi, China
- China Yellow Sea Wetlands Museum
The following statistics helped Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSD achieve 47th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| Featured Projects | 9 |
| Total Projects | 29 |
46. Guangzhou S.P.I Design
© 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 has established three business modules: community, culture and tourism and urban, with the completion of more than 3,000 high-quality projects in over 100 cities in China. S.P.I has devoted itself 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 innovative 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:
- Xiangjiang Bay, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Glorious City, Tianjin, China
- Guangzhou Wangnan Park, Guangzhou, China
- Bailuwan Cherry Blossom Town, Rizhao, China
- Huafa CIFI • Platinum Diamond Four Seasons, Guangdong Province, China
The following statistics helped Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd achieve 46th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Finalist | 2 |
| Featured Projects | 7 |
| Total Projects | 16 |
45. 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, LLLab produces site-specific design installations and building projects that both provoke and inspire. LLLab. Founders Hanxiao Liu, Luís Ricardo and David Correa started their own practice after meeting at the German office haascookzemmrich STUDIO 2050 and the Institute of Computational Design, where they collaborated on various international projects in both practical and academic fields.
Some of llLab.’s most prominent projects include:
- Bamboo Bamboo, Canopy and Pavilions, Impression SanjieLiu, Guilin, China
- SPARK 761, Beijing Digital Economy AIDC, Beijing, China
- Brickyard Retreat Renovation, Beijing, China
- San Sa Village, Beijing, China
- Bamboo Bamboo, Canopy and Pavilions, Impression Sanjie Liu, Guilin, China
The following statistics helped llLab. achieve 45th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 8 |
| Total Projects | 11 |
44. 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’s 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:
- Shui Cultural Center, Qiannan, China
- Chishui Danxia World Natural Heritage Visitor Center, Zunyi, China
- Chetian Cultural Center, Guiyang, China
- Cuisuba Yi Cultural & Visitor Center, Guizhou, China
- Concrete Memorial, Zunyi, China
The following statistics helped West-line Studio achieve 44th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 3 |
| Featured Projects | 7 |
| Total Projects | 13 |
43. 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 practiced around the world, including Europe, Singapore and the United States. dongqi has accumulated practical experience in integrating leading-edge intelligent capabilities, for example, KUKA robots 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.
dongqi work has also been widely published in Architectural Digest, ArchDaily, BauNetz, Domus, FRAME, Detail, Design Anthology, designboom, Gooood, Retail Design Blog, Interni & Decor Korea, Interior Design.
Some of dongqi Design’s most prominent projects include:
- YEARLY PLAN Shanghai Building 1, Shanghai, China
- GAGA TOAST, Shenzhen, China
- 15 ESSENTIALS, Shanghai, China
- XC273 by XCOMMONS, Shanghai, China
- Le Poulet Restaurant & Bar, Shenzhen, China
The following statistics helped dongqi Design achieve 43rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Finalist | 7 |
| Featured Projects | 7 |
| Total Projects | 13 |
42. 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 the 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.
Atelier Ping Jiang’s work has been awarded numerous international awards, including multiple AIA Design Awards, The Plan, Architecture Review Future Awards, WAF Awards, etc.
Some of Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch’s most prominent projects include:
- The Panda Pavilions, Chengdu, China
- Qingpu New Town South Metro Station, Shanghai, China
- LAND Community Center, Xi’an, China
- MicroNature, Shanghai, China
- Minsheng Wharf Block E15-3, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch achieve 42nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 6 |
| Featured Projects | 6 |
| Total Projects | 11 |
41. 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, a large talent pool and a high market share in the domestic architectural design industry.
Some of China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG)’s most prominent projects include:
- Zero-Carbon Origami Airplane— Shanghai Lin’gang Starry Sky Theme Park Visitor Service Center, Shanghai, China
- Taiyuan Binhe Sports Center Renovation, Taiyuan, China
- Zhengzhou Dahecun National Archaeological Site Park, Zhengzhou, China
- The Main Pavilion of the 11th Jiangsu Horticultural Expo, Nanjing, China
- Linfen Shooting Center, Linfen, China
The following statistics helped China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG) achieve 41st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 3 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 5 |
| Featured Projects | 6 |
| Total Projects | 9 |
40. XISUI Design
© XISUI Design
XISUI Design was founded in 2018 in Shanghai by Mr. Hu Yihao and Ms. Peng Yang. The practice specializes in niche fields of landscape and architectural design, including landscape installations, children’s spaces, and immersive scenarios. It provides services that encompass conceptual design, strategic planning, and detailed construction guidance. The team comprises members with interdisciplinary backgrounds, including landscape architects, architects, installation artists, structural engineers and parametric designers. They actively explore the boundaries of contemporary technology, such as digital design, construction technologies, new processes and new materials and have obtained multiple patents in design and construction.
In recent years, XISUI Design has garnered numerous prestigious accolades, including 4 Architizer A+ Awards, 3 gold awards from the AHLA Asian Habitat Landscape Awards, 2 BLT Built Design Awards, alongside gold honors at the YUANYE Awards and LIA International Competition of the Landscape Ingenuity Award.
Some of XISUI Design’s most prominent projects include:
- Boulder Park: The First 3D Concrete-Printed Playground, Jinan, China
- Digital Design of a Thin-shell Metal Woven Pavilion, Hefei, China
- Natural and Organic: Red Dunes Playtopia, Guangzhou, China
- Wonder Tree: A Massive Steampunk Magical Forest Installation in a Commercial Atrium, Chongqing, China
- Cone Pavilion: A Leisure Installation in the Bald Cypress Grove of Shanghai’s Qiantan Park, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped XISUI Design achieve 40th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 4 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 7 |
| Total Projects | 12 |
39. 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, and previously had professional experience in many world-renowned architecture offices and institutes in the US, the Netherlands, Japan, Mexico and España and participated in various types of projects, with extensive background and practical experience. The office is engaged in a variety of projects in China, Japan, the US and Australia, including museums, private residences, office buildings, urban planning, historical building renovation, schools, 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:
- Exhibition Center of Longquan National Archaeological Park of China, Lishui, China
- 123+ Kindergarten, Shanghai, China
- “The Shadow Garden” of World Horticulture Expo in Yangzhou, Yangzhou, China
The following statistics helped OfficeOffCourse achieve 39th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 6 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 3 |
| Total Projects | 3 |
38. 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 work, lighting and art. Its design concept emphasizes humanism, dialogue between history and the contemporary, and interaction between the 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-intervention, which is widely used in typological studies and has allowed the revival of rural villages and communities.
Some of He Wei Studio／3andwich Design’s most prominent projects include:
- Limestone Gallery, Qianxinan, China
- Stone Nest Amphitheater for Community Activities, Weihai, China
- Shangping Village Regeneration – Yang’s School Area, Sanming, China
- The Water Drop Library, Huizhou, China
- Ding Hui Yuan Zen & Tea Chamber, Beijing, China
The following statistics helped He Wei Studio／3andwich Design achieve 38th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 3 |
| Featured Projects | 7 |
| Total Projects | 13 |
37. KOKAISTUDIOS
© KOKAISTUDIOS
Kokaistudios is an award-winning architecture and interior design firm founded in 2000 in Venice by Italian architects Filippo Gabbiani & Andrea Destefanis. Headquartered in Shanghai since 2002, we have grown into a multicultural firm of 50 people working on a global scale with projects in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America. Kokaistudios partners with our clients to collaboratively develop innovative and groundbreaking projects in diverse fields of design. Primarily focused on developing cultural, corporate, commercial, hospitality and retail projects, we have also worked extensively on urban regeneration projects involving the re-qualification of heritage locations. Kokaistudios aims to develop projects that add positively to the built environment and social fabric of the cities and countries in which they are located.
Some of KOKAISTUDIOS’ most prominent projects include:
- Baoshan WTE Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Suhe MixC World, Shanghai, China
- Bund Financial Center South Mall Interior Design, Shanghai, China
- Beijing CR Land Galleria Shopping Center – Instreet Renovation, Beijing, China
- House of the Tree, Shenzhen, China
The following statistics helped KOKAISTUDIOS achieve 37th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 2 |
| Featured Projects | 10 |
| Total Projects | 55 |
36. CSWADI
© CSWADI
Founded in 1950, China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute (CSWADI) is one of China’s largest state-owned Class A architectural design corporations with the longest history and the fullest design disciplines. We are subordinate to China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), the No.9 on the 2022 Fortune Global 500 list.
Having grown for more than 70 years since its incorporation, CSWADI has completed more than 10,000 engineering design works for projects covering all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China and more than 20 countries and regions around the world. We are one of the independent concessionaires for international business and large-scale architectural design institutes engaged in abundant international design works.
Some of CSWADI’s most prominent projects include:
- Phoenix Mountain Sports Center, Chengdu, China
- Chengdu Museum of Contemporary Art, Tianfu Library of Humanity and Art, Chengdu, China
- Danjing Pavilion of Longquan Mountain Urban Forest Park, Chengdu, China
- Voice Recording 1982, Chengdu, China
- Chengdu Tianfu Art Gallery, Chengdu, China
The following statistics helped CSWADI achieve 36th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 3 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 6 |
| Featured Projects | 9 |
| Total Projects | 11 |
35. OPEN Architecture
© 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:
- Garden School, Beijing, China
- Shede Cultural Museum, Suining, China
- Sun Tower, Yantai, China
- HEX-SYS, Guangdong, China
- Tank Shanghai, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped OPEN Architecture achieve 35th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Finalist | 4 |
| Featured Projects | 10 |
| Total Projects | 13 |
34. 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 that can provide four-in-one integrated design services including architectural design, interior design, renovation design and construction and landscape design, KLID has adhered to the design concept of “Innovation from Observation” and has a strong pursuit of the design works display effect.
Some of Kris Lin International Design’s most prominent projects include:
- Stream Office, Zhuhai, China
- Flow, China
- BIRCH FOREST, China
- White Mountain Club House, Nanjing, China
- River Palace, Guangzhou, China
The following statistics helped Kris Lin International Design achieve 34th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 6 |
| Featured Projects | 8 |
| Total Projects | 15 |
33. LINEHOUSE
© LINEHOUSE
Founded in 2013 by Alex Mok and Briar Hickling, Linehouse creates bold, poetic projects with compelling narratives, distinctive spatial experiences with a focus on craft and placemaking.
Working across architecture, interiors, and objects, we approach each project with curiosity rather than prescription, balancing function and aesthetics to craft the design. Each project is shaped by rigorous research and developed holistically and collaboratively across disciplines and studios. Our work celebrates local vernaculars, daily rituals and memories, while addressing contemporary needs.
Materiality and craft are central to our process. We believe the extraordinary can emerge from the ordinary, using experimentation and making as tools to transform familiar elements into immersive spaces that feel both grounded and unexpected. With studios in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Auckland, Linehouse works internationally across hospitality, retail, F&B, workplace and residential projects.
Some of LINEHOUSE’s most prominent projects include:
- WeWork Weihai Lu, Shanghai, China
- Gaga Coast Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- John Anthony, Hong Kong
- Baoism, Shanghai, China
- Ying’nFlo, Hong Kong
The following statistics helped LINEHOUSE achieve 33rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 3 |
| Featured Projects | 10 |
| Total Projects | 32 |
32. 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 team, 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. Projects cover 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 twenty-first century city.
Some of aoe’s most prominent projects include:
- Chongqing Sunac One Central Mansion Sales Pavilion, Chongqing, China
- Sino-Italian Cultural Exchange City Reception Hall — The Chinese Cultural Hall, Chengdu, China
- Deep Sea Museum And Sports Center in Sanya
- Haikou International Duty Free Reception Center, Haikou, China
- ShuiFa Info Town Property Exhibition Center, Jinan, China
The following statistics helped aoe achieve 32nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 6 |
| Featured Projects | 8 |
| Total Projects | 16 |
31. Challenge Design
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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 complexes, resorts, luxury condos, boutique hotels, museums and public architecture, winning dozens of awards and unanimous high appraisal. With growing experience in various fields including architectural design, urban planning, interior design, wooden structure design and commercial operation, the company has developed the capability to control the whole life cycle of the projects.
Since its foundation, Challenge Design has been working to find a way to realize harmonious co-existence between architecture, human beings and nature, hoping to find a possible way to bring a renewed sense of experience and create new thoughts & spatial forms through creative thinking.
Some of Challenge Design’s most prominent projects include:
- Yuanlu Community Center, Chongqing, China
- YULIN Artistic Center, Chongqing, China
- Cloud Art Museum, Guizhou, China
- Park Legend Kindergarten, Chengdu, China
- Huashan Impression, China
The following statistics helped Challenge Design achieve 31st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| Featured Projects | 11 |
| Total Projects | 19 |
30. Atelier tao+c
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Founded in 2016, Atelier tao+c’s design works range 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:
- Capsule hotel in a rural library, China
- Ziin Beijing Store, Beijing, China
- A U-SHAPE ROOM, Shanghai, China
- naïve bookstore, Hebei, China
- Library home, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped Atelier tao+c achieve 30th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 3 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 3 |
| Featured Projects | 9 |
| Total Projects | 12 |
29. BUZZ / Büro Ziyu Zhuang
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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 (China), Shanghai (China), and Berlin (Germany). The office is committed to taking contemporary art thinking and oriental narration as interventions to develop ideologically and technologically advanced designs. Through critical thinking, BUZZ endeavors to take design works (architecture, interiors, installations, landscape/ urban environments) as the “experience containers” to reflect the “contemporary thinking of spatial demand about the present” of today’s public.
BUZZ’s projects encompass urban designs, urban complexes, municipal buildings, museums, hotels, resorts, theaters, stadiums, and housing, as well as interior design and arts.
Some of BUZZ / Büro Ziyu Zhuang’s most prominent projects include:
- The Chamber Church, Qingdao, China
- Longquan Mountain Observatory, Chengdu, China
- Zhangjiagang Church, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, China
- THALLO Boutique Hotel Cluster, Xiamen, China
- Poodom Deqin Meri Hotel, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China
The following statistics helped BUZZ / Büro Ziyu Zhuang achieve 29th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 4 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 5 |
| Featured Projects | 5 |
| Total Projects | 9 |
28. CPLUS
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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 a 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:
- Jingyuan No.22 Transformation, Beijing, China
- Nashare Hotel, Xiamen, China
- “Floating Island” Restaurant, Chongqing, China
- KALHA Hotel·“Unico” Village Renewal, Zhangjiakou, China
- LAB Art Museum, Chongqing, China
The following statistics helped CPLUS achieve 28th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 2 |
| Featured Projects | 11 |
| Total Projects | 21 |
27. Trace Architecture Office
© Trace Architecture Office
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 the surviving mark of things, and evidence of the accumulation of time fragments. The production of architecture is a process of confrontation between various wills 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 the making process of architecture from design to construction; While architecture always faces 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:
- Weishan Chongzheng Academy Bookstore of Librairie Avant-Garde, Dali, China
- Museum of Handcraft Paper, Yunnan, China
- Swan Lake Bridge House and Viewing Tower, Shandong, China
- Weishan Chongzheng Academy Bookstore of Librairie Avant-Garde, Yunnan, China
- Xinzhai Coffee Manor, Baoshan, China
The following statistics helped Trace Architecture Office achieve 27th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 11 |
| Total Projects | 13 |
26. CLOU architects
© CLOU architects
Founded by Jan Clostermann, CLOU is a cosmopolitan team of architects and designers in Beijing, Shanghai and Lisbon, 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 center 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’ most prominent projects include:
- Cube Gallery, Hangzhou, China
- UniFuns Tianfu Chengdu, Chengdu, China
- Play Stack Shenyang, Shenyang, China
- Shoukai Vanke Daxing, Beijing, China
- Qingdao Future City, Qingdao, China
The following statistics helped CLOU architects achieve 26th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 3 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 6 |
| Featured Projects | 11 |
| Total Projects | 54 |
25. Atelier XI
© Atelier XI
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 profundity 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:
- AYDC Public Art Center, China
- Library in Ice-Chrysanthemum Field, Jiaozuo, China
- Peach Hut, Xiuwu County, Jiaozuo, China
- UABB Longgang Exhibition Hall, Shenzhen, China
- Qiaochengbei Park Visitor Center, Shenzhen, China
The following statistics helped Atelier XI achieve 25th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 3 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 9 |
| Featured Projects | 7 |
| Total Projects | 7 |
24. Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM)
© Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM)
Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM) is a transdisciplinary design office creating award-winning landscapes and architecture since 2007. With a lengthy project sheet originating in groundbreaking public installations, BAM has evolved into a distinctive design leader with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
BAM believes that landscapes, as opposed to buildings, should be foregrounded as the icons of our cities. This reversal of the traditional design hierarchy enables us to address the environmental and social challenges of our century. Rooted in the understanding of landscape as a constructed cultural medium, BAM’s work transforms the confluence of urban spaces, boundaries, and peripheries into sustainable and celebrated spaces.
BAM’s portfolio of over 150 projects challenges conventional definitions of Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, and Architecture.
Some of Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM)’s most prominent projects include:
- Daxing Green Hub and Park, Beijing, China
- MAHA Residential Park, Beijing, China
- Buji Residences, Shenzhen, China
- Play ‘n Learn Water Mountain, Tianjin 4A Sports Park, Tianjin, China
- Legend Jiangbei Mixed-Use and Residential, Nanjing, China
The following statistics helped Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM) achieve 24th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 4 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 6 |
| Featured Projects | 11 |
| Total Projects | 20 |
23. 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 has practiced in Beijing since 2015. The office works typologically, pays close attention to unit and edge, publicity and openness, and creates public space through the discussion of the relationship between the 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:
- Beijing Muee Restaurant, Beijing, China
- Bonfire, Shenzhen, China
- Suzhou Design Week Pavilion, Suzhou, China
- Folding Roof Courtyard, Beijing, China
- Yantai Chunhui Road Youth Apartment, Yantai, China
The following statistics helped MAT Office achieve 23rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 14 |
| Total Projects | 25 |
22. Lukstudio
© Lukstudio
LUKSTUDIO is a boutique design practice based in Shanghai, China. Founded by Christina Luk in 2011, the studio is composed 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 Skatepark, Shanghai, China
- The living room of a water town – Nanchang NIO House, China
- Playing in Colors – BeInfinity Social Club, Wuhan, China
- The Urban Viewfinder – Nikon Flagship Store (Beijing), Beijing, China
- A Room for the Narcissist, Wuhan, China
The following statistics helped Lukstudio achieve 22nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Finalist | 5 |
| Featured Projects | 15 |
| Total Projects | 36 |
21. 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 a local feel.
Our approach is deliberate and focused. Each project is approached individually. We pair context with concept and explore the fi ne line between vision and practicality. The result is 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:
- Fushengyu Hotspring Resort, Sichuan, China
- SOHO Fuxing Plaza- Shopping Mall, Shanghai, China
- Jiaxing Island, Jiaxing, China
- HARMAY Chengdu, Chengdu, China
- in the Park, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped AIM Architecture achieve 21st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Finalist | 3 |
| Featured Projects | 15 |
| Total Projects | 32 |
20. DL Atelier
© DL Atelier
Beijing-based DL Atelier was founded 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 to follow the flow of inspiration in our work.
Some of DL Atelier’s most prominent projects include:
- Yi She Mountain Inn, Beijing, China
- Moon Stage, China
- Eyes Closed, China
- UP Co-working Factory, China
- LYCEUM School, Guangxi, China
The following statistics helped DL Atelier achieve 20th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 3 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 13 |
| Total Projects | 26 |
19. LYCS Architecture
© LYCS Architecture
LYCS Architecture, founded in 2011, is an internationally recognized and diversified architecture design firm. With a fun and adventurous attitude, LYCS dedicates itself to providing innovative designs and high-level professional services for the working and living style of people in high-density cities.
LYCS’s design types cover office, education, residential, retail, hospitality, and cultural buildings and spaces; design works of LYCS Architecture have been featured in the New York Times, Time Magazine, CCTV, Forbes, and other internationally well-known media, selected as one of ArchDaily’s Top Ten Chinese new design firms, won the Best Innovative Design firm of UK BUILD magazine and won ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards, Blueprint Awards, A+Awards, and other internationally famous design awards.
Some of LYCS Architecture’s most prominent projects include:
- Tiantai No.2 Primary School, China
- LYCS Architecture Office
- Hangzhou Haishu School of Future Sci-Tech City — Story of a Small Town, Hangzhou, China
- S-GAME Office
- The Wizard of Oz, Shaoxing, China
The following statistics helped LYCS Architecture achieve 19th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 4 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 2 |
| Featured Projects | 11 |
| Total Projects | 57 |
18. 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 multidisciplinary teams where all participants can assess the opportunities within the given conditions. We identify the essential questions, jointly create pragmatic solutions through 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:
- Songzhuang Micro Community Park, Beijing, China
- Qkids English Learning Center, Xiamen, China
- Chaoyang Future School, Beijing, China
- Crossboundaries Office, Beijing, China
- THE KNOWN, an installation, Shenzhen, China
The following statistics helped Crossboundaries achieve 18th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 4 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 5 |
| Featured Projects | 11 |
| Total Projects | 25 |
17. People’s Architecture Office
© Chao Zhang
Beijing-based People’s Architecture Office (PAO) was founded by He Zhe, James Shen and Zang Feng in 2010 and consists of an international team of architects, engineers and urbanists. With the belief that design is for the masses, PAO aims to be conceptually accessible and culturally pragmatic. PAO approaches design from the framework of the realities of scale, global economics and flows, mass production, mass markets and social networks. PAO’s projects include the headquarters for 21cake in Beijing, the River Heights Pavilion and the Tricycle House.
Some of People’s Architecture Office’s most prominent projects include:
- The Courtyard House Plugin, Beijing, China
- Tubular Baitasi, Beijing, China
- Tricycle House, Beijing, China
- Pop-up Habitat, Beijing, China
- Social Network Factory, Shenzhen, China
The following statistics helped People’s Architecture Office achieve 17th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 5 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 4 |
| Featured Projects | 12 |
| Total Projects | 20 |
16. MUDA-Architects
© MUDA-Architects
Founded in 2015 in Beijing and Boston and establishing a 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.
Some of MUDA-Architects’ most prominent projects include:
- Garden Hotpot Restaurant, Chengdu, China
- Haikou Xixiu Park Visitor Center, Haikou, China
- Xinglong Bookstore, Chengdu, China
- Lujiatan Wetland Park Commercial Service Center, Chengdu, China
- M50 Art Hotel, Qionglai, Chengdu, China
The following statistics helped MUDA-Architects achieve 16th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 7 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 4 |
| Featured Projects | 11 |
| Total Projects | 15 |
15. gad
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gad, an architectural design company that values creativity, quality and humanity, adheres to the belief of craftsmen 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:
- Xi An Club, Yunnan, China
- Hengdian Hotel
- Yupindao Huanglong Creek Valley – Tahiti, Chengdu, China
- Mountain & Sea Art Museum, Kunming, China
- Qingdao Liaocheng Road Parking
The following statistics helped gad achieve 15th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 9 |
| Featured Projects | 14 |
| Total Projects | 50 |
14. X+LIVING
© X+LIVING
X+Living Architecture and Interior Design, founded in Shanghai in 2011 by Chinese designer Li Xiang, is an architectural design firm committed to driving commercial value through artistic creativity. In 2022, it was recognized by the A+Awards as “Best Commercial Design Firm.” X+Living is dedicated to leveraging innovation to catalyze cognitive renewal, setting benchmarks in various fields such as family-oriented business, culture, and commercial renovation, reshaping the boundaries of spatial imagination.
Offering services across architecture, landscape, interior design, soft decoration and construction, X+Living specializes in applying architectural construction concepts to different scales, skillfully employing geometric forms, color palettes and symbolic elements to evoke the emotional resonance and essence of a space.
Some of X+LIVING’s most prominent projects include:
- Tianjin Zhongshuge, China
- Dujiangyan Zhongshuge, China
- Ideas Lab, Shanghai, China
- Zhuyeqing Greentea flagship store, China
- Chengdu Zhongshuge, Chengdu, China
The following statistics helped X+LIVING achieve 14th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 4 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 4 |
| Featured Projects | 13 |
| Total Projects | 41 |
13. The Design Institute of Landscape. & Architecture China Academy of Art
© 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 nationalization, 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 mission and “relying on CAA & Serving 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 employs 140 registered engineers of all kinds and more than 700 employees with intermediate or above titles, among which more than 200 are senior engineers, but also gathers together a number of well-known and influential designers, and is therefore exceedingly reputable in the industry.
Some of The Design Institute of Landscape & Architecture China Academy of Art’s most prominent projects include:
- Wencheng Biology Expo Park, Wenzhou, China
- “Taohuayuan” from painting scroll: Wufang Village, Shanghai, China
- City Lounge of Zhongshan Road, Jiaxing, China
- Water Pavilion, Longqiyuan, Wenzhou, China
- Boat Rooms on the Fuchun River, Hangzhou, China
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 | 7 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 2 |
| Featured Projects | 13 |
| Total Projects | 24 |
12. Atelier Alter Architects
© Atelier Alter Architects
Founded in 2009, Atelier Alter Architects is a pioneering interdisciplinary practice based in New York and Beijing. Noted for designing from critical analysis of the site, Atelier Alter has been recognized with numerous awards, including the SARA National Award of Excellence 2016, the French GPDP International Design Award 2019, Lux Leading Design Award 2018, AIA Shanghai Design Award 2018, German Design Award 2019, etc.
Atelier Alter Architects has focused intensely on cultural facilities ever since the beginning of the practice. Atelier Alter won the competition 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:
- BIT Sports Center in Beijing, Beijing, China
- Dali Transformer Theater Immersive Theatrical District, Dali, China
- Sunner Museum, Fujian, China
- WuliEpoch Culture Center, Beijing, China
- WuliEpoch Culture Center, Beijing, China
The following statistics helped Atelier Alter Architects achieve 12th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 4 |
| Featured Projects | 16 |
| Total Projects | 25 |
11. Lacime Architect
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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 in integrated architectural and landscape design.
Some of Lacime Architects’ most prominent projects include:
- Vanke Emerald Park, Chongqing, China
- One City Development, Hubei, China
- Financial City Community Center, Suzhou, China
- Waterfront Art Gallery, Nanchang, China
- Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction of East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
The following statistics helped Lacime Architect achieve 11th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 3 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 8 |
| Featured Projects | 17 |
| Total Projects | 34 |
10. GOA (Group of Architects)
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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 services ranging from urban design, architecture, structure, MEP, landscape planning and interior design to design consulting, GOA’s business scope is a complete organism with architectural design as the core competency.
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 the best quality for all projects. On the basis of an in-depth understanding of clients’ needs, GOA contributes to integrating the top resources and provides 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:
- Restaurant of Metasequoia Grove, Suzhou, China
- Yada Theatre, Jiangsu, China
- XIO Lift Industrial Park, Hangzhou, China
- The Earth Valley Theater, Wuxi, China
- Uniview Headquarters, Zhejiang, China
The following statistics helped GOA (Group of Architects) achieve 10th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 9 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 17 |
| Total Projects | 33 |
9. 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:
- Temporary Site of Shengli Market — Creation of Spatial Order, Henan, China
- Yuntai Ice Chrysanthemum Display, Henan, China
- Prepared Rehmannia Root Crafts Exhibition Hall, Jiaozuo, China
- Yan Art Museum, Shijiazhuang, China
- Timber Bridge in Gulou Waterfront, Jiangmen, China
The following statistics helped LUO studio achieve 9th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 11 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 4 |
| Featured Projects | 15 |
| Total Projects | 20 |
8. 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, is dedicated to the research and practice of 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 order to integrate buildings into the environment and community living.
SUP Atelier focuses on sustainable theory within the scope of architecture, urban studies, and building technology, while strongly 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 these understandings, and thus the design strategy always incorporates the latest technical measures or traditional climate adaptation design strategies at that time.
Some of SUP Atelier of THAD’s most prominent projects include:
- Yunzhai Community Center, Xinxiang, China
- Tea Leaf Market of Zhuguanlong, Ningde, China
- Village Lounge of Shangcun, Jixi, China
- Swirling Cloud: Pavilion for BJFU Garden Festival, Beijing, China
- Maona Village Center, Hainan, China
The following statistics helped SUP Atelier of THAD achieve 8th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 12 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 5 |
| Featured Projects | 13 |
| Total Projects | 19 |
7. ARCHSTUDIO
© ARCHSTUDIO
Arch Studio is devoted to using multi-perspective and rational means to intervene in the development of contemporary urban living environments, finding the 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 border and from continuous improvements in the whole process from concept to construction details.
Some of ARCHSTUDIO’s most prominent projects include:
- Qishe Courtyard, China
- Waterside Buddhist Shrine, Tangshan, China
- Tea House in Hutong, Beijing, China
- Dingshi Logistics Office Building, Hebei, China
- Songmont Space, Beijing, China
The following statistics helped ARCHSTUDIO achieve 7th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 5 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 1 |
| Featured Projects | 22 |
| Total Projects | 33 |
6. 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 (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 whom are 1 Master Engineering Designer of China, 2 Top-100 Architects of China, and 10 Awardees of the Young Architect Prize of the China Architectural Institute.
The company insists on a harmonious environment, global vision, complete services, and the highest professionalism as its 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:
- Xiaohe Park, Hangzhou, China
- Asian Games 2022 Master Plan and Hybrid Buildings, Hangzhou, China
- Cai Yuanpei Square and Jiemin Library, Shaoxing, China
- Guangsha College Sports Center, Hangzhou, China
- 3D-printed Pedestrian Bridge at Ningbo Campus of Zhejiang University, Ningbo, China
The following statistics helped The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd.(UAD) achieve 6th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 10 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 7 |
| Featured Projects | 21 |
| Total Projects | 34 |
5. line+ studio
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line+ was 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 boundaries of 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 sharing the value of design with our partners.
Some of line+ studio’s most prominent projects include:
- Featured image: Red Valley Dwellings, Mile City, China
- Kimpton Huangshan, Huangshan City, China
- Floating Cornice on the Brook, China
- Yunnan Mile Artist Mansion, China
- Songyang Stray Birds Art Hotel, Lishui, China
- Jiunvfneg Bubble Pool and Supporting Facilities on Mount Tai, Tai’an, China
The following statistics helped line+ studio achieve 5th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 5 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 8 |
| Featured Projects | 27 |
| Total Projects | 61 |
4. Wutopia Lab
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Wutopia Lab was founded by the chief architect Yu Ting in Shanghai and is an architecture company based on a new paradigm of complex systems. Wutopia Lab regards Shanghai’s culture and lifestyle as a starting point, using architecture as a tool to promote sociological progress within building practice.
Wutopia Lab focuses on humans and is dedicated to linking different aspects of urban life: traditional, daily and cultural, to interpret urban lifestyle and to develop a contemporary Chinese aesthetic based on Shanghai. In each project, Wutopia Lab’s practices are promoted to show different innovative strategies, thinking modes and forms. Wutopia Lab is committed to comprehensive design, not only to complete the concept and depth of buildings, but also to focus on early planning and analysis along with landscape and interior design.
Some of Wutopia Lab’s most prominent projects include:
- Cloud Center, Financial Street Ancient Spring Town, Tangshan, China
- Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff, Shanghai, China
- Twilight House, Shanghai, China
- Shrine of Everyman, Shanghai, China
- The Aluminum Mountain, Guangdong Province, China
The following statistics helped Wutopia Lab achieve 4th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 2 |
| Featured Projects | 27 |
| Total Projects | 46 |
3. Aedas
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Aedas is the world’s only local and global architecture and design practice driven by global sharing of research, local knowledge and international practice. Our 1,000 creative minds with design studios across the globe create world-class design solutions with deep social and cultural understanding of the communities we design for. We create world-class design solutions that are tailored to the needs of cities and communities around the world.
Some of Aedas’ most prominent projects include:
- Lè Architecture, Taipei, Taiwan
- Aedas-designed Trojena Ski Village: A Futuristic Ski Destination in NEOM, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
- Unilever Headquarters, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Peak Galleria, a dazzling ‘Pearl of the Orient’ for all, Hong Kong
- Nanjing Suning Plaza, Nanjing, China
The following statistics helped Aedas achieve 3rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 2 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 6 |
| Featured Projects | 35 |
| Total Projects | 267 |
2. MAD Architects
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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 at 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 Cloudscape of Haikou, Haikou, China
- Harbin Opera House, Harbin, China
- Gardenhouse, Beverly Hills, California
- Yabuli Entrepreneurs’ Congress Center, Harbin, China
- Courtyard Kindergarten, Beijing, China
The following statistics helped MAD Architects achieve 2nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 13 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 8 |
| Featured Projects | 22 |
| Total Projects | 38 |
1. Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
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Founded in 2006 by partners Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, Neri&Hu Design and Research Office is an interdisciplinary architectural design practice based in Shanghai. The practice’s burgeoning global portfolio includes commissions ranging from master planning and architecture to interior design, installation, furniture, product, branding and graphic works. Currently working on projects in many countries, Neri&Hu is composed of multicultural staff who speak over 30 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.
Some of Neri&Hu Design and Research Office’s most prominent projects include:
- Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts Extension, Xi’an, China
- The House of Remembrance | Singapore Residence, Singapore
- Cultural Arena | New Bund 31 Performing Arts Center, Shanghai, China
- The Relic Shelter | Fuzhou Teahouse, Fuzhou, China
- Sulwhasoo Flagship Store, Seoul, South Korea
The following statistics helped Neri&Hu Design and Research Office achieve 1st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:
| A+Awards Winner | 13 |
| A+Awards Finalist | 15 |
| Featured Projects | 25 |
| Total Projects | 30 |
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