Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design and Research Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as SIADR)，evolved from the Design Section of Technology Department of Shanghai Construction Engineering Bureau , has been established for more than half century . During this period, its name and structure have been changed for many times. In 1955, it was named Shanghai Architectural Design Company, and changed to Shanghai Civil Architectural Design Institute in 1956. In 1993，its name was changed to Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design & Research. In 1998, SIADR was merged with East China Architectural Design Institute to establish Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd. Meanwhile, the name of Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design & Research was reserved. But in July 1999, the system of the institute was reformed by the Group, and its name was changed to Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design & Research Co., Ltd. affiliated to the Group. Mainly engaged in architectural design and possessing the foreign business right, SIADR is a modern scientific and technological enterprise with the Class A License of architectural design and geotechnical exploration. It is one of the comprehensive design institutes in China with earlier foundation, largest scale and greatest effect. In 1999, SIADR passed the ISO9001 international authentication of BVQI of France, and in 2002, SIADR passed ISO9001 (2000 edition). Now SIADR has five comprehensive design departments, each having its own speciality in cultural buildings, sports buildings, convention & exhibition buildings, hospitals, educational buildings, etc. Meanwhile SIADR has a Technical Center engaged in space structural design & research, intelligence system design & research, super high-rise structural design & research, etc. SIADR has its branch companies in Hainan, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Xian, Nanchang, Wuxi Ningbo and shenyang. There are footmarks left by SIADR in most of the provinces and regions of our country. SIADR has also dispatched designers to undertake projects in Egypt, Vietnam, Mauritania, Nigeria, Sudan, Russian,Ukraine,Jamaica, etc., where a number of excellent projects have been designed. These projects are well received by the owners and society. Over 50 years, SIADR has completed the designs and consultancy of more than 20,000 projects, which have been erected in 26 provinces and cities across China and over 10 countries and regions all around the world. Among them, more than 500 projects, scientific research subjects and standardized designs have won prizes of excellent design and scientific & technological progress issued by the State, the Ministry of Construction and Shanghai. SIADR has finished almost 60 codes, including “Compilation of Regulations of Standard Design & Construction”, “Code for Design of Medical Buildings”, “Code for Recommended Design of the Town & Country Ministry”, etc., 20 items of standard drawings, including “Installation Drawings of the Construction of Plastic Drainage Pipes for Housing”, “Unified Technical Measures for Design of National Buildings”, etc. as well as 10 kinds of software, including “Software Package for Design of Building Engineering”, “Database of Tech-economy of Construction Design”. SIADR now has a staff of over 600,among whom more than 500 are professionals, including one academician of the Chinese Engineering,2design masters of the national geotechnical exploration,4 experts enjoying governmental special allowance approved by the State Council,2middle-aged experts with outstanding contribution, over 80 State Class One Registered Architects, over 90 State Class one Registered Structural Engineers, over 180 senior architects/engineers and over 190 architects/engineers. We will follow the aims of “elaborate design, warm service, honest and credit and continuous creation” so as to provide the best service to the owners both at home and abroad and to design more and more outstanding buildings for the society.
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