Aedas Explained

Aedas
Type:Limited liability company
Area Served:International
Key People:Keith Griffiths (chairman)[1]
Industry:Architecture
Services:

Aedas is an architectural firm founded by the Welsh architect Keith Griffiths. Aedas has eleven international offices and provides services in architecture, interior design, urban design, masterplanning and graphic design. It was established in 2002.[4]

History

Establishment

Aedas was established in 2002 and opened its first China office in the same year.[5]

Aedas was appointed to design Fortune Plaza 1 (2003). Other mixed-commercial projects in Beijing include, R&F City, R&F Plaza and R&F Centre in Beijing. The company set up offices in Macau (2004), Shanghai (2005) and Chengdu (2005).

Aedas Singapore was appointed to design various rail works of Jurong East Integrated Transport Hub and MRT stations.[6] Also, Aedas completed mixed-use and residential projects including The Star,[7] Shaw Tower[8] and Woodlands North Coast.[9]

In Macau, Aedas delivered its first integrated casino resort project, Sands Macau in 2004.[10] Aedas was commissioned as lead architect for The Venetian Macao (2007).[11]

The company was commissioned to design Dubai Metro (2004). The Dubai office was established in 2005[12] and the Abu Dhabi office was set up in 2007.[13] In 2010 and 2011, Ocean Heights,[14] Boulevard Plaza[15] and Ubora Towers,[16] in Dubai, were completed.

Notable projects

Work in mixed-commercial sector (2010s)

Aedas' designed completed mixed-commercial projects include The Star in Singapore (2012),[25] Lè Architecture in Taipei (2017), Starlight Place in Chongqing (2011),[26] Center 66 in Wuxi (2014), Evergrande Plaza in Chengdu (2015), Sincere Financial Center in Chongqing (2015),[27] and Olympia 66 in Dalian (2015).

In 2006, Aedas was in partnership with Davis Brody Bond and completed Building Cure,[28] and established a Seattle office to expand its footprints since then. Aedas was included in Building Design magazine’s list of the world’s ten largest architectural practices since 2006.[29] It remains in Top 10 to date.[30]

Recent work

Aedas has completed more than one-hundred projects.[31] Projects include:

Notes and References

  1. News: China town: meet the architecture giant with Asian designs on London. Wainwright. Oliver. 2014-07-15. 2021-06-25. The Guardian.
  2. Web site: Aedas to introduce its landmark 'guanyun qiantang city' to the heart of hangzhou. 2021-06-23. 2021-06-25. . Barandy. Kat. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210623173605/https://www.designboom.com/architecture/aedas-guanyun-qiantang-city-hangzhou-china-06-23-2021/ . 2021-06-23 .
  3. News: Why China's new urban playbook creates business opportunities for international architects. Sito . Peggy . 2016-04-08. 2021-06-25. South China Morning Post.
  4. Faulconbridge . James R. . 2009-10-16 . The Regulation of Design in Global Architecture Firms: Embedding and Emplacing Buildings . Urban Studies . en . 46 . 12 . 2537–2554 . 10.1177/0042098009344227 . 110150461 . 0042-0980.
  5. National enterprise credit information. http://www.gsxt.gov.cn/%7BLtL4yjIuRBhIGaFGUuZ8F7pGZvaLMBcPVIPrxJbR9TJ3XagYrjZSxTX-V6USmLp4wWGM2ltAEXEjh4r2awY3pjqhIkp9wgNpD7hICpRM2KRuBNyh5oOHe_faLVhLiZHB0YXvLecSZw2etZvQ_dkn4g-1498026307248%7D Retrieved 21 June 2017
  6. Web site: 2021-09-24 . Aedas Reveals Design for TransportHub in Singapore . 2022-12-06 . ArchDaily . en-US.
  7. Web site: Betsky . Aaron . 2013-05-20 . The Star, designed by Andrew Bromberg for Aedas . 2022-12-06 . www.architectmagazine.com.
  8. Web site: 2022-08-22 . Singapore Shaw Tower Redevelopment // Aedas - Architizer Journal . 2022-12-06 . Journal . en.
  9. Web site: Howell . Paul . 2021-04-20 . Aedas builds community spaces that can be accessed 24/7 . 2022-12-06 . Real Estate Asia . en.
  10. The Asian Venice . 2010-04-27 . Casino Style Magazine.
  11. Web site: Aedas – The Venetian Macao (Macao). Architecture Scope. https://web.archive.org/web/20151023004151/http://www.architecturescope.com/the-venetian-macao/. 2015-10-23. dead.
  12. News: After all those towers in China, it's time to care for a few in my Welsh homeland. Griffiths. Keith. 2016-11-27. 2021-06-25. The Times.
  13. Web site: Aedas expends in the middle east . Construction week online . 20 December 2008.
  14. Web site: Ocean Heights.
  15. Web site: Boulevard Plaza 1. 2021-06-25 . Skyscraper Center. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150327192838/http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/boulevard-plaza-1/8722 . 2015-03-27.
  16. Web site: The Global Tall Building Database of the CTBUH. U-Bora Tower. 2021-06-25. Skyscraper center. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150224052210/http://skyscrapercenter.com:80/building/u-bora-tower-1/803 . 2015-02-24 .
  17. Web site: 2019-03-08 . Hong Kong West Kowloon Station / Andrew Bromberg at Aedas . 2022-12-06 . ArchDaily . en-US.
  18. Web site: 2018-11-12 . Passenger Clearance Building / RSHP + Aedas . 2022-12-06 . ArchDaily . en-US.
  19. Web site: 2014-12-08 . Hong Kong International Airport Midfield Concourse . 2022-12-06 . Architect Magazine.
  20. Web site: 2019-09-09 . Chongqing Gaoke Group Ltd Office Project . 2022-12-06 . architectmagazine.com.
  21. Web site: Hengqin International Financial Center / Aedas . 2022-12-06 . archdaily.com.
  22. Web site: The Star Performing Arts Centre Completed In Singapore - eVolo . 2022-12-06 . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2014-08-07 . Sandcrawler / Andrew Bromberg of Aedas . 2022-12-06 . ArchDaily . en-US.
  24. Web site: Heartland 66 Aedas . 2022-12-06 . Archello . en.
  25. Web site: The Star / Andrew Bromberg of Aedas. 2021-06-27. Arch Daily . 30 May 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140531061648/http://www.archdaily.com/510587/the-star-andrew-bromberg-of-aedas/ . 2014-05-31 .
  26. Web site: Aedas: starlight place. 2012-05-16. 2021-06-27. . Grieco. Lauren. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130129083643/http://www.designboom.com:80/architecture/aedas-starlight-place/ . 2013-01-29 .
  27. Web site: Sincere Financial Center Tower A Chongqing. 2021-06-27. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180628125255/http://www.skyscrapercenter.cn/building/sincere-financial-center-tower-a/18437 . 2018-06-28 .
  28. Web site: Seattle Children's Research Institute - Building Cure . 2022-12-06 . www.flad.com . en.
  29. Web site: 2011-12-18 . The rise of Aedas is a triumph for efficiency . 2022-12-06 . the Guardian . en.
  30. Web site: WA100 2022: The big list . 2022-12-06 . Building Design . en.
  31. Web site: Aedas realigns international practice . 2014-07-08. 2021-06-25. Building Hong Kong.
  32. Web site: Aedas Dubai design wins office and retail award . ConstructionWeekOnline.
  33. 3 November 2009 . Modernity in Transition The Reshaping of Modern Commercial Architecture in Central. HKIA Journal. HK . HKIA . 25 April 2001.
  34. News: Hadi . Abdul . Lahore Emporium Mall will be largest mall in Pakistan; opening in 2016 Web.pk . 26 October 2019 . 24 December 2015.
  35. Airport building designs. https://divisare.com/projects/334595-aedas-aedas-wins-two-international-competitions-to-design-airport-buildings Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  36. Web site: R&F Center. architectmagazine.com.
  37. Web site: Lè Architecture. architectmagazine.com.
  38. Web site: Aedas conceives office building in taiwan as a 165-meter-tall bamboo shoot. 2018-10-17. 2021-06-25. Designboom. Stevens. Philip. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103194421/https://www.designboom.com/architecture/aedas-national-trade-center-taiwan-taichung-10-17-2018/ . 2018-11-03 .
  39. https://lexingtonresidence.vip/aedas-architeture-firm/ Apartemen Lexington Jakarta