Please join us at this year's annual design award ceremony, where we will announce the winners of this year's AIA Shanghai | Beijing design awards.

We as a Chapter will elect several new Officers for the coming year.

Come to meet other members of the design community, and learn about the candidates to lead next year’s chapter!

Join us next Tuesday at IDEO's office in Columbia Circle for an open discussion of how humans engage with space, and what is affecting the changes we are seeing all around us.

An Online Learning Session Brought to You by Architecture 2030 & AIA Shanghai

Join us for our first in person event of the year! June 18th at Colca, or online with zoom!

As the year comes to an end and we reflect upon all that we have accomplished, we are proud to invite you to this year's annual banquet, where we will announce the winners of this year's AIA Shanghai | Beijing design awards.  

Invited speakers will discuss their contributions through the scope of large-urban initiatives, to buildings and workspaces, furniture and the internet of things (IoT). Topics include: introduction to digital experience design, how buildings leverage data and technology to help people perform their best, how design standards could be evolved to be a generative design process to challenge the idea of mass customization in workplace design, as well as the innovation of the sitting chair.

Recent advances in computer-aided design and manufacturing have led to greater freedom in form-making.  In the best instances, form and function unite to create an integrated, inspirational building, however sometimes these forms are willful and independent of the restrains of clear structure and function. Is it appropriate to create designs that are often extremely inefficient?  

Xi’an Jiaotong–Liverpool University  is located in the Suzhou Higher Education Town. The design of its Central Building was inspired by the famous Taihu stones unearthed near Suzhou city. Taihu stones are an essential element in traditional Chinese gardens and have been a favourite of Chinese scholars. The porous nature of the stones are translated into voids and spaces inside the building, with an aim to facilitate interactions and allow a series of sustainable design features. We will be touring the Central Building, designed by Dr. Andy Wen, Global Design Principal of Aedas and the Department of Architecture building.

Aside from the various understanding of ABW, we would like to use a true story to articulate from another angle of how to achieve sustainable workplace by applying ABW to workplace design projects. Also we will learn how to achieve optimum interior sound quality.

Join us at the fashion Lighthaus Bar in Mercedes me Store, in the heart of Sanlitun, for our monthly Happy Hour + Talk. 

This month our prestigious guest speakers will share their experience on being Architect, bringing both a global and Chinese point of view on the topic while introducing the audience to  inspiring and challenging career moments.

After 64 events across the globe and including two in Hong Kong, Zak is now bringing their 1st edition of the World of Façades conference in Mainland China with Shanghai first. Co-organizer with The Architectural Society of Shanghai China and supported by AIA, world leading experts and influencers in the domain of façades will share the most updated technology and projects which makes the event to be the coveted platform for representatives to learn, network and connect with fellow industry professionals.

In China, Atelier Feichang Jianzhu’s practice has witnessed a rapidly changing reality. In his talk, Mr. Chang will be highlighting the reality of the moment in four aspects: lifestyle, material, urbanity, and space-time experience and how they have impacted the studio’s work. These observations will be discussed with the support of recently completed and on-going projects of Atelier FCJZ.

Sensation is both concrete and abstract. It is people’s perception of the external environment and their thinking in the spiritual world. It is based on the experience and knowledge of the past, but also the most direct reaction and feeling for the present. It could be the same and so different to everyone.

Lane neighborhoods were originally built based on British terraced houses, with security the paramount concern as a tide of affluent Chinese flooded the city to escape armed conflict in the provinces. On this walk, we will explore the format of Shanghai style lane neighborhoods, their evolution over time, and the mechanisms and forms of social organization that affected the health and safety of their residents.

Young Architects is a new platform for emerging talent to learn about and discuss evolving trends and challenges in China.  There will also be opportunities to learn about the ARE (Architecture Registration Exam) and pathways to success as well as upcoming events for the 2019 year. For the opening event, AIA Shanghai invites four talented professionals to speak about their respective journeys in the architecture profession, challenges and achievements along the way.  

China is undergoing rapid technological changes affecting every aspect of life and work.  Consumers, for example, are moving away from brick and mortar shops and visiting online retail instead.  This is just one example of how consumption patterns and lifestyle choices are disrupting the real estate sector and will continue to do so.

Don't miss our popular monthly networking event. This month the American Institute of Architects invites speakers from JCK Acoustics and Delhom Acoustique to discuss the importance of acoustic science in the design process. Our experts will go over the science and calculation methods for analyzing designs, providing solutions to potential acoustic problems, and how properly designed acoustics provide safely to the public. Please join us.

BILT: Digital Day, Shanghai will showcase the best practices implemented by both International and China-wide companies. This event is part of a global series of events that highlights the best BIM Implementation solutions and processes, including forward looking technology and demonstrated world-class case studies of completed projects.

AIA Shanghai is proud to present our first Women in Architecture event of the year. This event features Rosanna Hu and Wendy Saunders, who both founded and now co-run their own firms.

The presentation will explain, through the referred historical landmark projects, how the 50 years proven performance of structural Silicone Glazing is demonstrated.

Join the American Institute of Architects at the charming Bulgari Hotel for our monthly networking event. Our prestigious guest speakers Emma Chang, principal and design director of Gensler together with Andreas Thomczyk, managing partner of anySCALE will share their experience and knowledge on the workplace of tomorrow and how their practice has adapted to the the new reality. 

Don't miss our first networking + happy hour of 2019, this time at the Middle House, the latest in the House Collective. The hotel, which opened in April 2018, had its facade and interior designed by italian architect Piero Lissoni. Speakers will be featuring two 2018 AIA Shanghai awards winners who will talk about winning projects. We will also be raffling off a one night stay at The Middle House plus breakfast.

Join us for the exciting AIA - Architecture Tour of the Leeza Soho Tower designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. Within the Lize Financial Business District, the 172.000+ sqm Leeze Soho design has evolved from its specific site conditions. Straddling the new subway tunnel that diagonally divided the site, the tower rises as a single volume divided into two halves on either side of the tunnel. A central atrium - the WORLD'D TALLEST - extends 190m through full height of  the building connecting the two halves together. 

December Happy Hour is here! Join AIA Shanghai for drinks and canapes one last time for 2018.

Focusing on the recent completed projects from NATURALBUILD, this lecture reveals that the implicit strategic thinking imperceptibly guides design to acquire further adaptation in circumstance of the explicit external constraints.