These annual rankings were last updated on March 21, 2025. Want to see your firm on next years list? Continue reading for more on how you can improve your studios ranking.From its origins as a humble fishing village to its transformation into a global economic powerhouse, the architectural landscape of Shanghai mirrors the citys rapid evolution and cutting-edge innovation. Historical neighborhoods such as the iconic Yu Garden, the legendary Bund waterfront and the Former French Concession are some of the most architecturally rich areas in the city, as well as testaments of the diverse cultures that have shaped its urban fabric.In the last decade, Shanghai has attracted the works of famous western architects such as Zaha Hadids Sky SOHO airport as well as the Shanghai Cultural Arts Centre with its intricate faade design, completed by Foster and Partners and Heatherwick Studio in 2017. As a city with one foot constantly set on the future, Shanghai showcases a forward-thinking approach to urban living. By employing smart city technology and integrating sustainable design methods into their practices, Shanghai architects stretch the profession into new realms of invention.With so many architecture firms to choose from, its 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 Shanghai 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 firms level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firms ranking, in order of priority:The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2025)The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2025)The number of projects selected as Project of the Day (2009 to 2025)The number of projects selected as Featured Project (2009 to 2025)The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2025)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 Shanghai architecture firms throughout the year.Without further ado, here are the 30 best architecture firms in Shanghai:30. XISUI Design XISUI DesignXISUI Design Brand was founded in Shanghai, China in 2018. We focus on using cutting-edge digital design and construction technologies to provide services such as space design, childrens playgrounds, technology landscapes, landscape construction, installation art, public sculpture, etc. We offer solution design, strategic planning and construction guidance.We aspire to create designs with rich expressive means that are at the forefront of the times, coupled with a continuous exploration of the inner essence. We aim to allow users of different ages, families and cultural backgrounds to feel the sincere emotions, local culture and genuine concern for life behind the design.Some of XISUI Designs most prominent projects include:Digital Design of a Thin-shell Metal Woven Pavilion, Hefei, ChinaNatural and Organic: Red Dunes Playtopia, Guangzhou, ChinaJungle Tribe: A Children Space Returning to the Nature, Chengdu, ChinaHandan Cishan Tribe: Where 8000-Year Cultural Relics Encounter Public Childrens Space, Handan, ChinaOld Beijing Bus: The Public Childrens Space with a Bus Theme on the Streets of Changping, Beijing, China The following statistics helped XISUI Design achieve 30th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Winner 2 Featured Projects 3 Total Projects 6 29. Domain Architects Domain ArchitectsEstablished in Shanghai, Domain Architects is a studio led by Mr. XU Xiaomeng, operating within the boundaries of architecture, urbanism, landscape, interior and product design. Our practice strives to reform architectural experience with innovative site strategy. In our opinion, designing architecture is not about drawing physical things, but to create unique and attractive experiences. Then the architecture would naturally grow up to enable the experience.China has been undergoing vast scale construction in the past decades, while replicability is usually prior to experience. The situation is improving but many new projects are still no more than a few pretty images.Some of Domain Architects most prominent projects include:Lakeside Teahouse, Jiaxing, ChinaBeijing MM Farm, Beijing, China The following statistics helped Domain Architects achieve 29th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Winner 2 A+Awards Finalist 1 Featured Projects 2 Total Projects 2 28. HDD HDDShanghai HuaDu Architecture & Urban Design (HDD) is a comprehensive design company with first-rate architecture and engineering qualification issued by State Construction Ministry. It has established 8 sub-companies in Singapore, Banglandesh(Dhaka), Zhengzhou (Henan), Yangzhou (Jiangsu) and Urumqi (Xinjiang), Wuhan (Hubei), Hainan, Guangzhou (Guangdong). Its projects are located in Americas, Europe and Asia. In China, HDD blooms in large-sized and middle-sized cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Qingdao.Some of HDDs most prominent projects include:Mulan Weichang Vistor Centre, Hebei, ChinaSu Shanghai community art museum, Shanghai, ChinaAPEC summit hotel Beijing Sunrise Kempinski Hotel, Beijing, ChinaVertical garden _ Chinese Garden meets ultra compact apartment, Shanghai, ChinaTRANSFORMABLE SMART HOME/Zhang Haiao , Beijing, China The following statistics helped HDD achieve 28th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Finalist 2 Featured Projects 4 Total Projects 6 27. TheY Architects TheY ArchitectsZZYY Studio 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 possibility of the site, jumping out of the already known design of the site, creating an unexpected space-time experience in the situation.Some of TheY Architects most prominent projects include:Station in the FieldNature Workshop The following statistics helped TheY Architects achieve 27th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Winner 3 Featured Projects 2 Total Projects 2 26. Shanghai United Design Group Co., Ltd. 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.Some of Shanghai United Design Groups most prominent projects include:Dysis Church of Poly Shallow Sea, Sanya, ChinaWOWDSGN Shanghai MixC Store, Shanghai, ChinaZaozhuang Stadium, Shandong, China The following statistics helped Shanghai United Design Group Co., Ltd. achieve 26th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Winner 3 Featured Projects 2 Total Projects 3 25. COORDINATION ASIA COORDINATION ASIACOORDINATION 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 extra-ordinary 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 of standards.Some of COORDINATION ASIAs most prominent projects include:Rainbow Chapel, Shanghai, ChinaNike Studio Beijing, Beijing, ChinaShanghai Museum of Glass, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Film MuseumGaga Coastal City, Shenzhen, China The following statistics helped COORDINATION ASIA achieve 25th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Finalist 2 Featured Projects 4 Total Projects 12 24. RoarcRenew RoarcRenewRoarc Renew is an architectural atelier specializes in urban space renovation. The atelier focuses on urban renewal, space reengineering, 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 the lifestyles in the Internet Age, which facilitates co-working project as one of the major ways to carry out architectural practice.Some of RoarcRenews most prominent projects include:TaoCang Art Center, Zhejiang, ChinaCarlowitz&CO., Shanghai, ChinaJoy City Parkside Herstory Art Zone, Shanghai, ChinaMixpace Mandela, Shanghai, ChinaTaioursee Laomendong SPA Shop, Nanjing, China The following statistics helped RoarcRenew achieve 24th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Finalist 4 Featured Projects 4 Total Projects 11 23. 100architects 100architects100architects 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 and urban interventions impacting the known cityscape by creating a link between the brand and the potential customer through urban interventions, which invite the users to interact, encouraging the occurrence of social dynamics.Some of 100architects most prominent projects include:Urderwater Office, Shanghai, ChinaRed Planet, Zhabei, Shanghai, ChinaPuzzle Maze, Shanghai, ChinaBlue Ribbon, Shanghai, ChinaOlympia, Shanghai, China The following statistics helped 100architects achieve 23rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: Featured Projects 6 Total Projects 13 22. Atelier Diameter Atelier DiameterAtelier 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 Diameters most prominent projects include:Art Gallery Extension of Nanjing University of the Arts, Nanjing, ChinaMudu Library, Shanghai, ChinaMicro-Renovation of East China Formal University No.1 Village, Shanghai, ChinaReaders House, Beijing, ChinaWuxi Meili Site Museum, Wuxi, China The following statistics helped Atelier Diameter achieve 22nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Finalist 1 Featured Projects 5 Total Projects 8 21. TEAM_BLDG TEAM_BLDGTEAM_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 than the meaning of architecture, which should be the processing of constructing, and the finished design is just a start of architects work. Relative to any concept or style, they are more focusing on the atmosphere of building and space, interior and exterior for people.Some of TEAM_BLDGs most prominent projects include:THE HAKKA TRIANGLE HOUSE, Guangzhou, ChinaHotel WIND, Xiamen, ChinaCT OFFICE, Jiaxing, ChinaTHE FIELD, Xiamen, ChinaTHE EARTH, China The following statistics helped TEAM_BLDG achieve 21st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: Featured Projects 6 Total Projects 14 20. y.ad studio y.ad studioEstablished 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 experiences through constant practices in different fields, especially in urban renewal, commercial buildings transformation, cultural exhibition, tourism and 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 designs 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 studios most prominent projects include:Yuanshe Hezhou, Zhejiang, ChinaJijiadun Village Conference Center, Kunshan, Kunshan, Suzhou, ChinaMultifunctional Gym & Ceramic Expert Workshop in Rural Future Community, Xikou Town, Quzhou, ChinaCapital Heyuan Pinggu Rental Housing Community Library, Beijing, ChinaFuture Community Center, Xikou, Quzhou, China The following statistics helped y.ad studio achieve 20th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: Featured Projects 6 Total Projects 13 19. Atelier Deshausphoto: Shue He - Atelier DeshausAtelier Deshaus was established in Shanghai in 2001 and obtained the Class A Qualification of Architectural Design authorized by Ministry of Construction P.R.China. We emphasize on practice, keep the sensitivity of architecture-related and other more extensive aspects of culture, as well as pay attention to the 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, the modern cogitation and the relationship of contemporary society. Atelier Deshaus was invited to participate in many international architecture and art exhibitions and awarded.Some of Atelier Deshaus most prominent projects include:Anji Creative & Design Center, Huzhou, ChinaPlot 6 & Tea House in Jiangsu Software Park, Nanjing, ChinaYouth Center in Qingpu, Shanghai, ChinaSpiral Gallery, Shanghai, ChinaBlossom Pavilion, Shanghai, China The following statistics helped Atelier Deshaus achieve 19th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Winner 1 Featured Projects 5 Total Projects 5 18. RooMoo Design Studio Wen StudioFounded 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 clients specific needs.Some of RooMoo Design Studios most prominent projects include:B3, Shenzhen, ChinaLe coq wine & bistro in URBN Hotel, Shanghai, ChinaFort, Shanghai, ChinaLe petit chateau, Shanghai, ChinaLai Zhou Bar, Shanghai, Shanghai, China The following statistics helped RooMoo Design Studio achieve 18th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Finalist 3 Featured Projects 5 Total Projects 18 17. ATAH ATAHFounded in 2013 in Los Angeles/Shanghai, Studio ATAH is an architectural design firm featured by exploring design with contemporary thoughts. The partners of Studio ATAH received complete architecture professional education domestic and abroad, and have been in practice for years in known international architectural firms. Team includes architects, interior designers and technology specialist.ATAHs project type includes commercial, office, culture, as well as renovation, interior and residential. Through continuous design practice, our work is being built and put into use.In Navajo Indian language, A-Tah means involving.Some of ATAHs most prominent projects include:Yunmen Montain all-seasons Resort, Weifang, ChinaThe Brocade Loom, Qinhuai New River Bridge, Nanjing, ChinaPirouette BridgeFloating Matrix: Shanghai Yangtze 3MAP Elevator Factory Renovation, Shanghai, ChinaXiangshui Culture&Art Center The following statistics helped ATAH achieve 17th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Winner 1 A+Awards Finalist 2 Featured Projects 3 Total Projects 7 16. XING DESIGN Shengliang SuFounded 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 for smart solutions, but also to uncover latent needs and desires, thereby sustaining innovation to launch new ventures.Xing Xiong graduated from Tsinghua University in Beijing with both bachelors and masters degrees in architecture. He also holds a Master 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 KPFs most innovative design proposals, including Shenzhen OCT Tower, which was completed in 2018.Some of XING DESIGNs most prominent projects include:Shanghai Subway Line 14 Yuyuan Station, Shanghai, ChinaBluepha BioFAB, Jiangsu, ChinaThe Wall Maze of Vi Park , Shanghai, ChinaNEOBRIDGE Hotel Renovation, Shanghai, ChinaTerminus AI PARK: Macrochips Built into the Earth, Chongqing, China The following statistics helped XING DESIGN achieve 16th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Winner 1 A+Awards Finalist 3 Featured Projects 4 Total Projects 7 15. LINEHOUSE LINEHOUSELinehouse is an architecture and interior design practice established in 2013 by Alex Mok (Chinese-Swedish) and Briar Hickling (from New Zealand). Both have completed extensive work in Asia, Pacific and abroad. Linehouse operates as a platform to investigate the rituals of inhabitation and how these daily moments can be celebrated through design, transforming the mundane into performative acts.Linehouse is a collaboration of like-minded individuals from various backgrounds and cultures. The practice has international experience in design and construction, from the small scale and the intricate, to the grand and public. The studio works on projects of varying scales and typologies that allow explorations of both the poetic idea and pragmatic solution.Some of LINEHOUSEs most prominent projects include:WeWork Weihai Lu, Shanghai, ChinaJohn Anthony, Hong KongLONE RANGER Hot Dog Shop, Shanghai, ChinaTribeca, Shanghai, ChinaBaoism, Shanghai, China The following statistics helped LINEHOUSE achieve 15th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Finalist 2 Featured Projects 7 Total Projects 30 14. Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch Atelier Ping Jiang | EID ArchAtelier 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 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 Jiangs 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 Archs most prominent projects include:The Panda Pavilions, Chengdu, ChinaLAND Community Center, Xian, ChinaMinsheng Wharf Block E15-3, Shanghai, ChinaMicroNature, Shanghai, ChinaShimao Riverside Block D2b, Wuhan, China The following statistics helped Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch achieve 14th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Winner 1 A+Awards Finalist 6 Featured Projects 4 Total Projects 10 13. 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, Lus 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, Lus 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, ChinaSan Sa Village, Beijing, ChinaBrickyard Retreat Renovation, Beijing, ChinaBamboo Bamboo, Canopy and Pavilions, Impression Sanjie Liu, Guilin, ChinaLEO Office Shanghai, Shanghai, China The following statistics helped LLLab. achieve 13th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Winner 2 A+Awards Finalist 1 Featured Projects 7 Total Projects 9 12. dongqi Design dongqi DesignFounded 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 experiences with integration of leading-edge intelligent capabilities, for example KUKA robot 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.Some of dongqi Designs most prominent projects include:GAGA TOAST, Shenzhen, ChinaYEARLY PLAN Shanghai Building 1, Shanghai, ChinaXC273 by XCOMMONS, Shanghai, ChinaLe Poulet Restaurant & Bar, Shenzhen, ChinaFreshigh, Shanghai, China The following statistics helped dongqi Design achieve 12th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Finalist 6 Featured Projects 6 Total Projects 12 11. Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSD Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSDSH-DSD was founded in 2004. DSD focuses on boutique design and controls the amount of annual projects trying to make every piece of work unique and at high level. Oriented by its culture Customized Design, DSD is capable of integrating the experience of large firm and the creativity of small offices.DSD aims to become the best life design expert in China and to produce acclaimed pieces of work in the field of hotel, culture architecture, complex building and top rank residences. All the projects designed by DSD are original.Some of Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSDs most prominent projects include:The Metamorphosis of Nanjing Baiyunting Food Market, ChinaECHOLAC Factory (CONWOOD INTERNATIONAL) in QidongBayuquan Theater, Bayuquan, Yingkou, ChinaJiahe Boutique Hotel in Yushan Bay, Jiangyin, Wuxi, ChinaYangzhou Hongqiao Commercial Street, Yangzhou, China The following statistics helped Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSD achieve 11th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: Featured Projects 9 Total Projects 24 10. OfficeOffCourse OfficeOffCourseFounded 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, who previously had professional experience in many world-renowned architecture offices and institutes in the US, Netherland, Japan, Mexico and Espaa and participated in various types of project, with extensive background and practical experience. The office is engaged in variety of projects in China, Japan, US and Australia, including museum, private residence, office building, urban planning, historical building renovation, school and 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 OfficeOffCourses most prominent projects include:Exhibition Center of Longquan National Archaeological Park of China, Lishui, China123+ Kindergarten, Shanghai, ChinaThe Shadow Garden of World Horticulture Expo in Yangzhou, Yangzhou, China The following statistics helped OfficeOffCourse achieve 10th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Winner 6 A+Awards Finalist 1 Featured Projects 3 Total Projects 3 9. KOKAISTUDIOS KOKAISTUDIOSKokaistudios is an award winning multi-disciplinary design firm founded in 2000 in Venice by Italian architects Filippo Gabbiani and Andrea Destefanis. Founded with the dream to create a collaborative office of young and talented architects devoted to researching and formulating the design solutions to the demands of tomorrow and capable of working on a worldwide basis; the firm has grown after 10 years into a team of 25 people headquartered in Shanghai. Kokaistudios has completed over 120 projects in the last 7 years in all fields of design, and we have received numerous awards including the Top 40 under 40 award from Perspective magazine and 2 UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage awards for our the Bund 18 and Huai Hai Lu 796 projects.Some of KOKAISTUDIOS most prominent projects include:Baoshan WTE Exhibition Center, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Suhe MixC World, Shanghai, ChinaBund Financial Center South Mall Interior Design, Shanghai, ChinaBeijing CR Land Galleria Shopping Center Instreet Renovation, Beijing, ChinaHouse of the Tree, Shenzhen, China The following statistics helped KOKAISTUDIOS achieve 9th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Winner 1 A+Awards Finalist 2 Featured Projects 9 Total Projects 50 8. Kris Lin International Design Kris Lin International DesignKLID, 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 which can provide four-in-one integrated design services including architectural design, interior design, renovation design and construction, landscape design, KLID has been adhering to the design concept of Innovation from Observation, and has strong pursuit for the design works display effect.Some of Kris Lin International Designs most prominent projects include:Flow, ChinaStream Office, Zhuhai, ChinaWhite Mountain Club House, Nanjing, ChinaBIRCH FOREST, ChinaSnail Bay Center, China The following statistics helped Kris Lin International Design achieve 8th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Winner 2 A+Awards Finalist 6 Featured Projects 7 Total Projects 14 7. Challenge Design Challenge DesignThe 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 complex to resort, luxury condo to boutique hotel, and museums to public architectures, winning dozens of awards and unanimous high appraisal. With growing experience in various fields including architecture design, urban planning, interior design, wooden structure design and commercial operation, the company has developed the capability to control whole life cycle of the projects.Since foundation, Challenge Design has been working to find a way for realization of harmonious co-existence between architecture, human being and the nature, hoping to find a possible way for bring renewed sense experience and creating new thoughts and spatial forms through creative thinking.Some of Challenge Designs most prominent projects include:Yuanlu Community Center, Chongqing, ChinaYULIN Artistic Center, Chongqing, ChinaPark Legend Kindergarten, Chengdu, ChinaCloud Art Museum , Guizhou, ChinaLangtin Yuanzhu Experience Hall, Wuhan, China The following statistics helped Challenge Design achieve 7th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: Featured Projects 10 Total Projects 15 6. Atelier tao+c Atelier tao+cFounded in 2016, the design works of Atelier tao+c ranging 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+cs most prominent projects include:Capsule hotel in a rural library, ChinaA U-SHAPE ROOM, Shanghai, ChinaZiin Beijing Store, Beijing, ChinaJHW STORE, ChinaLibrary home, Shanghai, China The following statistics helped Atelier tao+c achieve 6th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Winner 3 A+Awards Finalist 3 Featured Projects 9 Total Projects 12 5. Lukstudio LukstudioLUKSTUDIO is a boutique design practice based in Shanghaia. Founded by Christina Luk in 2011, the studio is comprised 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.Lukstudios 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 Lukstudios most prominent projects include:The Skatepark, Shanghai, ChinaThe living room of a water town Nanchang NIO House, ChinaPlaying in Colours BeInfinity Social Club, Wuhan, ChinaA Room for the Narcissist, Wuhan, ChinaDining between Lines, Shanghai, China The following statistics helped Lukstudio achieve 5th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Finalist 4 Featured Projects 14 Total Projects 33 4. X+LIVING X+LIVINGX+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+LIVINGs most prominent projects include:Dujiangyan Zhongshuge, ChinaIdeas Lab, Shanghai, ChinaZhuyeqing Greentea flagship store, ChinaChengdu Zhongshuge, Chengdu, ChinaSonmei Hotel, Shenzhen, China The following statistics helped X+LIVING achieve 4th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Winner 2 A+Awards Finalist 3 Featured Projects 12 Total Projects 28 3. AIM Architecture AIM ArchitectureAIM 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 oce in Europe, AIM is a global studio with local feeling.Our approach is deliberate and focused. Each project is approached individually. We pair context to concept and explore the ne line between vision and practicality. The result are unique spaces with a powerful narrative. Bold, playful, and gritty. Well-built projects with rened details. A built-in love of materials, and passion for place and purpose.Some of AIM Architectures most prominent projects include:Fushengyu Hotspring resort, Sichuan, ChinaSOHO Fuxing Plaza- Shopping Mall, Shanghai, ChinaJiaxing Island, Jiaxing, ChinaAluminum Lobby in SOHO Fuxing Plaza, Shanghai, ChinaGlass Office in SOHO Fuxing Plaza, Shanghai, China The following statistics helped AIM Architecture achieve 3rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Finalist 3 Featured Projects 15 Total Projects 32 2. Lacime Architect Shangjian ImageEstablished 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 integrated architectural and landscape design.Some of Lacime Architects most prominent projects include:Vanke Emerald Park, Chongqing, ChinaOne City Development, Hubei, ChinaLiva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction of East China Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaWaterfront Art Gallery, Nanchang, ChinaFinancial City Community Center, Suzhou, China The following statistics helped Lacime Architect achieve 2nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Winner 3 A+Awards Finalist 8 Featured Projects 16 Total Projects 34 1. Neri&Hu Design and Research Office Neri&Hu Design and Research OfficeFounded in 2006 by partners Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, Neri&Hu Design and Research Office is an inter-disciplinary architectural design practice based in Shanghai. The practices 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 multi-cultural 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 Offices most prominent projects include:The House of Remembrance | Singapore Residence, SingaporeThe Relic Shelter | Fuzhou Teahouse, Fuzhou, ChinaQujiang Museum of Fine Arts Extension, XiAn, ChinaSulwhasoo Flagship Store, Seoul, South KoreaThe Garage, Beijing, ChinaFeatured image: New Shanghai Theatre, Shanghai, China The following statistics helped Neri&Hu Design and Research Office achieve 1st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Shanghai: A+Awards Winner 11 A+Awards Finalist 10 Featured Projects 21 Total Projects 24 Why Should I Trust Architizers Ranking?With more than 30,000 architecture firms and over 130,000 projects within its database, Architizer is proud to host the worlds 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 worlds 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 highlightedA Guide to Project AwardsThe 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 Architizers Editorial team, and are selected based on a number of factors. The following factors increase a projects likelihood of being featured or awarded Project of the Day status:Project completed within the last 3 yearsA well written, concise project description of at least 3 paragraphsArchitectural designwith a high level of both functional and aesthetic valueHigh quality, in focus photographsAt least 8 photographs of both the interior and exterior of the buildingInclusion of architectural drawings and renderingsInclusion of construction photographsThere 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 Architizers Weekly Projects Newsletter and shared with 170,000 subscribers.Were constantly look for the worlds best architects to join our community. 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