CCDI Group () is a Chinese multinational architecture and engineering consulting firm that provides integrated professional services for urban construction and development headquartered in

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

. Its business units cover broad industry sectors with diverse specialized expertise. CCDI operates cross-regionally with offices in Shanghai,

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, and

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with branches and representative offices in

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and twenty other cities in China. Over the years, CCDI has established strong client relationships with most major developers, enterprises, and city governments. Founded in 1994, CCDI is a

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of the privately owned construction and engineering firm,

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(CSEC). From 1994 to 2002, CCDI's work focused on the south China market, working on

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projects and public facilities such as exhibition halls and

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s. But, in 2003, CCDI and a

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of other firms, won an

architectural competition An architectural competition is a type of design competition, in which an entity that intends to build new work, or is just seeking ideas, invites architects to submit design proposals. The winning scheme is usually chosen by an independent panel ...

with the innovative design of the

Beijing National Aquatics Center The Water Cube (水立方), fully a.k.a. the National Aquatics Centre (), is a swimming center at the Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The Water Cube was originally constructed to host the aquatics competitions at ...

which was constructed for the

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. Since then, CCDI has experienced substantial growth. In 2013, CCDI acquired

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, a privately owned

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n-based architectural firm with expanding business interests in China and Southeast Asia. CCDI employs more than thousand architects, engineers, planners, project managers as well as design and management consultants to offer various critical services of strategic planning, design, development, construction, and operations related to buildings, transportation, and industries.

Selected projects

(2007) * Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Center (2007) *National Tennis Center *Ping'an Financial Center * Shanghai Rockbund Reconstruction Project * Jinan Olympic Center * Hangzhou Olympic Center * Dameisha Vanke Center * Tencent Headquarters * Alibaba Headquarters * Baidu Headquarters * Harbin West Railway Station * Beijing Kunlun Apartment * Shenzhen City Crossing Complex * Tianjin Cruise Terminal * Shanghai International Tourism Resorts

References

External links

''CCDI Architects: Designing China's Future''
by Victoria Mulgrave (2008 Images Publishing) {{authority control Government-owned companies of China Construction and civil engineering companies of China Architecture firms of China Companies based in Shanghai Chinese companies established in 1994 Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1994 1994 establishments in Shanghai