Since its reform into private-run enterprise in 2002, Suzhou Architecture Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd. has gone through 50 years. Its predecessor is Suzhou Architectural Design Research Institute The company is a comprehensive architecture design and research institute with A level design certificate of the state, and has passed ISO9001 Quality System certification. The institute has around 250 staff including 1 national project design master, 9 professor level senior architects and engineers, 60 senior architects and engineers, 90 architects and engineers, 18 A level registered architect, and 41 A level registered structure engineers.
The institute is located is Suzhou, a historical and cultural city well known both at home and abroad. Suzhou is famous for its unique water county charm, garden art and traditional architecture, which form its special local characteristics.
By inheriting and carrying forward the essence of Suzhou architecture tradition and blending into modern taste, the institute fosters its own architectural style.
Equipped with all specialties, advanced equipment and string technical force, The institute has the capability to undertake all kinds of large-scale and medium-sale civil and industrial architecture design, urban residence planning, feasibility study and technical consulting for reconstruction of historic streets with traditional and local features, such as classic gardens, landscape design and city planning design etc. Over the past years The institute has designed a lot of high-level projects, among which the reception hall of Suzhou Embroidery Research Institute has won national gold prize, Tongfangxiang pilot community has won gold prize issued by Ministry of Construction, Caixing No. 1 Residence has won national silver prize of excellent design, and other influential public architecture such as Suzhou Revolution Museum, Suzhou Wansheng Mansion, Suzhou Silk Museum, Nanhao Street, Yangzhou International Convention Center, Suzhou Administration Center, Suzhou Library, Technology Experiment Building of Soochow University, Suzhou Planning Exhibition Hall, SND Administration Committee Building have won excellent design prizes issued by Ministry of Construction and Jiangsu Province Construction Office, and Suzhou Yisha Center etc have become landmark projects in Suzhou.
Attaching importance to exchange and cooperation with Hong Kong, Taiwan and other countries, the institute has cooperated with designers from Denmark, Singapore, Australia, Canada, US, Germany, Hong Kong and Taiwan to finish influential projects such as SIP Jianyuan Building, Bamboo Groove Hotel, Aster Hotel, Garden Villa Residence, Yageo Electronic factory buildings, Suzhou International Convention & Exihibition Center (cooperate with SOM of US), Suzhou Museum (cooperate with Bei Yuming, Bei's Architecture Office).