Yalai (Shanghai) Architectural Design Consulting Co., Ltd.

AAI Architects International is an international professional design firm well-versed in the field of architectural design in China. The firm holds a license to practice as an architectural firm in Ontario, Canada, and was officially established in Shanghai, China in 2003. From a team of twenty people, it has now gathered over a hundred licensed architects, architectural designers from North America, Europe, and Asia, as well as outstanding local architectural designers. In 2010, the firm established an office in Chengdu to respond to the policies and business needs of the government and clients in the development of the western region.

As AAI approaches its tenth anniversary, it has completed over 500 projects in mainland China, with cumulative planning project areas nearing 6,000 hectares and single-building construction areas exceeding 20,000,000 square meters. Design and engineering projects are spread across North China, South China, East China, Central China, Northeast, Southwest, and Northwest regions. In addition to providing clients with comprehensive and systematic services of international standard in architectural design, urban design, and regional planning, the firm's years of residential design experience and expertise have repeatedly earned recognition from the industry and clients. The long-term commitment to industrial park design has, with national growth and development and the economic benefits driven by cities, become a key operational area for the company. At the same time, the firm has established a professional image as a designer of "hotels" and "office buildings" through its advantageous business focus on "commercial complexes." Since 2011, the firm has also begun to make achievements in cultural architecture.

AAI insists that innovative design services and robust project management capabilities are important factors in its architectural achievements. On the basis of understanding local livelihoods, cultural contexts, economic conditions, and political situations, it further contemplates and integrates innovative design concepts from advanced countries and projects, with the ultimate goal of creating win-win-win outcomes for developers, governments, and users.

"Focus on architecture, go beyond design" is the belief that the firm adheres to in order to maintain its place in the ever-changing architectural design market in China.

Allied Architects International is a dynamic firm focusing on China’s long-term development. It provides full-range service including architectural design, urban design, and regional planning, etc.

With the certificate of practice by OAA (Ontario Association of Architects), Canada, AAI consists of local architects and international professionals licensed in North America, Europe and Asia. The multi-background team enables itself to provide creative design works and enhance the force of implementation in collaboration with the local consultants and government departments. Meanwhile, the Senior Management team has near 20 years working and co-operating experience and has completed more than 500 projects, which is the essential to the stable development of the firm. Besides the team of about 100 architects in Shanghai, AAI also has founded Chengdu Branch to expend its business in Southwest China.

In the Mainland of China, AAI has been involved in the planning projects of more than 6,000 Ha, with construction area of more than 20 million square meters. The project locations spread in Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Suzhou, Chongqing, Wuhan, Sanya, Qingdao, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Chengdu, Huhhot, Zhangjiagang and etc.

AAI has been contributed to extending its integrated design service and improving its project management, which has lead to its significant achievements and outstanding credits in architectural field.