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[2024 Shanghai DAF] Visit to BDP Architects

Last week, the DAF conference team came to BDP (hereinafter referred to as BDP), a British architectural design firm located in Shanghai's Huangpu District, and visited Ms. Liu Yawei (Winnie), BDP's Marketing Director.

BDP is one of the largest fully integrated (architecture, interior, planning, engineering, etc.) design organizations in Europe, and their designs cover all life scenarios, and the preservation and renovation of historical buildings ranked Top 2* in the world, which is very suitable for the theme of "Urban Renewal" of the 2024 Shanghai DAF Conference. Therefore, the main task of the conference team is to invite BDP as a speaker for the 2024 Shanghai DAF conference in August.

*Source: WA100 Top 100 Global Architecture Firms 2023

Since its founding in 1961, BDP has established studios in 19 locations around the world, including the United Kingdom, China, the United States, Ireland, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, India, Singapore, and Canada, with nearly 1,600 architects, planners, landscape architects, engineers, interior designers, optical designers, acoustic designers, and sustainability specialists serving at BDP. development specialists at BDP.

The scope of BDP's services covers all life scenarios, including urban planning and renewal, historic building preservation and renovation, scientific research and development, urban complexes, office, commercial, cultural, educational, health, leisure and cultural tourism. Representative landmark projects include the renovation of the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) in the UK, Liverpool One Urban Renewal Project, the British Pavilion at the Milan World Expo, Google's UK headquarters, AstraZeneca's R&D headquarters, the renovation of the Yangshupu Power Plant in Shanghai, the urban design of the Shanghai Xinpujiang Center, the Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, and Huawei's International Training Center, among others.

Meanwhile, BDP has won more than 1,000 design awards in a wide range of fields. With expertise in a variety of specialties, locations, industries and all major building types, we offer a truly integrated way of working to create high-quality, efficient architectural spaces.

Mr. Qi Chunjie, DAF Congress Project Leader, firstly gave a review report on the previous four DAF Congresses, and then introduced the information about the 2024 Shanghai DAF Congress, the theme of the Congress, the guest lineup and the features of the Congress, and finally invited BDP to attend the 2024 Shanghai DAF Congress as a speaker.

Winnie said that BDP is very willing to share the company's classic renovation cases with industry colleagues on the platform of DAF, and that BDP has a lot of classic cases of "urban renewal", but the selection of the case for the speech at the 2024 Shanghai DAF Conference requires internal discussion within the company, so as to choose a case that is in line with the theme of the conference and also meaningful. BDP has many classic cases of "urban renewal".

At present, the preparatory work of the conference team is in full swing and organized. Through telephone and face-to-face communication, DAF 2024 Shanghai has invited famous design firms such as BDP, Benoy, HPP, FARRELLS, AECOM and so on.

DAF 2023 Shanghai will take "Urban Renewal" as the theme, and share the case studies of remodeling buildings from four dimensions: architectural design, curtain wall deepening and curtain wall construction, and application of new materials. Please look forward to it!