Aedas is an international architectural firm that provides services in architecture, interior design, landscape design, urban design, masterplanning, and graphics. It was established in 2002 as an alliance between three existing companies in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Australia.
History
Establishment
Aedas was established in 2002 as an international alliance between British architecture firm Abbey Holford Rowe, Peddle Thorp of Australia, and LPT Architects of Hong Kong. At that time, Peddle Thorp and LPT already had an existing alliance. The three firms were respectively renamed Aedas AHR, Aedas Peddle Thorp, and Aedas LPT. It was planned to drop the suffixes over time, and the offices eventually adopted the simpler "Aedas" brand. The company acquired Birmingham firm TCN Architects in 2002. Aedas opened its first China office in Beijing in 2002 and was appointed to design Fortune Plaza 1. Other mixed-commercial projects in Beijing include TG Harbour View Apartment, R&F City, R&F Plaza and R&F Centre in Beijing. The company set up offices in Macau, Shanghai and Chengdu. In Macau, Aedas delivered its first integrated casino resort project Sands Macau in 2004. Aedas was commissioned as Lead Architect for The Venetian Macao, Four Seasons Hotel Macau, Sands Cotai Central, Marina Bay Sands and The Parisian Macao. The company was commissioned to design Dubai Metro. The Dubai office was established in 2005 and the Abu Dhabi office was set up in 2007. In 2010 and 2011, Ocean Heights, Boulevard Plaza and Ubora Towers, all in Dubai, were completed.
Aedas’ completed mixed-commercial projects include The Star in Singapore; Starlight Place in Chongqing, Center 66 in Wuxi, Evergrande Plaza in Chengdu, Sincere Financial Center in Chongqing, MOKO in Hong Kong, Olympia 66 in Dalian, Suning Plaza in Xuzhou, China. 65% of Aedas’ work is in China in 2006 and 15% in Southeast Asia.
Recent years
In mid-2014 the European and Asian arms of the company demerged. The European arm, based in the UK, was renamed AHR. The Hong Kong-based Asian business kept the Aedas name. Immediately following the split, Aedas launched a London office that the company stated would mainly serve Chinese clients on projects in London. In 2015, Aedas acquired UK practice RHWL, including its Arts Team division. They were respectively renamed Aedas RHWL and Aedas Arts Team.
Selected projects
Aedas has completed more than 100 projects totaling over 100 million square feet of space around the world. Projects include:
