Aedas主席及全球设计董事致辞

纪达夫（Keith Griffiths）

在新型冠状病毒疫情和全球政治冲突的影响下，近两年是充满挑战的。从2020年开始，Aedas 各个办公室都对突如其来的疫情做出了迅速应对，以确保员工安全并营造高效的工作环境。在现代技术的帮助下，我们依然能够确保稳定的服务，持续通过Aedas 的全球设计网络交付设计方案。

在这个复杂多变且充满挑战的时代，Aedas即将开始它的第五个十年。在刚刚过去的2021年，基于Aedas全球设计网络，我们完成了一系列类别丰富的精彩建筑，全球各个办公室也不断开拓新的设计项目。2021年，随着8位新董事和执行董事的擢升，年轻一代建筑师开始走上领导岗位。我们在中国内地的董事团队已从7人增加到了16人。根据疫情期间居家办公的经验，我们发现生活和工作空间的界限愈发模糊。电子商务和新兴行业的发展趋势，挑战了我们对零售和娱乐的理解。在保持社交距离的实践中，我们更加关注人与人之间的联系以及社会中每个成员的福祉。作为建筑师，我们思考如何重建我们的社会结构。面对改善生活质量的迫切需求，我们继续倡导建立更具通透性、多功能性和连通性的城市空间，以实现集生活-工作-娱乐一体的活力新社区。

Aedas 借助线上和线下平台分享我们的知识、经验和见解。除了面对面的会议，我们同样进行了各种形式的视频短片、直播、网络研讨会和论坛讨论。在保持社交距离的同时，技术使我们比以往任何时候都更接近我们的受众。

40年来同舟共济，我们的团队已经从最初的20人发展到如今的1,200人，分布于全球12所办公室，斩获700余项设计大奖，建造了500余座项目，并在全球范围内稳步实现我们的城市理念。我们自豪于所获得的累累硕果，也期待着Aedas未来的无限可能。

纪达夫（Keith Griffiths），主席及全球设计董事

The last two years have been challenging years under the impact of COVID-19 and worldwide political conflicts. From the beginning of 2020, each Aedas office reacted swiftly to the pandemic to secure a safe and efficient working environment for our staff. Aided by modern technologies, we were able to secure stable service and continue to deliver our designs across Aedas’ global design network.

As we sail into the fifth decade of our practice, building on the momentum of our Global Design Network, in 2021, we have proudly completed a diverse range of projects and secured new work across our global offices. In 2021, a younger generation rises to take up leadership roles with the appointment of 8 new Directors and Executive Directors.Our Mainland China teams have increased from 7 to 16.

From our experiences of work-from-home, we see a blurring boundary between living and work space. The evolving trends of e-commerce and new trades challenge our understanding of retail and entertainment.Practicing social distancing, we pay more attention to the connections we have and the wellbeing of each member in our society. As architects,we deliberate how we can reconstitute the fabric of our society. With a pressing need for better quality of life, we continue to advocate for more porous, multi-functional and connected urban space to realize the livework-entertain dynamic of our new communities.

Aedas has leveraged both online and offline platforms to share our knowledge, our experience, and our insights. We have gone beyond face-to-face meetings, and arrived at varied forms of videos, live broadcasts, online webinars and forum discussions. While we maintain social distancing, technology has brought us to our audience closer than ever before.

Over the 40 years since our incorporation, we’ve grown from 20 staff to 1,200 staff across 12 offices, won over 700 design awards, built over 500 projects and have been steadily realising our ideals for urbanity across the globe. We’re proud of what we have achieved, and look forward to our continued development and growth.