This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Peoples Republic of China. According to seniors from our design institute, we are the first institute of civic architectural design in China after 1949, which used to be called the Design Department of the Publicly Owned Yongmao Construction Company. The Chinese characters Yongmao, which means forever prosperous, were written by Comrade Peng Zhen, then the secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee.In September 1949, the Peoples Government of Beijing Municipality appointed Li Gongxia, municipal deputy secretary-general, to prepare for the establishment of the Yongmao Construction Company. On October 1, the birth of the People''s Republic of China, two celebratory banners were hung on the Jincheng Building, where the Yongmao Construction Company was located at the time. On that same day, four employees participated in the founding ceremony and evening lantern parade in the name of the company, marking the same birthday of the company and PRC. Those unforgettable moments tell the story that we, now named Beijing Institute of Architectural Design BIAD are the same age as the Republic. Today, we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the institute.
Several generations of design masters have created a spiritual and cultural atmosphere for BIAD.
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design BIAD 70th Anniversary Collection 1949 2019 consists of four main parts:
First: BIAD Commemorative Biography Documentation and History. This volume, made up of 70 essays, uses a timeline instead of design works to describe the history of BIAD with typical events. How did BIAD become the first institute at the birth of PRC, where does it come from and where will it be in the future? You can see not only imaginative architecture designs like 10 Projects for the 10th National Anniversary, but also environmental- friendly constructions; not only a reflection of 70 years of architecture design in the capital of Beijing, but also revelations of professional maturity from groups of architects and engineers. This commemorative biography attempts to describe the contribution BIAD has made to the industry and the society by displaying the major events of the past 70 years, and by describing our struggles within the industry. Different from the traditional way of editing, this book tells the story of BIAD, sums up our working spirits and explores the way of creating a 100-year old brand.
Second: BIAD Selected Works 1949- 2019. From Tianwanmen Square to the auxiliary city-center of Beijing, from Hainan Boao to the APEC Meeting and G20 Summit; from the Asian Games to the Olympic Games, from the Horticultural Exposition to the International Garden Expo; from Green City to Smart City, and from Made in China to Created in China, the history of BIAD is the epitome of national construction development. Our technical strength, research results, operational experience, and innovative mechanism have all had a great impact on the design industry of China. Beginning in 1958, BIAD also gradually completed hundreds of foreign aid projects covering more than 40 countries, accumulating and spreading the huge influence of Chinese architecture both inside and outside the country, which could be considered a precursor to the Belt and Road project.
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design BIAD 70th Anniversary Collection 19492019 is a set of readings that reflect upon the chase of BIAD of Chinese architectural techniques and cultural history, and the new ideas that lay in the combined new record of technology, culture and management. The new is also reflected in digging and sorting, examining and thinking, and more in the construction of building up a BIAD brand with a history of 100 years. It is a set of books based on BIAD staff who served the whole industry, highly readable in techniques and the culture of architecture as well as a simple but regulated contemporary architectural history of China.
Thanks to the opportunities provided by our great motherland, the BIAD has become a persuasive storyteller because it has captured wonders and documented the history. The past, present and future development of the city not only gives us 70 years of retrospection, but also gives us expectations to the arrival of the centennial with unremitting efforts. As a BIAD member heading into a new future, and one who is also a founder in the new era with China, we firmly believe that future architectural creation should adhere to the concept of architecture serves the society, design creates value when evoking national and urban memories. We look forward to the future with a focus on the vision of 100 years of BIAD building a architecture design company with a world-class capability of technology innovation. BIAD is always on the road of innovation, dedication and learning.
October, 2019