Eight builders shortlisted for international airport convention and consumption hub in Beijing
- Updated: May 9, 2022
The Beijing Daxing International Airport Economic Zone launched an idea competition for the Daxing International C&E and Consumption Hub on April 23, inviting the world's top business planning and concept planning teams to create a new world-class landmark project in Beijing.
Two weeks later when registration closed, submissions had been received from 16 teams, each made up of 2-6 enterprises, for a total of 59.
By type of business, they can be categorized into:
18 developers and operators, including professional convention and commercial enterprises which are well-known at home and abroad;
13 leading international business planning companies;
21 planning and design firms, ranging from teams led by world-class designers to renowned domestic and foreign design companies;
7 creative agencies and industry associations.
By country, they can be classified into:
31 Chinese enterprises from all over the country including megacities Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu;
28 overseas enterprises from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Australia and other countries.
Supervised by audit firms and bidding agencies, the airport economic zone called in specialists in the fields of exhibition, consumption and business consultancy on May 6 to review the 16 candidates.
Based on the credentials of the candidates and the development goals of the convention and consumption hub, the expert panel comprehensively evaluated each team's members, plans, and models. Eight teams were selected to join the project design.
The shortlist is as follows (arranged by submission date):
No 1
Leading unit:
Beijing North Star Company Limited
Co-units:
Longfor Group (Beijing) Zhongbai Real Estate Co Ltd
JD Technology Information Technology Co Ltd
Jones Lang LaSalle (Beijing) Real Estate Consulting Co Ltd
Jerde Partnership Inc
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design
No 2
Leading unit:
China International Exhibition Center Group Limited
Co-units:
Deloitte China Consulting (Beijing) Co Ltd
Woods Bagot Architectural Design Consulting (Beijing) Co Ltd
SCPG Commercial Assets Operation and Development (Beijing) Co Ltd
Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University
No 3
Leading unit:
China Merchants Group (Shenzhen) Investment Promotion and Exhibition Management Co Ltd
Co-units:
OCT Group (Shenzhen) Bay Area Development Co Ltd
Aube Conception (Shenzhen) Engineering Design Consulting Co Ltd
No 4
Leading unit:
Zaha Hadid Limited
Co-units:
RET (Beijing) Commercial Co Ltd
MGM (Beijing) International Cultural Tourism Development Co Ltd
No 5
Leading unit:
Colliers International (Beijing) Property Consulting Co Ltd
Co-units:
China World Trade Center Co Ltd
DLR Group Architectural Design Consulting (Shanghai) Co Ltd,
Greenland & Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai Co Ltd
No 6
Leading unit:
Pacific Consultants Co Ltd
Co-units:
CIECC Overseas Consulting Co Ltd
Kengo Kuma and Associates Co Ltd
Beijing Etrong Technology & Culture Co Ltd
No 7
Leading unit:
Tsinghua University Tongheng Planning and Design Institute Co Ltd
Co-units:
Savills China Property Consultants (Beijing) Co Ltd
China Academy of Building Research
Beijing Jingdong Donghong Management Consulting Co Ltd
Beihai Shimao Commercial Services (Beijing) Co Ltd
No 8
Leading unit:
AECOM Design and Consulting (Shenzhen) Co Ltd
Co-units:
CDF Investment Development Co Ltd
It is hoped that the leading units and their co-units will uphold the vision of innovation, openness and sustainability so that as they participate in upcoming related events they will inject great impetus into the building of a world-class modern economic zone and a futuristic cosmopolitan aviation city.
