Aedas主席及全球設計董事致辭

紀達夫（Keith Griffiths）

在新型冠狀病毒疫情和全球政治沖突的影響下，近兩年是充滿挑戰的。從2020年開始，Aedas 各個辦公室都對突如其來的疫情做出了迅速應對，以確保員工安全并營造高效的工作環境。在現代技術的幫助下，我們依然能夠確保穩定的服務，持續通過Aedas 的全球設計網絡交付設計方案。

在這個復雜多變且充滿挑戰的時代，Aedas即將開始它的第五個十年。在剛剛過去的2021年，基于Aedas全球設計網絡，我們完成了一系列類別豐富的精彩建筑，全球各個辦公室也不斷開拓新的設計項目。2021年，隨著8位新董事和執行董事的擢升，年輕一代建筑師開始走上領導崗位。我們在中國內地的董事團隊已從7人增加到了16人。根據疫情期間居家辦公的經驗，我們發現生活和工作空間的界限愈發模糊。電子商務和新興行業的發展趨勢，挑戰了我們對零售和娛樂的理解。在保持社交距離的實踐中，我們更加關注人與人之間的聯系以及社會中每個成員的福祉。作為建筑師，我們思考如何重建我們的社會結構。面對改善生活質量的迫切需求，我們繼續倡導建立更具通透性、多功能性和連通性的城市空間，以實現集生活-工作-娛樂一體的活力新社區。

Aedas 借助線上和線下平臺分享我們的知識、經驗和見解。除了面對面的會議，我們同樣進行了各種形式的視頻短片、直播、網絡研討會和論壇討論。在保持社交距離的同時，技術使我們比以往任何時候都更接近我們的受眾。

40年來同舟共濟，我們的團隊已經從最初的20人發展到如今的1,200人，分布于全球12所辦公室，斬獲700余項設計大獎，建造了500余座項目，并在全球范圍內穩步實現我們的城市理念。我們自豪于所獲得的累累碩果，也期待著Aedas未來的無限可能。

紀達夫（Keith Griffiths），主席及全球設計董事

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.