AECOMMUNITY │ September 2021

AECOM healthcare projects won 2020/2021 Asia Design Awards

• The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine – Healthcare Architecture and Space Exploration Award
• Affiliated Hospital of Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College – Healthcare Architecture and Space Exploration Award
• Taikang Southwestern Medical Center – Healthcare Architecture and Space Nomination

Xintiandi Style I won Urban Regeneration of the Year at 2021 RICS Awards China

For the South Xintiandi Mall landscape project, AECOM sought to create a social destination that integrates a multi-sensory experience with immersive art. By connecting people and nature, creating flexible venues, and transforming negative spaces, the team upgraded the environment and how we experience it. It also provided an opportunity to further increase the proximity of the neighborhood, optimize the urban space, and enhance the city image.

The renovation of Phoenix State Guesthouse

The AECOM design team started work on the Phoenix State Guesthouse renovation in Taizhou in 2016. The focus was on the hotel’s spatial reconstruction, functional additions and the overall landscape design. The functional additions include 70 guest rooms, a swimming pool, a fitness center, conference rooms and reception halls, additional parking space, kitchen and mechanical space, as well as a stand-alone banquet hall. With the renovation completed, this prestigious state guesthouse officially re-opened in 2020. Click here to learn more.

AECOM was fully involved in the development of Lingang Shanghai Free-Trade Zone

With a height of nearly 360 meters, the Shenzhen Galaxy Twin Tower will become the tallest twin tower once completed. This new landmark is located in Bantian, Longgang, Shenzhen. AECOM has been involved in the project for the past five years, visiting the site multiple times to ensure the perfect turnout of the intricate design. Read more about the project here.

AECOM publishes its latest Asia Pacific Theme Park Pipeline Update

Among the 2019 Top 10 Theme Park Groups Worldwide, the three leading groups in China have shown the smallest decline in attendance in 2020. Since the pandemic, the industry has invested tremendous efforts in three aspects: operation adjustment, marketing strategies, and technological innovation this year to increase the attendance. After the normalization of coronavirus prevention and control, some measures have also been incorporated into the daily operations of theme park operations, bringing a positive impact on the progress of the industry. You can click here to view the full text.

TOD Market Leader Geoffrey Chan’s article on West Kowloon Station featured in a new book

“Universal Logic of the Unique Case — Re-examination of the Planning and Construction of Hong Kong West Kowloon Station” written by Geoffrey Chan, Executive Director, TOD Market Sector, China, and his team was included in the recently published “Proceedings of Research Forum for the Development of Station-City Synergy in China.” Check our interview with Geoffrey Chan here.

Understanding the beauty of the city through an innovative education method

AECOM joined hands with Play Social, an innovative education project guiding children aged 9-12 to understand the beauty of the city. During the face-to-face activity with Hungchih Liu, Senior Vice President, Asia, the children got to know the relationship between cities and people, and learned to be “citizens that create beautiful cities” themselves.

Technology drives building sustainability

Wang Hao, MEP Director, spoke at the China Building Science Conference and Green Smart Building Expo on the topic of “Digital Building Design.” He noted that by using digital approaches to effectively simulate and monitor energy consumption of building, AECOM is able to build greener and smarter buildings, thereby helping reduce carbon emissions.

Rewilding Highlands with Natural Capital Laboratory

With the Lifescape Project, AECOM established a Natural Capital Laboratory in the Scottish Highlands to create sustainable legacies by restoring the natural environment, reviving native forest, and reintroducing locally extinct species to the area. Learn more about the project here.