Beijing Institute of Architectural Design

What Beijing Institute of Architectural Design does

Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD) is a Beijing municipal state-owned architectural design and consulting institute founded in 1949 as the first civilian architectural design enterprise of New China. The firm operates as a joint-stock company under the Beijing State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, with approximately 3,000 employees organized across 12 domestic branch offices, 11 wholly-owned/controlled subsidiaries, and 10 affiliated companies. BIAD delivers comprehensive architectural design services spanning urban planning, public building design, civil building design, interior decoration, landscape design, BIM services, building intelligent systems, cost consulting, engineering supervision, and engineering general contracting. Its client base is predominantly Chinese government and state-owned enterprises, with landmark projects including Tiananmen Square, the National Stadium (Bird's Nest), Beijing Daxing International Airport, the CPC History Exhibition Hall, and overseas aid projects in Tajikistan, Qatar, Ethiopia, and Cambodia.

BIAD's core products fall into two categories: traditional architectural design services (professional services, project-based fees) and an emerging digital technology portfolio. The digital portfolio comprises four proprietary platforms — LINKAXIS, a domestic 3D geometric modeling engine designed to replace foreign CAD/BIM software; LINKBIM, a digital collaboration management platform for construction-stage project management; LINKCORE, a smart building operations management platform; and LINKNEURON, a data asset platform that has enabled BIAD to complete China's first formal BIM-based data asset accounting in the architectural design sector. The Beijing 2D-3D Integrated BIM Review System, developed for the Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources, is integrated into the capital's planning approval workflow. The firm's underlying technology stack is centered on BIM, Digital Twin, 3D collaborative design, and CIMS-based digital architecture platforms, with explicit integration into Autodesk Revit and 3D Experience.

As a state-owned enterprise, BIAD goes to market through enterprise field sales, formal government procurement, and direct institutional relationships with planning bureaus and SOE developers. Revenue is generated primarily through professional services fees on large public-sector commissions, supplemented by subscription-recurring revenue from digital technology services and data asset management. The firm is currently pursuing an IPO as part of its 'three-step' development strategy to become an internationally first-class architectural design and technology innovation enterprise.

Name

Beijing Institute of Architectural Design

Legal name

北京市建筑设计研究院股份有限公司

Website

https://biad.com.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD) is a Beijing municipal state-owned architectural design institute founded in 1949, delivering comprehensive architectural, urban planning, and BIM-based digital services to Chinese government agencies, state-owned enterprises, and select international clients via 12 domestic branches and 11 subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design and Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Building information modeling
• Urban planning consulting
• Engineering design consulting
• Construction project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Core revenue from providing high-end architectural design services including urban planning, investment planning, large-scale public building design, civil building design, interior decoration design, landscape design, building intelligent system engineering design, engineering budget preparation, engineering supervision, and engineering general contracting.
2. Digital Technology Services & Data Assets: Revenue from digital transformation services including BIM-based planning review systems, data asset management platforms, smart building operations platforms, and consulting services. Successfully completed first data asset accounting case in China's architectural design sector.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD) is a large-scale state-owned architectural design and consulting institute that delivers high-end architectural design, urban planning, BIM-based design, landscape, interior, green building, cost consulting, and engineering supervision services to government, institutional, and enterprise clients. The firm also develops proprietary digital architecture platforms spanning the building lifecycle, including a domestic 3D modeling engine, BIM-based government approval review systems, and data asset management platforms.

Product overview

Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD) is a large state-owned architectural design consultancy established in 1949, offering both traditional architectural design services and a portfolio of digital technology products. The digital portfolio centers on a full-lifecycle 'digital architecture asset' ecosystem comprising four core proprietary platforms: 英心 (LINKAXIS), a domestic 3D geometric modeling engine providing foundational graphics capabilities; 聆波 (LINKBIM), a digital collaboration management platform for construction-stage project management; 灵控 (LINKCORE), a smart building operations management platform for asset optimization; and 晓图 (LINKNEURON), an intelligent data asset platform enabling data resource management and asset accounting. Supporting these platforms is the Beijing 2D-3D Integrated BIM Review System, a government-facing electronic approval tool developed for Beijing's planning authority. The broader services include architectural design (with BIM, landscape, interior, and green building capabilities), forming an integrated offering that connects design, construction management, operations, and digital asset management across the building lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services (建筑设计服务) Comprehensive architectural design services covering design general contracting, scheme consulting, preliminary design, construction drawing design, curtain wall design, fire safety design, civil defense engineering design, special technical assessment, and existing building renovation, delivered to government agencies, state-owned enterprises, and large developers.
• BIM Services (BIM服务) BIM-based services including 3D digital modeling, parametric design for complex building forms, 3D pipeline coordination, engineering quantity statistics, building performance analysis, pedestrian evacuation analysis, structural safety analysis, and 3D construction drawing design for construction and infrastructure projects.
• Landscape Design (景观设计) Landscape design services covering commercial landscape, urban landscape, residential landscape, district remediation, urban furniture, and wayfinding systems for public and commercial projects.
• Interior Design (室内设计) Interior design services including interior decoration design, furniture product design, hall acoustics, architectural acoustics, and noise and vibration control for buildings and public venues.
• Green Building Consulting (绿色建筑) Green building consulting services focused on resource-saving, environmental optimization, and healthy comfortable building design for energy-efficient and sustainable construction projects.
• Cost Consulting (造价咨询) Cost consulting services covering scheme estimation, design budgeting, construction drawing budgeting and settlement, bill of quantities, bidding control pricing, and full-process cost management for construction projects.
• 英心 / LINKAXIS — Domestic 3D Geometric Modeling Engine A proprietary domestic 3D geometric modeling engine serving as the foundational graphics engine for intelligent buildings and smart city applications, designed to underpin information security for digital architecture by replacing foreign CAD/BIM software.
• 聆波 / LINKBIM — Digital Collaboration Management Platform A digital collaboration management platform for the construction stage, enabling refined management of project cost, schedule, and quality through digital workflows for construction projects.
• 灵控 / LINKCORE — Smart Building Operations Management Platform A smart building operations management platform providing intelligent operations and maintenance, creating a prototype digital foundation for low-carbon buildings and supporting asset value enhancement across the building lifecycle.
• 晓图 / LINKNEURON — Data Asset Platform An intelligent building data asset management platform that converts building data into quantifiable, tradable data assets, supporting data asset registration and financial entry at the Beijing International Big Data Exchange.
• Beijing 2D-3D Integrated BIM Review System (北京市二三维一体化BIM审查系统) A homegrown BIM-based planning and approval review system developed for the Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources, enabling 2D and 3D coordinated electronic submission, automated review of planning indicators, and integration with Beijing's municipal planning approval workflows. Supports BDB data format, PDF signed drawings, and BIM model consistency checking.
• Digital Architecture Platform (数字建筑平台) An integrated 3D collaborative design system platform for the design industry, building the BIAD knowledge engineering data warehouse and supporting BIM forward design. Platform functions cover six categories: tools & interfaces, engineering & design, computing & data, interaction & collaboration, verification & output, and resources & templates.

Quantifiable outcome

• First data asset accounting case in China's architectural design sector — completed BIM-based data asset financial entry at Beijing International Data Exchange
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 北京港京科技研究院有限公司 (Beijing Hong Kong Beijing Technology Research Institute / HKATR Beijing)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Signed at 2025 CIFTIS to build a building technology innovation and industry demand intelligent collaboration platform, integrating HKATR's AI large model technology with BIAD's architectural expertise to improve research achievement conversion efficiency.
• 中国残疾人联合会 (China Disabled Persons' Federation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Co-research partner for Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development commissioned project on accessibility facility lifecycle management for the 15th Five-Year Plan.
• 中国助残志愿者协会 (China Accessibility Volunteer Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Co-research partner for accessibility facility research project under the 15th Five-Year Plan, contributing expertise in accessible environment construction.
• 住房城乡建设部科技与产业化发展中心 (Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Science and Technology Center)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Co-research partner for accessibility facility lifecycle management study commissioned by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
• 天津大学 (Tianjin University)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Academic co-research partner for the accessibility facility lifecycle management project under the 15th Five-Year Plan.
• 北京建工 (Beijing Construction Engineering Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 December 2024Signed innovation consortium agreement at the topping-out of BIAD's new headquarters, focusing on technology-driven new construction models and building science and technology system development.
• 东方雨虹 (Beijing Oriental Yuhong)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 December 2024Innovation consortium partner for BIAD's new headquarters project, contributing waterproofing and building materials expertise.
• 江河幕墙 (Jianghe Curtain Wall)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 December 2024Innovation consortium partner for BIAD's new headquarters, providing curtain wall engineering capabilities.
• 杭萧钢构 (Hangxiao Steel Structure)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 December 2024Innovation consortium partner for BIAD's new headquarters, providing steel structure engineering expertise.
• 沈阳市工程监理咨询有限公司 (Shenyang Engineering Supervision Consulting Co., Ltd.)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 5 July 2024Joint consortium partner responsible for design management and supervision of the Tajikistan Parliament building and Government building aid project, under the leadership of President Xi and Tajikistan President Rahmon.
• 多家科研机构和高校 (Multiple Research Institutions and Universities)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024BIAD as lead unit for the national key R&D project 'Key Technology Research and Application of Medical Building平急结合 (Normal-Emergency Integration)', collaborating with multiple units for medical building design innovation.
• 多家国家科研机构 (Multiple National Research Institutions)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 January 2024Won the original design bid for the Ultra-High Sensitivity Extreme Weak Magnetic Field and Inertia Measurement Device national major science and technology infrastructure project, collaborating with multiple institutions as design lead.
• 落基山研究所 (Rocky Mountain Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2019Jointly hosted the Global Energy Innovation Conference in Beijing Future Science City and co-founded the Future City Energy Research Center. The partnership focuses on exploring energy valley construction and park sustainable development, developing demand-complementary integrated energy planning, and building smart low-carbon buildings and parks.
• 北京未来科学城管委会 (Beijing Future Science City Administrative Committee)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2019Co-host of the Global Energy Innovation Conference and founding partner of the Future City Energy Research Center, jointly exploring the development of Beijing's Future Science City Energy Valley.
• 北京未来科学城发展集团 (Beijing Future Science City Development Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2019Co-founded the Future City Energy Research Center with BIAD and Rocky Mountain Institute, focusing on integrated energy planning and low-carbon building demonstration in the Future Science City.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP: Global professional services firm with architectural, engineering, and advisory capabilities, operating across China on major buildings and urban development; broad incumbent with overlapping services but a more diversified portfolio than BIAD's specialized design focus.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with a substantial Asia architecture practice; competes with BIAD on large civic, transportation, and urban design commissions and offers overlapping design, engineering, and program management capabilities at global scale.
• Arup: Global engineering and design consultancy with significant presence in China on iconic buildings and transport infrastructure; competes with BIAD on landmark projects requiring advanced structural and systems engineering expertise.

Direct peers

• East China Architectural Design & Research Institute (ECADI): Large Shanghai-based SOE architectural design institute under the same national architectural design system, serving landmark civic and commercial projects with similar full-service design offerings and BIM capabilities; competes with BIAD for premium Chinese commissions.
• China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute (CSWADI): Sichuan-based SOE architectural design institute offering comprehensive design services for civic, transportation, and commercial projects; another institutional peer from the same national design system that competes with BIAD on major Chinese commissions.
• China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG): China's largest state-owned architectural design institute under Machinery Group, providing comprehensive architectural and engineering design services across civic, commercial, and infrastructure projects; directly comparable in scale, SOE structure, and full-service design scope to BIAD.
• Shenzhen General Institute of Architectural Design and Research (SIADR / SZAD): Major municipal SOE design institute serving southern China's commercial, civic, and high-tech facility projects; directly comparable in offering comprehensive architectural and BIM-driven design services to government and enterprise clients.
• China Northwest Architectural Design & Research Institute (CSCEC-NCADR): Xi'an-based SOE architectural design institute under CSCEC offering full architectural and engineering design services with similar institutional positioning; comparable to BIAD as a peer within China's state-owned design institute system.

Emerging players

• Foster + Partners: Internationally renowned British architecture firm with select projects in China (e.g., Beijing Airport terminal competition context); comparable in delivering high-prestige, design-led civic and transportation architecture for sovereign clients.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): International architecture and engineering firm with selective engagements in Asia on landmark civic and supertall projects; comparable in delivering high-prestige architectural design for government and institutional clients globally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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