Strong Alliance Sketches a New Chapter for the City Shanghai Linli · China Decoration Urban Renewal Research Institute was Inaugurated and Set Sail

On May 12th, a grand event focusing on the future of the city kicked off - the strategic cooperation between Shanghai Lin Tongyan Li Guohao Civil Engineering Consulting Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as "Shanghai Lin Li") and China Decoration Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as "China Decoration") was upgraded again. The "Shanghai Lin Li - China Decoration Urban Renewal Research Institute" jointly established by the two sides was officially inaugurated. This milestone event marks that the two leading enterprises in the industry will take innovation as the engine and technology as the bond to join hands and deeply cultivate the field of urban renewal, injecting vigorous impetus into the sustainable development of Chinese cities.

The National Strategy to be the Lead and Two Leading Forces Gather Strength and Empower Each Other

Against the backdrop of the "14th Five-Year Plan" explicitly proposing to "implement the urban renewal action", urban development has shifted from incremental expansion to a new stage of improving the quality of existing resources. The strong alliance between Shanghai Linli and China Decoration is a model move that responds to the national strategy and conforms to the trend of The Times.

As a leading enterprise deeply engaged in the architectural decoration field for four decades, China Decoration has always taken "innovating industry models, leading green development, and decorating a better life" as its mission and responsibility. It has repeatedly set benchmarks in dimensions such as the creation of high-end hotel Spaces, the construction of science and technology cultural venues, and the creation of smart commercial scenarios, and has produced many outstanding works that have been recorded in the history of the industry. Not only has the enterprise continuously held the title of "Top 100 Enterprises in China's Architectural Decoration Industry", but it has also become a quality benchmark in the industry with the outstanding quality of the "Luban Award" and "China Construction Engineering Decoration Award". At the same time, it has made forward-looking layouts in innovative fields such as digital technology, intelligent construction, prefabricated integration, green ecology, and vocational education, leading the wave of industrial transformation and upgrading.

Shanghai Linli, as a leading architectural design and engineering consulting institution in China, has always been rooted in the "master gene". With nine Class A engineering design qualifications, three Class A consulting credit qualifications and three Class B engineering design qualifications, it has formed a "trinity" qualification matrix, providing comprehensive design and consulting solutions for major infrastructure projects. With strong strength and remarkable achievements, it has created many benchmark projects and attracted much attention.

Based on the cooperation concept of "strategic complementarity and value coexistence", both sides have innovatively constructed a deep integration model of "spatial aesthetics + functional intelligent manufacturing", taking digital collaboration and low-carbon construction as the practical path, to reshape the visual value and functional connotation of urban space, and inject strong impetus into the iteration of urban functions.

Five Major Directions to Break Through and Innovation Drives Renewal

Urban renewal is not only the transformation of physical space, but also a comprehensive upgrade of urban functions, culture and ecology. The Urban Renewal Research Institute focuses on five core directions and is committed to creating a replicable and scalable "Chinese model". The regeneration of historical buildings is based on the concept of "restoring the old to its original state and revitalizing and utilizing it". Through innovative design, historical buildings are rejuvenated to preserve the cultural roots of the city. Optimize public Spaces, build an open, green and convenient public space network, and enhance the aesthetic value of the city and the quality of life of residents; Upgrade infrastructure, apply intelligent technologies to transform municipal facilities, and create an efficient, resilient and low-carbon urban operation system; Community improvement and reconstruction, promoting "micro-updating" in old communities, reshaping the warmth of neighborhoods with humanized design, and transforming "old areas" into "excellent areas". Ecological environment restoration, practicing the concept of "sponge city", restoring the ecological background of the city, and building a green space where humans and nature coexist in harmony. The five major fields work in concert to form a comprehensive urban renewal solution covering "cultural inheritance - spatial reconstruction - functional upgrading - ecological empowerment".

Relying on Shanghai Linli's technical advantages in architectural planning and municipal bridge design, as well as China Decoration's profound accumulation in architectural decoration design and construction, digital assembly, and green construction, the Urban Renewal Research Institute will break through industry barriers, promote the deep integration of design, construction, and operation and maintenance technologies, and inject the dual genes of science and technology and humanism into urban renewal.

The Unveiling Ceremony Highlights the Blueprint for the Future

At the ceremony, Yue Guang, the deputy general manager of Shanghai Linli and the director of the Urban Renewal Research Institute, and Xie Jinliang, the director of the China Interior Design and Research Institute and the director of the Urban Renewal Research Institute, signed a strategic cooperation agreement on behalf of both sides.

Xie Jinliang mentioned in his speech that urban renewal has become a key measure to promote sustainable urban development and improve the quality of life for residents. He promised that the research institute would adhere to the concept of "innovation, collaboration and win-win", and with a professional attitude, rigorous spirit and efficient execution ability, ensure the high-quality implementation of the project.

Yue Guang stated that since 2018, Shanghai Linli has been deeply implementing the national strategy of urban renewal, completing nearly a hundred benchmark projects, covering 17 departments in 8 provinces and municipalities. He emphasized that urban renewal should be systematically advanced in three stages: planning and design, construction, and operation and management. Both sides will jointly build an innovation system covering the entire industrial chain through a regular coordination mechanism to facilitate the high-quality development of the city.

At the listing ceremony, Du Qin, the chairman of Shanghai Linli, and Xin Jianlin, the chairman of China Decoration, jointly unveiled the plaque for the Urban Renewal Research Institute.

Xin Jianlin pointed out that this cooperation is a strategic choice of mutual pursuit and also a practice of the solemn commitment that "the people build the city for the people and the city serves the people." Both sides will adopt a deep integration model of "spatial aesthetics + functional intelligent manufacturing", focusing on five major directions including the regeneration of historical buildings and the optimization of public Spaces. Through digital collaboration and low-carbon practices, they will draw a new picture of a modern city featuring the deep integration of industry, city and culture.

Du Qin stated that the cooperation between the two sides is a profound understanding of the urban development trend and a firm commitment to the common cause. Du Qin emphasized that the research institute will be driven by innovation and supported by technology, providing high-quality services throughout the entire process from planning to implementation, and actively exploring the integrated development of industry, academia and research. He firmly believes that the research institute will surely submit an "answer sheet worthy of The Times" for the development of the city, the progress of the industry and the happiness of the people.

The chairmen of both sides jointly announced the list of the core team of the Urban Renewal Research Institute. The core team is composed of Li Zhuchengming, Zhang Haiye, Su Hailiang, Liu Jiangshui, Wu Xuejun and others from Shanghai Lin, along with Li Jinguang, Wang Wenxiu, Wang Jian, Xu Haidong and others from China Decoration. They form a top-notch technical team, gathering elites from multiple fields such as planning, architecture, decoration and intelligent construction. Form an integrated innovation matrix of "industry, academia, research and application".

Technical standards lay the foundation, and benchmarks across the entire domain empower

Since 2009, China Decoration has been deeply involved in the protection of urban cultural heritage, successively participating in the restoration projects of historical districts such as the Lu Family Salt Merchant Residence, the Wu Daotai Mansion in Yangzhou, and the Jienan Study. Among them, Jie Nan Book House not only rejuvenated as the core venue of Yangzhou's "March Fireworks" International Economic and Trade Tourism Festival in 2013, but also the "Yangzhou Dongguan Street Garden House Conservation and Inheritance Revival Project" where it is located won the "UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation" in 2023, becoming a global model of the coexistence of tradition and modernity.

In the future, the Urban Renewal Research Institute will lead industry transformation along three major paths. Technological innovation, integrating cutting-edge technologies such as BIM, digital twins, and AI design, builds a "smart update" technology system, promoting the industry's leap from traditional construction to intelligent construction. Lead with standards, collaborate with universities and research institutions to formulate technical standards and evaluation systems for urban renewal, create national demonstration projects, and provide replicable experience templates for the industry. Empowering the entire region, starting from Shanghai, we deeply participate in urban renewal projects in key areas such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, providing full-chain services for the renovation of old neighborhoods, the protection of historical features, and the construction of smart communities.

"Let every city become a beautiful home where humans and nature, history and modernity coexist" - this is the common vision of Shanghai Linli and China Decoration in this strategic cooperation and their efforts in urban renewal. Standing at a new starting point, both sides will take this research institute as a fulcrum to unlock the boundless possibilities of urban renewal and write a brilliant chapter for the high-quality development of China's urbanization.