Quality presentation of the work of China Construction Design International (CCDI), designers of distinctive large-scale contemporary architecture across Asia. China Construction Design International (CCDI) is one of Asia's premier architectural firms. It was ranked as the number one private architectural firm in China in 2004. In 2005 it became the first firm from China to receive an award from the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT). Among CCDI's completed projects are office towers, sports arenas, residential complexes and cultural centres, as well as many large-scale planning projects. All projects are based on the firm's core principles of integrated design, which focus on utilising the resources of a city, technology, environment, and local public culture in order to design building solutions to meet the manifold needs of society. This is a unique opportunity to review award-winning architectural design in twenty-first-century China. SELLING POINTS: - Features a diverse array of innovative large-scale international projects - One of Asia's premier architectural firms - winner of more than 90 professional awards - Involved with the design of many of the Beijing 2008 Olympic centres, including The Water Cube 400 col.