RFR Shanghai

RFR was founded in Paris in 1982 by Peter Rice of Irish descent, with Martin Francis and Ian Ritchie, today, with full-service offices in Paris, Abu Dhabi, Stuttgart and Shanghai, RFR continues to command worldwide respect based on rigorous, high-precision engineering design work on high-profile projects of diverse sizes and contexts: - sophisticated building envelopes and façades, light weight structures, complex geometries, large span structures, building physics analysis (thermal and acoustic performance, natural ventilation and daylight penetration), and low energy building concepts - exploring a wide variety of technology-driven materials which are seamlessly translated into such projects as: - prototype bridge and building structures, office towers and ‘Tall' buildings, public space art, urban infrastructure of transport stations and airports, sports and entertainment stadiums, and the rehabilitation of heritage period buildings. Employing grade A teams on all their projects reaffirms their professionalism and perfectionist passion with 100 expert in-house architects, engineers, mathematicians, industrial and aeronautical designers, and even yacht designers - working alongside internationally acclaimed Pritzker prized architectural firms like I.M.Pei, Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, Richard Meier, Christian de Portzamparc, Thom Mayne, Sanaa, RIBA Gold Medal winners Richard Rogers, Toyo Ito, and notable architectural industry peers like Architecture Studio, Arquitectonica, Michael van Valkenburg, Handel Architects, Kengo Kuma and Sparch.