RIA國際都市建筑設計研究所(Intl Research Institute of Architecture)是一個繼承了1933年成立的日本ria設計事務所優良傳統的國際性設計機構，一個集城市規劃設計、建筑設計、景觀設計于一體的綜合性跨國公司，在美國、德國、英國、法國、日本、加拿大、中國均設有分支機構。迄今，RIA已設計建造了數千棟建筑，作品涵蓋世界各地，其中不乏精良之作，已獲得有關國際獎項一百余次。RIA-上海由一群充滿活力的來自不同國家的擁有扎實專業功底設計師組成，他們以各自的努力共同維護和傳承著集團良好的口碑及先進的設計理念，確保RIA始終處于世界建筑界的前沿。十余年來，已完成建筑作品近百件，項目分布中國各地。RIA在中國所做的工作多以社會性作為主題，并以此為核心立意融入設計作品中，關注地域性文化的延續及生態環境的設計手法使每一個作品都成為一個“宣言”，對城市、建筑的發展觀提出獨到的見解。在當代中國、當代上海，像RIA這樣著眼于探討建筑除了商業價值以外的內容的團隊彌顯珍貴。近年來隨著中國房地產業的逐步規范與成熟，民眾對居住環境、工作環境要求的不斷提高，RIA的經營重心亦隨之發生轉移，已與許多頗具實力的房地產公司合作，設計了一系列實用、美觀、舒適、合理，具有未來性的居住空間及工作空間。Research Institute of Architecture is one of the best architecture design and urban planning companies. Her predecessorcompany was Bunzou Architects Office founded in 1933 by one of the most famousJapanese Architects Yamaguchi Bunzou, who had been following the famous WalterGropius in Bauhaus school in Germany. In past 70 years, RIA has trained manyexcellent designers. It is the effort of those talented and enthusiasticdesigners who have built up RIA’s spirit as well as good reputation .It is theteam that has been leading the construction industry in Asia with its advanceddesign concept. More than 100 times, RIA has won National and Internationalawards. Moreover, RIA is no doubt a group who regards social benefit with its special efforts on architectural design.RIA now has staff more than 500 worldwide,and branches in China, Japan, U.S.A, Canada, Germany, U.K. Her designcapability embodied not only in thousands of buildings completed, but also inthe art of planning and layout and the sequent implementation.