Shanghai 上海

Ateliers Jean Nouvel, currently present on all continents, has decided, in 2019, to create their first subsidiary, in Shanghai, China: Ateliers Jean Nouvel Shanghai (AJN Shanghai).In 2014, AJN was designated as the winner of the NAMOC project – National Arts Museum of China – in Beijing China, and this became the start of the immense collaboration between AJN and China.

Since 2014, Jean Nouvel’s reputation of excellence as well as that of the Ateliers has allowed for the signing of a significant number of public and private commissions currently under study or construction. Examples include : The Museum of Art Pudong in Shanghai, The Artist’s Garden, a sizable mixed use cultural project in Qingdao, The Tencent Tower in Guangzhou, The housing-hotel Phoenix Island complex in Zhoushan and more…

About fifteen projects are underway in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Qingdao, and six are under construction.The AJN Shanghai’s multidisciplinary teams lead the project development from the schematic design phase to the construction phase in partnership with the local architects (LDI). The concept phases are elaborated in Paris under Jean Nouvel’s direct supervision.

AJN Shanghai will develop and extend AJN’s implantation strategy in China. Chief executive director Frédérique Monjanel and Surpervisor Lida Guan form the management team.

The Shanghai AJN’s operational management team is composed of several senior architects and members of the board.Chen Chen architect and Operational Director, represents Ateliers Jean Nouvel for the Chinese clients and ensures that the subsidiary is operating correctly.

Dider Brault, the Director of Architectural Production coordinates directly with Jean Nouvel and the Development Department to assure that the original concepts and their implementation are guaranteed.Lida Guan architect and Development and Communication Director, has a transversal role between the clients and Jean Nouvel.