Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), Arcplus and Wilson Associates, three of architecture’s most successful practices will offer clients wholly integrated project delivery at the forefront of architecture, design, and engineering technology.

A major international group based in London, ZHA continues to redefine architecture for the 21st century with a repertoire of designs that have captured imaginations across the globe, while US-based Wilson Associates is a worldwide leader in hospitality design, working with clients who have global reach and reputations for excellence and creating interiors for some of the most acclaimed hotels and resorts around the world.

Arcplus is China’s largest design group, covering civic, transport and corporate architecture.

ZHA said this alliance was a continuation of global best practice, maintaining research and innovative thrust, where each of the firm’s individual strengths would deliver the most ambitious projects.

"The combination of design excellence, resources, knowledge, and sector-leading expertise, enables us to deliver more sophisticated, high-performance, and high-value projects,” said a company spokesman.

Leveraging technology to increase efficiencies and integrate stages of the design process that are at present typically disconnected across locations and disciplines, the teams will collaborate on research initiatives with a focus on high-rise buildings, he stated.

Arcplus pointed out that this team of global experts would be at the cutting edge of architectural and engineering technology, digital design, and energy efficiency.

The alliance brings together proven architectural, engineering and interior design experience that when packaged, will deliver fully coordinated solutions worldwide, providing owners and operators with one-stop solutions of multi-disciplinary services, stated the Chinese firm.

Wilson Associates pointed out that the conceptual and creative force of ZHA and Arcplus’ architectural and structural engineering excellence combined with the US-based company’s expertise in hospitality interiors, together will offer next-generation design.

"Three highly decorated firms, each come with storied legacies and unparalleled reputations for innovative and imaginative designs. Together, we will work to collaborate on future proposals and provide advanced and practical solutions for international clients," said a spokesman for Wilson Associates.

ZHA said along with Arcplus and Wilson Associates the  company plans to redefine the future of design and architecture and deliver projects with a long-lasting and positive impact in the built environment.

The partnership will be formalised at a ribbon cutting ceremony in Shanghai (China) followed by celebratory events in London (UK) and New York City (US), in the coming months.-TradeArabia News Service