浙江大学建筑设计研究院有限公司始建于1953年，是国家重点高校中最早成立的甲级设计研究院之一，至今已有六十六年的历史。
现有员工近1400人，其中中国科学院和中国工程院院士3名（定聘）、全国工程勘察设计大师1名，享受国务院政府特殊津贴专家1人，中国当代百名建筑师2名,浙江省工程勘察设计大师4名，中国杰出工程师4名,中国建筑学会青年建筑师奖获得者10名；国家一级注册建筑师122名，一级注册结构工程师81名，注册规划师26名，其他注册设计师168名。
以“营造和谐、放眼国际、产学研创、高精专强”为办院方针，多年来始终坚持走创作路线和精品路线，在各个领域均有大量的优秀作品问世，历年来获得1200余项国家、部、省级优秀设计奖、优质工程奖、科技成果奖，以及18项国际奖。业务范围涵盖：各类民用建筑设计；城乡规划编制与城市设计；室内设计；风景园林与景观设计；市政公用工程；岩土工程；幕墙设计；BIM设计；光环境设计；古建筑和近现代建筑修缮保护、文物保护规划；钢结构设计；地下空间设计；建设工程总承包；工程咨询以及所有民用建筑项目节能评估等。
积极、广泛地开展国际学术交流与工程联合设计，与美国、英国、德国、澳大利亚、加拿大、新加坡、日本、荷兰等国的知名设计公司或事务所合作完成了多项建筑工程设计。
建院以来坚持设计、教学、科研相结合，依托浙江大学，定聘中国工程院院士、中国科学院院士等高科技人才作为技术支撑，繁荣建筑创作，积极参与市场竞争，先后获得当代中国建筑设计百家名院、中国勘察设计行业创新型优秀企业、杭州市十佳勘察设计企业、首届“服务杭州”品牌20强企业等称号，是第一批国家级工程实践教育中心建设单位。
六十六年来，公司始终秉承“求是、创新”的企业精神和“精益求精、崇尚完美”的质量方针，竭诚为社会各界提供优质的设计和服务，努力实现“设计创造共同价值”的核心价值观。
The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd.
The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD) was established in 1953. With a history of more than 66 years to date, it is one of the earliest First Class Design Institutes among major national universities.
The company now has nearly 1400 employees, which include 1 Master Engineering Designer of China, 1 expert entitled to Special Governmental Allowances of the State Council, 2 Top-100 Architects of China, 4 Master Engineering Surveyors and Designers of Zhejiang Province, 4 Outstanding Engineers of China, 10 Awardees of the Young Architect Prize of the Architectural Society of China; 122 National First Class Certified Architects, 81 First Class Certified Structural Engineers, 26 Certified Planning Engineers, and 168 other Certified Designers.
The mission of UAD is to create harmonious environments, a global vision, complete services, and the highest professionalism. During the past decades, UAD has always persisted in creating fine and innovative works, contributing a large number of outstanding works in various fields. Over the years, it has won more than 1200 awards for outstanding design, excellent projects or research outcomes at national, ministerial, and provincial levels, as well as 18 international awards. Business scope covers: various public and civil architectural design; urban and rural planning and urban design; interior design; landscape architecture and landscape design; municipal public works; geotechnical engineering; curtain wall design; BIM design; light environment design; ancient, contemporary, and modern building repair and protection as well as cultural relics protection planning; steel structure design; underground space design; construction project general contracting; engineering consulting and energy conservation assessment for all civil construction projects.
UAD actively and extensively seeks international academic exchanges and joint engineering designs, having cooperated with well-known design companies or firms from the United States, Britain, Germany, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Japan, the Netherlands and other countries to complete a variety of architectural designs.
Since its establishment, UAD has always persisted in combining design, teaching and research. Based on the resources of Zhejiang University, UAD relies on Academicians of the China Academy of Engineering and the China Academy of Sciences to support the blossoming architectural creations and the active participation in competitions. UAD was awarded Top-One Hundred Architectural Design Institutes in China, Top Innovative Surveying and Design Company, Top-Ten Research and Design Company in Hangzhou, and was among the first members of the National Engineering Practice and Education Center.
Over the past 66 years, UAD has always adhered to the spirit of “seeking truth and innovation” and followed “Excellence and Perfection” as its quality guideline, dedicated to providing quality designs and services for all sectors of the community, and striving to achieve the core values of “design creates common value”.