A Comparative Research On Management Mode And Production System Between Chinese And Foreign Architecture Design Firms

After China entered WTO, the architecture design market meets international standards, and our conventional system needs to be transformed. The developed countries in Europe and America have accumulated plenty experience through a long-term development of market economy, and they have provided reference for the innovation of Chinese architecture design market.If we take a close look at the history and present status of the design firms in developed countries, we can see that they have developed a market-oriented, highly professional and socialized co-operative system pattern; at the same time, the diversification in the market's needs concomitant with the information age has brought about various developments in design firms. This diversification in the management mode and production system has added to the competitiveness in the market. Upon retrospection of 20 years' development of Chinese design firms, we can see that there exists two main problems: Firstly, the simplicity of managing mode. The conventional 'Integrated design institute' disregard of the size of the firm cannot meet the diversified needs of the market economy; Secondly, the out-dated production system cannot satisfy the socialized production method and lacks competitiveness in the new market.Through comparative research on management mode and production system between Chinese and foreign architecture firms, the following suggestion can be given to Chinese government and firms:·By gradually taking off the limitation on architectural design firms, increase the cooperativeness within the design market; ·Expanding the scope of service by developing project consultant agencies；·Reconstruct the big conventional design institutes, and improve their competitiveness;·Establish a chief contractor operational method;·Develop project management institutions, and transform the service manner of design firms.In one word, Chinese architectural design firms should be put on a diversified development.Finally, from a systematic point of view, the system innovation needs to be carried out under the following methods: Firstly, from the macroscopic, standardize the design market; Secondly, from the foundation, reform the conventional architectural design education system. Through these innovation methods, I believe the Chinese design firms would "Dance with the wolf", when market becomes open to world.