Pao People's Architecture Office

Beijing-based People's Architecture Office (PAO) / People's Industrial Design Office (PIDO) was founded by He Zhe, James Shen and Zang Feng in 2010, and consists of a multi-disciplinary team of architects, engineers, product designers and urbanists. With the belief that design is for the masses the studio focuses on social impact through design. PAO is the first architecture practice in Asia certified as a B-Corporation and serves as a model for social entrepreneurship.

Pao People's Architecture Office stands among the laureates of the highly prestigious A' Design Award & Competition, with winning entries in معماری. With the جایزه نقره‌ای A' Design Award, the jury of the A' Design Award & Competition recognized the work of Pao People's Architecture Office. The recognition of Pao People's Architecture Office rests on the blind peer-review votes of an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members.

The award was granted in the 2025 - 2026 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition. The meritocratic rankings of Designers.org place Pao People's Architecture Office at position 3,150 worldwide and at position 1,194 in چین. Within the World Design Rating, Pao People's Architecture Office carries the title کاردان آینده. Each award-winning work of Pao People's Architecture Office shown below can be checked with its verification code.