China Academy of Urban Planning and Design

The China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (Chinese: 中国城市规划设计研究院; pinyin: Zhōngguó Chéngshì Guīhuà Shèjì yán Jiùyuàn) is a research institution under the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) and a national information center for planning studies.

It is also qualified as a national service provider to undertake overseas projects in civil engineering surveying, consulting, design and inspection.

In addition, the academy is entitled to organize overseas study tours and to run international training programs in the urban planning field.

The organization routinely sends groups of its employees to the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs in Los Angeles, California to study and participate in social exchanges with master's degree students in Urban Planning.

CAUPD has 3 studios and 12 institutes in Beijing, and 6 branch offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Haikou, Shantou, and Xiamen.