Thornton Tomasetti opens new office in Beijing: Led by Poon and Zhu

Beijing, China International engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti has opened a new office in Beijing. The firm, which now has 26 offices, will use the Beijing office to better serve current and potential clients in northern China. The Beijing office is part of Thornton Tomasetti's Pacific Rim region, led by vice chairman Dennis Poon, P.E. and senior principal Yi Zhu. VPs Paul Fu, P.E. and Steve Zuo, P.E. manage the new office, located in the Sunjoy Mansion building in the city's Chaoyang District. The new Beijing office is the second Thornton Tomasetti location in China, the first being Shanghai, which opened in 2002. Thornton Tomasetti has been involved in a number of high-profile design projects in Beijing, among them the Beijing Z14 Twin Towers and Guardian Art Center. The firm has also worked on TaiKang CBD Z12, a mixed-use tower, and Huadu, a museum, hotel and office project. The phone number for the new Beijing office is 86.10.8530.6262. Poon said, "The opening of an office in Beijing allows Thornton Tomasetti the opportunity to further strengthen its relationships with current clients in the region, as well as expand our business frontier to northern China. Having a presence in Beijing will allow us to mingle with international architects and developers in the city, and provide more professional growth opportunities for Thornton Tomasetti's China staff."