Talk:Aedas

Edited
I have edited thi article to a more neutral point of view. I have also removed the article notice. I hope this is not a problem for anyone....

BuildingFreak (talk) 20:05, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

No Problem
Yes that is fine. I saw it in the news today and was going to do it myself!!. Deevincentday (talk) 10:51, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

New Award Added
I have added a new Aedas award. Hope this is OK with everyone. 193.195.92.146 (talk) 10:50, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Not Again!
I see this article is being questioned again in spite of you improving it. Grrrrrr. BuildingFreak (talk) 13:23, 15 May 2008 (UTC) Oh dear I should have left this on the userpage. Sorry BuildingFreak (talk) 14:14, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Note from Author
I am working hard on making this page more informative and have been adding references and images. I am also adding/enhancing articles relating to buildings featured in this article. Any help or advice will be gratefully received. Deevincentday (talk) 16:18, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Removal of Carbuncle Cup
I have removed this from the list of awards because Aedas did not win nor come in the top three so it is inappropriate to have it listed in this section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.195.92.146 (talk) 17:18, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

That's reasonable. No problem at all.

Deevincentday (talk) 15:53, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

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Marketing
I have made an attempt at making this article into a factual encyclopedic discussion of a major architectural firm instead of a marketing brochure. Both the layout and the proliferation of peacock words work against it, as do the proliferation of minor awards, useless links to architectural publications and societies, and the general lots-of-whitespace-so-you-can-see-all-the-images layout. Further work is needed to make this compliant with the MOS. As such, this is rated as a start-class article, since in good conscience I can't rate it higher until it contains more encyclopedic content.  Acroterion  (talk)  21:23, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

I just wanted to point out that the white space is there because I do not have good reading sight and find it very difficult to read text on screen. The white space enables me to focus on the section in question. For me it is an accessibility issue not a marketing device. I often find it very difficult to read wikipedia articles because of this and tend to skim read or give up altogether as a result of the layout. Deevincentday (talk) 13:39, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Work in Progress
I take your points on board and will be reviewing the page for peacock language etc in due course. Deevincentday (talk) 00:37, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Removal of Images
Images have been removed pending debate regarding usage and licencing.

Holland Park School Link Removal
I have removed the link to Holland Parki School because the article on said page is in need of some work and adds no value to this page about an architecture practice.

Deevincentday (talk) 15:24, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Advertisement Notice
Please do not delete just yet. I will edit the article over the weekend. Cannot do it just now as I am working on a project away from home and do not have time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deevincentday (talk • contribs) 00:24, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Advert
I've just reverted a bunch of changes that turned this into an advert. A porely sourced laundry list of "notable" projects, other offices and minor awards turns this into an advert, not a balanced encyclopedia article. duffbeerforme (talk)
 * I support the non-advert version, per WP:NOTPROMOTION. -- Trevj (talk) 10:07, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

I have to disagree to all of this. The "notable" projects are notable in their own countries. The page as a whole is written just like the page for Kohn Pedersen Fox. Why is that page not an advertisement, when they give the same type of information, but that same type of info on this page is considered an advertisment? When Duffbeerforme removed my edits, he also removed one of my citations from one of England's largest newspapers pointing out that Aedas is *the* largest architectural firm in the world. Why then can their "notable" achievements not be catalogued? And if they can't be, shouldn't Kohn Pedersen Fox's material be removed as well? I'm sorry, but I really don't understand the distinction being made here.The Librarian at Terminus (talk) 05:37, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Other names
It seems that there is some relationship between Aedas, Abbey Holford Rowe and AHR. Are they different names for the same architectural practice? Abbey Holford Rowe is a redirect to this article. The Bridgewater Place article has recently been edited to change its architect from Aedas to AHR. Please clarify. Verbcatcher (talk) 18:57, 27 November 2015 (UTC)


 * This 2002 article is behind a paywall and I can't read it, but the headline and subtitle offer some clues. Basically, it seems that three firms – Abbey Holford Rowe (UK), Peddle Thorp (Australia), and LPT (Hong Kong) – formed some kind of alliance or merger in 2002 and became Aedas. So I think it's kind of misleading for this article to suggest that the history of the company stretches back to the 1980s, when really it is referring to the personal career of one of the founders. Citobun (talk) 00:37, 18 April 2018 (UTC)


 * OK, I've just fixed up the history section with references to Building and Design Week from 2002. The "establishment" subheading should explain it accurately now. Citobun (talk) 21:48, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

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Some proposed changes on Aedas History and Abstract section
Dear editors, please replace "It was established in 2002 as an alliance between three existing companies in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Australia." with "It was established in 2002 as an alliance between two existing companies in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong." Thanks! Reasons: LPT Architects (originally Liang Peddle Thorp) has split with the Australian-based Peddle Thorp Group way before its merger with AHR, and thus the Australian group is not involved in the merger. References supporting change: [http://Donald,%20M.%20(2009).%20“The%20Global%20Architect:%20Firms,%20Fame%20and%20Urban%20Form”.%20New%20York%20&%20London:%20Routledge. Donald, M. (2009). “The Global Architect: Firms, Fame and Urban Form”. New York & London: Routledge] Oieoieoie1911 (talk) 12:31, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

Reply 12-NOV-2019
Regards, Spintendo  12:53, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * The provided reference URL is not valid. Please clarify by supplying the correct URL or the publication's or  numbers. If this source is a published book, please also indicate the page number.
 * Kindly open a new edit request when ready to proceed with the requested information. Thank you!

Sorry for the Rookie mistakes, please help correct with proposed changes
Dear editors, please replace "It was established in 2002 as an alliance between three existing companies in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Australia." with "It was established in 2002 as an alliance between two existing companies in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong." Thanks! Reasons: LPT Architects (originally Liang Peddle Thorp) has split with the Australian-based Peddle Thorp Group way before its merger with AHR, and thus the Australian group is not involved in the merger. References supporting change: p.27-28, [https://books.google.com.hk/books?id=O82SAgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=isbn:9781135911638&hl=zh-CN&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp19661eblAhUtGaYKHTrgCI8Q6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Donald, M. (2009). “The Global Architect: Firms, Fame and Urban Form”. New York & London: Routledge] ISBN 9781135911638 or ISBN 1135911630 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oieoieoie1911 (talk • contribs) 07:35, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

Reply 13-NOV-2019
Regards, Spintendo  12:44, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for providing the identifying information from the source, it's much appreciated.
 * Unfortunately the request cannot be approved because the submitted source apparently contradicts four already existing sources listed in the article. The result of this disparity is that local editor consensus will be needed to implement any changes.
 * In furtherance of that discussion, it would be helpful if the verbatim text from the McNeill source could be provided in order to verify the requested changes. This text is needed because the article already contains sources which ostensibly verify the triad nature of the formation of this firm. Those four sources are the following:
 * Citation for the McNeill source submitted with the present edit request (and which purportedly claims only a UK/Hong Kong duo as forming the firm):
 * Please feel free to provide the verbatim text from the McNeill source here on the talk page (if possible). That information would go far towards helping local editors to resolve the two different claims. The edit request itself will be held in abeyance until any such discussion is completed.
 * Citation for the McNeill source submitted with the present edit request (and which purportedly claims only a UK/Hong Kong duo as forming the firm):
 * Please feel free to provide the verbatim text from the McNeill source here on the talk page (if possible). That information would go far towards helping local editors to resolve the two different claims. The edit request itself will be held in abeyance until any such discussion is completed.
 * Citation for the McNeill source submitted with the present edit request (and which purportedly claims only a UK/Hong Kong duo as forming the firm):
 * Please feel free to provide the verbatim text from the McNeill source here on the talk page (if possible). That information would go far towards helping local editors to resolve the two different claims. The edit request itself will be held in abeyance until any such discussion is completed.
 * Please feel free to provide the verbatim text from the McNeill source here on the talk page (if possible). That information would go far towards helping local editors to resolve the two different claims. The edit request itself will be held in abeyance until any such discussion is completed.

Reply 04-DEC-2019, Source quotation
Citation for the McNeill source submitted with the present edit request (and which purportedly claims only a UK/Hong Kong duo as forming the firm): Oieoieoie1911 (talk) 04:01, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
 * 1) Donald, M. (2009). “The Global Architect: Firms, Fame and Urban Form”. New York & London: Routledge ISBN 9781135911638 or ISBN 1135911630 (p.27)"Aedas, an amalgamation of Abbey Holford Rowe (UK) and LPT 9 (a Hong Kong based design firm, formerly part of Peddle Thorp, had over eight hundred staff in six countries in 2002, represents teh ambition of two medium-sized firms with strong presence in regional market to operate on a larger scale." (p.28)"The in-built resistance to renaming firms was eased by the fact that LPT had already been renamed to reflect a shift away from its derivation from the Australian firm of Peddle Thorp."

Reply 05-DEC-2019, a few more Source for discussion
From our understanding of sources below, the Aedas brand is formed between the two firms, "AHR" and "LPT" before officially "Aedas", while the varied versions of names do reflect LPT's connection with Peddle Thorp Group and trait of changes made during the period. Oieoieoie1911 (talk) 12:03, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
 * 1) Another publication by Aedas in 2005, can serve as a reference of the company's origins if not apt for direct citation:
 * 1) Another publication by Aedas in 2005, can serve as a reference of the company's origins if not apt for direct citation:
 * 1) Another publication by Aedas in 2005, can serve as a reference of the company's origins if not apt for direct citation: