SMC Alsop Architects operates as an architectural, urban planning, and multimedia practice in Europe. Its projects include an office development in London; a mixed use port development in Rotterdam, the Netherlands; offices and hotels at the Shanghai port international cruise terminal; and buildings in Canada and China. The company was formerly known as Alsop Design Limited. As a result of the acquisition of Alsop Design Limited by SMC Group PLC, Alsop Design Limited's name was changed. SMC Alsop is based in London, with additional offices in Toronto, Canada; Singapore; and Shanghai and Beijing, China. As of March 23, 2006, SMC Alsop Architects operates as a subsidiary of SMC Group PLC.