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Academic Title
Tenured Associate Professor

Education

·1990: B.A., Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University (formerly Central Academy of Arts & Design)

·2000: M.A., College of Arts, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

·2005: M.Des., Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD), USA

·2016: Ph.D., Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

Professional Experience

·1995–1997: Designer, China Central Television (CCTV)

·2000–2002: Architect, M.P.A Architects, USA

·2005–Present: Faculty, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

Academic Appointments

·2016 & 2019: Visiting Associate Professor & Course Advisor, Glasgow School of Art, UK

Academic Philosophy
Design serves as both a critical methodology to interpret cultural values and a speculative tool to provoke discourse. Environmental art design focuses on synthesizing cultural perspectives to decode spatial semantics, exploring the interplay of politics, technology, and art in shaping poetic environments.

Research Focus

·Historical Studies of Chinese Spatial Culture

·Spatial Iconography

·Critical Design Studies

Academic Achievements

·Awards:

o2020: Membership Qualification Award, 9th "Design for China" National Environmental Art Design Exhibition (Work: Red Wall Café)

o2020: Outstanding Paper Award, Decoration Journal (2016)

Selected Publications

·Decoration, Ornament, and Order (2020, Decoration)

·Images as Spatial Constructs (2020, Decoration)

·Exit and Entry: An Iconographic Analysis of Ming Dynasty Beijing’s Urban Space (2020, Decoration)

·Cold Observation, Collectors, and Storytelling: A Pedagogical Case in Environmental Design (2018, Decoration)

Books

·Design in Practice: Experimental Design Course Cases at Tsinghua Academy of Arts & Design (Tsinghua University Press, 2019)

·Architectural Decoration (China Water & Power Press, 2010)

Exhibitions

·Red Wall Café: "Mentors' Palette" National Faculty Art Exhibition, Shanghai Art Palace (2018)

·Exit and Entry: Ming Beijing’s Urban Space: Gwangju Design Biennale, South Korea (2015)

Teaching Portfolio

·Undergraduate Courses:
Professional Design I & V, Design Process and Cognitive Foundations, Graphics and Thinking

·Graduate Course:
Graphic Thinking in Design Arts