I was honored to be selected as a finalist for the 2009 Earth Awards in New York, where I had the opportunity to present my project, Folded Bamboo + Paper House, and participate in the awards gala at the Four Seasons. The Earth Awards brought together a diverse group of designers and innovators exploring ideas […]
Book: Urban Paleontology: Evolution of Urban Forms This book grew out of my graduate thesis at Tsinghua University, under the guidance of Professor Zhu Wenyi in 1997-2000. I am especially grateful for the influence of Mario Gandelsonas and his book Urban Text (1992), which helped shape the early thinking behind this work. The book introduces […]
I studied Digital Media Art and Technology as a graduate student at Michigan State University from 2000 to 2003. In my later years, I had the opportunity to work first as a student assistant and later as a lead designer at the MSU Media Interface Network Design (M.I.N.D.) Lab. I am especially grateful to Professor, Dr Frank Biocca, […]
The first place, Cities with Soul – The Urban Design Competition, British Council, U.K. 1998 This “Baita Temple neighborhood design” project was developed during my architecture graduate studies at Tsinghua University in 1998, in collaboration with a talented team of fellow students, including Li Fu, Fu Xin, Yali Song, Christoph, and others, under the guidance […]
