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Prof. Dr. Xiangning Li

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  • Discipline:

    Architecture and Urban Planning

  • University:

    Tongji University

  • Country:

    China

Biography: Dr. Xiangning Li is a professor in history, theory and criticism at Tongji University . He is also assistant dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University. He was a visiting scholar at MIT and has lectured in universities and institutes including Harvard University, Princeton University, etc. As a well-established critic, he has published works on contemporary architecture and urbanism in China. He is a member of the International Committee of Architectural Critics and the Vice President and Secretary General of the Review Committee of Architectural Society of China. Furthermore, he has been invited to serve as a judge on many awards  including the Mies van der Rohe Award, as well as being on the editorial board of many academic journals. Professor Li was a curator of the following exhibitions: ‘From Research to Design’ at the 2012 Milan Triennale, 2017 Shanghai Urban Space Art Season, and the China Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architectural Biennale.

Selected Publications:

  • •    Contemporary Architecture in China: Towards A Critical Pragmatism. The Image Publishing Group Pty Ltd, 2018.
    •    Shanghai Regeneration——Five Paradigms. Applied Research and Design Publishing, An Import of ORO Edition,2017.
    •    Made in Shanghai. Tongji University Press,2014
    •    Local Architecture Strategies in the Context of Globalization. Tongji University Press,2019
    •    From “Experimental Architecture” to “Critical Pragmatism”: Contemporary. Architecture and Urbanism 546 (2016): 8.
    •    Broad Strokes. Architectural Review 238.1425 (2015): 84-92.
    •    Glocalizing themed spaces: the creation of urban spaces in China, Asia, and other regions. The New Companion to Urban Design,2019:337-344.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Architectural History and Theory
  • Architectural Criticism
  • Architectural Curator

Current Position(s):

  • Assistant Dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
  • Professor and PhD supervisor at the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
  • Editor-in-Chief of Architecture China (an international architectural magazine about contemporary architecture culture in China)

Memberships & Networks:

• Vice President and Secretary General of Architectural Review Committee of Architectural Society of China
• Member of the International Committee of Architectural Critics
• Member of the International Academic Committee of Milan Triennial
• Member of the Architectural Creation Academic Committee of The Architectureal Society of Shanghai China