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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Xin Yi

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  • Role in Center:

    Network Partner

  • Discipline:

    Urban Design

  • University:

    Southeast University

  • Country:

    China

Biography: Prof. Dr. Xin Yi is an Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing. He studied architecture and urban planning in China and Germany and obtained a Dipl.-Ing. from Tsinghua University, Beijing and a PhD from Technical University of Munich, Germany.
His research interests focus on urban regeneration and urban conservation. He is a contributor to the thematic group Urban Transformation in Europe and China, within the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP). He also founded the Sino-German Urban and Rural & Architectural Research Center at Southeast University in Nanjing.

Selected Publications:

  • Yi, X. (2017): European Urban Design. Beijing. Ed. in German/English/Chinese.

  • Yi, X. (2017): Learning from Urban Germany. Beijing. Ed. in Chinese.

  • Yi, X. (2014): Urban Transition via Olympics: The Influence of the Beijing Olympics. SVH-Verlag, Saarland. In German.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Urban Regeneration
  • Urban Conservation
  • Urban Design
  • Spatial Development

Current Position(s):

  • Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing
  • Contributor of Urban Transformation in Europe and China Thematic Group, Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP)
  • Secretary-General of Digital Research Centre for Historical Cities in Historical-Cultural City Committee, Chinese Society of Urban Studies
  • Director of Sino-German Urban and Rural & Architectural Research Centre (SEU)

Past Position(s)

  • Lecturer at the School of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing, 2011-2016

Memberships & Networks:

  • Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP)