Zhang Tianjie
School
School of Architecture
Professional Title
Associate professor
Discipline
Urban and Rural Planning
Contact Information
arch_tj@126.com
tianjin
Brief Introduction
Associate Professor
Supervisor of PhD and master students in urban planning, architecture, and landscape architecture
Deputy Director, Institute of Urban Heritage Preservation and Regeneration
Visiting Scholar (2014-2015), School of Architecture, University of Virginia, USA
Awarded one-year State Scholarship Fund
Other Academic Appointments
2017- PhD dissertation examiner, University of Melbourne, Australia
2017- Committee Member, Theory & History Committee of Chinese Urban and Rural Planning
2016- Committee Member, Chinese Society of Industrial Heritage
2014- Committee Member, Chinese Society of Modern Architectural History, China
2013- Committee Member, Theory & History Committee of Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture
2011- Deputy Director, Urban Planning Information Management Committee, Urban Planning Society of Tianjin
2015- Contributing Editor, Chinese Landscape Architecture, a premier landscape architectural journal in China
2011- Contributing Editor, New Architecture, a premier architectural journal in China
Education Background
- Bachelor in Architecture| Wuhan University, China.| Architecture| 2001
- Master in Architecture| Wuhan University, China| Architecture| 2003
- Doctor of Urban Planning| National University of Singapore| 2008
Research Interests
- Trans-cultural Cityscape and Landscape
- Heritage Preservation and Urban Regeneration
- Spatial Performance and Space Justice
Academic Achievements
- Papers
- [1] Tianjie ZHANG, Peng QU, Nobuo AOKI. “Historic Preservation or Urban Renewal?” presented at 2015 EAAC, Korea.
- [2] Tianjie ZHANG. “Transnational Transfer of Park System Planning Ideas,” presented at San Francisco, 2015.
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- [3] Tianjie ZHANG. “Urban Landscape and Its Preservation in Tianjin,” presented at Chicago, 2015.
- [4] Tianjie ZHANG, Jingjing ZHANG. “Renegotiating the Identity under Cosmopolitan Ambitions,” presented at CELA 2017.
- [5] Tianjie ZHANG, Kailai WANG. “Kah-kee Style, Cultural Universe of Overseas Chinese and Hybrid Modern,” presented at 2017 Conference for Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA).
- [6] Tianjie ZHANG. “Re-configuring Mountain-and-Water (Shanshui) Campuses,” Keynote Speech at Harvard University, USA, 2016.
- [7] LI Shiqiao, trans. by ZHANG Tianjie, “Second Colonization,” New Architecture, 29:5(2012), pp.54-55.
- [8] ZHANG Tianjie, LI Ze, “A Brief Literature Review on the Studies of Western Park History,” Architectural Journal, 53: 6(2006), pp.35-37.
- [9] ZHANG Tianjie, LI Ze, “New Womanhood and Public Space: An Investigation on Public Parks in Early 20th Century Chinese Cities,” Architectural Journal, 54: 8(2007), pp.86-89.
- [10] ZHANG Tianjie, LI Ze, “Studies on the Stadiums for the National Games in Early 20th Century China,” Architectural Journal, 55: 7(2008), pp.96-101.
- [11] ZHANG Tianjie, LI Ze, “Commemoration, Space and Power: Analyses on Urban Sculptures in Modern Wuhan,” Architectural Journal, 57:S2 (2010): 154-58.
- [12] LI Ze, ZHANG Tianjie, “Cultural Landscape: An Investigation on the Contemporary Historiography of Chinese Traditional Gardens,” Architectural Journal, 57: 6(2010), pp.10-14.
- [13] ZHANG Tianjie, LI Ze and Sun Yuan, “Commemorative Context, Republican Discourse and Public Memory: An Investigation on the Creation of Wuchang Shouyi Park,” New Architecture, 28:5(2011), pp.6-11.
- [14] ZHANG Tianjie, LI Shiqiao and LI Ze, “Remaking Chinese Cities in Early Twentieth Century: A Brief Literature Review,” South Architecture, 31:4(2011), pp.91-93.
- [15] ZHANG Tianjie, LI Baihao and LI Ze, “Dong Xiujia and City Planning Practice in Modern Wuhan,” New Architecture, 28:3(2012), pp.138-143.
- [16] ZHANG Tianjie, LIU Tingfeng and LI Ze, “Re-ascertaining and Disciplining Children: An Introduction to the Development of Children’s Playground in Modern China,” Chinese Landscape Architecture, 27:5(2012), pp.91-94.
- [17] ZHANG Tianjie, “Editorial: Special Issue on Public Space in Modern East Asia”, New Architecture, 29:5(2012), pp.1.
- [18] ZHANG Tianjie, LI Ze and Sun Yuan, “Hybrid Modernity and Public Space: An Investigation on Public Park Development in Modern Tianjin,” New Architecture, 29:5(2012), pp.33-40.
- [19] ZHANG Tianjie, LI Ze, “From Artificial Beautification to Landscape Synergism: Studies on the Development Process of Neighborhood Parks in Singapore,” Architectural Journal, 59:10(2012), pp.26-31
- [20] ZHANG Tianjie, LI Ze, “A Brief Review of the English Studies on the History of Landscape Architecture from a Feminist Perspective,” Chinese Landscape Architecture, 29:3(2014), pp.19-24.
- [21] ZHANG Tianjie, LI Ze, “Cosmopolitan Culture and Local Identity: The Regeneration Strategies of the Clarke Quay Area, Singapore,” New Architecture, 31:3(2014), pp.34-39.
- [22] ZHANG Tianjie, “Editorial: Special Issue on Sustainable Regeneration of Historical Environment”, New Architecture, 31:3(2014), pp.1.
- [23] ZHANG Tianjie, LI Ze, “From Hiding to Open: A Brief Investigation on Architectural Development of Public Libraries in Modern Wuhan,” South Architecture,” 34:6(2014), pp.34-42.
- [24] ZHANG Tianjie, “Preservation and Regeneration Strategies for Wudadao, Tianjin,” China City Planning Review, 23:4(2014), pp.62-72.
- [25] ZHANG Tianjie, LI Ze, “Seeing the Other, Crossing the Boundaries: An Introduction to Service-learning Courses in Landscape Architecture in the American Universities,” Chinese Landscape Architecture, 30:5(2015), pp.48-53.
- [26] ZHANG Tianjie, LI Ze, “An Investigation on Park System Planning in Modern China from a Perspective of Transnational Urbanism,” Landscape Architecture, 25(2015), pp.82-92.
- [27] Tianjie ZHANG. “Planning Order with Nature,” China City Planning Review, 2016(3): 6-15.
- [28] Tianjie ZHANG, Jingjing ZHANG. “An Investigation on the Preservation and Regeneration of Modern Park Heritage: Taking Tianjin’s Central Park as a Case,” Landscape Architecture 10(2017), 35-43.
- [29] Tianjie ZHANG, Jingjing ZHANG. “A Brief Review of Historical Studies on the Modern Period in Planning Perspectives,” Architect 186 (2017), 42-48.
- Books
- [1] William Curtis, trans. by ZHANG Tianjie, Chapter 30 &31, Modern Architecture since 1900 (Beijing: Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press, 2011), pp.547-587.
- [2] LI Shiqiao, trans. by ZHANG Tianjie, “The Figure as Home,” in Mark Cousins, and Chen Wei, eds. Architecture Studies 2: Topography & Mental Space (Beijing: Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press, 2012), pp.253-267.
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- [3] ZHANG Tianjie, LI Ze, “An Investigation on the Memorial Structures for Huang Xing,” in Architectural Culture Committee, eds. Commemorative Architecture for the 1911 Revolution (Tianjin: Tianjin University Press), pp.171-186.
- [4] ZHANG Tianjie, “Modern Public Space,” in WU Jiang, LAI Delin and XU Subin, eds. Architectural History of Modern China (4 volumes), Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press, 2016.
- [5] Tianjie ZHANG. “Commemorating the 1911 Revolution,” in Asia in Motion: Heritage and Transformation, Singapore, 2014.
- [6] Tianjie ZHANG. “Configuring Modern Edutainment Space,” in Routledge Handbook of Chinese Architecture: Social Production of Buildings and Spaces in History. London & NY: Routledge, 2018.
- Honors & Awards
- [1] Beiyang Key Professor(2013)
- [2] Travelling Grant, AAS, USA(2013)
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- [3] International Grant, SAH, USA(2015)
- [4] Teaching in English International Certification (Excellence Award), MSU, USA(2016)
- [5] The 22nd Inter-University Seminar on Asian Mega-Cities (IUSAM2017), Best Paper Award (Supervisor)(2017)
- [6] China Architectural Education/TSINGRUN Award Students’ Paper Competition First Prize (Supervisor)(2017)
- [7] East Asia Modernity (Singapore). Research Assistant. (2004-2006)
- [8] Asian New Downtown (Singapore). Research Assistant. (2006-2008)
- [9] Independent Innovation Foundation, Tianjin University(2010-2012)
- [10] Tianjin Art Foundation, Tianjin (No.E10034): Urban Landscape and Public Art from a Trans-cultural Perspective: Studies on Public Parks in Modern Tianjin. Role: Project Leader(2011-2013)
- [11] National Natural Science Foundation, China (No. 51108307): Studies on Public Parks in Treaty Ports of Modern China from a Transnational Perspective. Role: Project Leader(2012-2014)
- [12] National Social Science Foundation, China (No. 12&ZD230): Studies on Preservation and Regeneration Strategies of Industrial Heritage in China. Role: Core Member(2013-2015)
- [13] Beiyang Scholar Foundation, Tianjin University, China: Research on Preservation and Revitalization of Historical Parks under High-speed Urbanization. Role: Project Leader.(2013-2015)
- [14] State Scholarship Fund, Ministry of Education, China(2014-2015)
- [15] Tianjin Undergraduate Creative Project: From Unused Infrastructure to Greenway Parks——Studies on the Regeneration Design of Railways in Post-industrial Era (supervisor)(2016-2017)
- [16] Tianjin Undergraduate Creative Project: Studies on the Preservation and Revitalization of Industrial Heritage in Beijing and Tianjin based on Post Occupancy Evaluation (supervisor)(2016-2018)
- [17] Tianjin Undergraduate Creative Project: Evaluation studies on the Level of Service of Urban Parks in Tianjin (supervisor)(2017-2018)
- [18] National Undergraduate Creative Project: Studies on the Spatial Perception of Tianjin’s Characteristic Town via POI Data Analyses (supervisor)(2017-2018)
- [19] National Natural Science Foundation, China (No. 51478299): Studies on Everyday Landscape, Historical Changes and Preservation Strategies of Modern Parks(2014-2018)
- [20] National Natural Science Foundation, China (No. 51778403): The Place-Making, Perception and Identification of Landscape Values(2018-2021)