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Fan Wenbing 范文兵, PhD, is Head and Professor of Department of Architecture at School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He also serves as director of SJTU Architectural Innovation Experimental Center, researcher of SJTU China Institute of Urban Governance, and Founder / Chief Architect of Atelier Fan. Heis a Member of Council of CAC-ASC (Committee of Architectural Criticism, Architectural Society of China), Council of IAE-ASC (Institute of Architectural Education, Architectural Society of China) and DAC-ASSC (Department of Architectural Creation, Architectural Society of Shanghai China).
Fan obtained his bachelor, master degree and doctor's degree in Department of Architecture at College of Architecture and Urban Planning,Tongji University. From 2004 to 2005, he was selected in the French Presidential Program "150 Chinese Architects in France" to research urban renewal in France. From 2012 to 2013, he was awarded by CSC (China Scholarship Council) in theNational Program "YouthBackbone Teacher Training" to study design pedagogy in the United States.
Fan’s main achievements in education include: Boosteel Outstanding Teacher, Excellent Teaching Plan Award of China Steering Committee of Architectural Education, Shanghai-level Quality Course, Shanghai Teaching Achievement Awards, SJTU "Distinguished Professor", SJTU " The Most Popular Teacher" etc. He guided students to win over 20 design awards at home and abroad.
Fan’s main achievements of design include: WAF (World Architecture Festival) shortlisted award, WAN Awards(World News Award) longlisted award, the excellent design scheme award of ASC,and second prize of Architectural Creation Award of ASSC. His works have been selected into " Shanghai International Young Architects Design exhibition", " Shanghai Biennale", " Chengdu International Biennale", " Shenzhen Hong Kong Urban Architecture Biennale" and " Shanghai Urban Space Art Season".
Fan’s academic research includes three interests: 1. the theory and practice of architectural education; 2. the Chinese contemporary architectural design practice; 3. urban renewal of metropolis Shanghai. He has presided over and participated in several scientific research projects,including NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation of China), Shanghai Pujiang Talent Plan, and Shanghai Key Undergraduate Teaching Reform. He has published four academic books and more than 20 high-quality papers in leading academicjournals, such as Architectural Journal [建筑学报], Time+ Architecture [时代建筑]and The Architect [建筑师] etc. He has widely published architectural criticism essays on the mainstream traditional and new media in China, such as Jiefang Daily[解放日报], Wen Hui Bao[文汇报], The Paper[澎湃新闻], Gooood[谷得网], Position[有方网] and Douban[豆瓣网]. He is an active scholar in the field of Architectural Education and Architectural Criticism in China, and also a pioneer in Urban Renewal in Shanghai.
Personal Account:
1 Honorary Titles
Distinguished Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University,2019
Boosteel Outstanding Teacher, Boosteel EducationFoundation, 2017
One of the 73 outstanding Alumnisince 1977 of Architecture Department, Tongji University, 2016
Shanghai Pujiang Talent, ShanghaiMunicipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2014
The Most Popular Teacher, Shanghai Jiao Tong University,2009
2 Teaching Awards
DistinguishedTeaching Award, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2018
Second Prize forTeaching Achievement Award, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, 2017/2013
Excellent TeachingPlan Award, National Steering Committee of Architecture Education in China,2016
Shanghai-levelQuality Course, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, 2012
Instructor Award, the Committee of the 4th UACreation Prize Concept Design International Competition, 2007
3 Design Awards
Shortlist, World Architecture Festival (WAF),2019
Second Prize of the 8th Architectural CreationAward，Architectural Society of Shanghai, 2019
Longlist, WAN (World Architecture News) Awards, 2015
Excellent Scheme Award of the 1st Uncompleted ArchitecturalDesign Scheme, Architectural Society of China, 2001
4 ResearchAwards
Selected in the National Program "Youth Backbone Teacher Training", China Scholarship Council (CSC), 2012
Selected in the Presidential Program "150 Chinese Architects in France", Minist’ere de la Culture et de laCommunication, 2004
1. Fan Wenbing.Notes on Architectural Education 2: Thinking,Dialogue. Shanghai: Tongji University, 2019.
2. Fan Wenbing.Notes on Architectural Education 1: How toDesign, How to teach Design. Shanghai: Tongji University, 2017.
3. Fan Wenbing, Fan Wenli.How Designers Think: The Design ProcessDemystified. Beijing: Intellectual Property Press, 2007 (Translation from English,Original Author: Bryan Lawson)
4. Fan Wenbing.The Conservation and Renewal of LiLongHousings in Shanghai. Shanghai: Shanghai Scientific & TechnicalPublishers, 2004.
1 Representative Papers
1. Fan Wenbing. “The Evolution of Architectural Design inthe Internet Age.” Frontiers No.199 (2020/8).
2. Fan Wenbing. “Four Phenomena of Chinese ArchitecturalMedia in the Internet Age.” Time +Architecture No.166 (2019/2).
3. Fan Webing. “ABrief Analysis of the Design Trend of Contemporary Chinese Young Architects.” Architcreation No.206 (2019/1).
4. Fan Webing. “Designembedded in Society.” ArchitecturalJournal No.588 (September 2017).
5. Fan Wenbing.“Five Questions on Urban Regeneration.” Time+ Architecture No.150 (2017/4).
6. Fan Wenbing (corresponding author). “Research on Informal Renovation Pattern ofOld Residential Community：A Case study of an Urban Industrial WorkersResidential Community in Shanghai.” Urbanismand Architecture No.213 (June 2016).
7. Fan Webing. “TheDilemma of Architecture in the scientific Research System of today’s Universitiesand a tentative Study on Solutions from the Perspective of architecturalEducation.” Architectural Journal No.563 (August 2015).
8. Fan Wenbing.“Impacts and Problems of Architectural Education: Observation from thePerspective of generational Shift of Chinese Architects.” Time + Architecture No.132 (2013/4).
9. Fan Wenbing. “Betweenthe domestic and international architectural Domain: Analyzing Wangshu andChinese architectural Design based on the present Situation of theinternational architectural Domain.” TheArchitect No.161(February 2013).
10. Fan Wenbing.“Another Way: Reflections on Architectural Metaphor Applied in Expo 2010Shanghai.” Time + Architecture No.117 (2011/1).
11. Fan Webing. “TeachingExperiment on Structure /Material /Construction.” Proceedingsof 2010 International Symposium on Architectural Education & the 2010 AnnualConvention of National Architecture College of Deans, Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press.
12. Fan Wenbing. “A comparativeStudy between Louis Kahn and his Chinese Classmates.” The Architect 132(April2008).
13. Fan Wenbing. “ACase Study in the basic Elements of Architecture.” TheArchitect 119(February 2006).
2 Representative Designs
1. “Xichao Bookstoreof Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2019)” has been published in more than tenWeChat official accounts and websites, with a total of over 400000 hits. Professionaljournals have published several papers to analyze it. This project has beenreported by Jiefang Daily, Xinmin Evening News, PowerChina app and othermainstream media. It was shortlisted for World Architecture Festival, and won theSecond Prize of the Architectural Creation Award of Architectural Society ofShanghai.
2. “Design Researchon industrial Workers' Community in Lane 449, Dinghai Road, Shanghai (2017)” wasselected into 2017 Shenzhen Hong Kong Urban Architecture Biennale - cities,growth in difference, and 2017 Shanghai Urban Space Art Season.
3. "Plastic FruitDome (2014)" was selected into 2014 Surplus Value - Environmental ProtectionArt Exhibition, and was longlisted for the WAN awards.
4. “ZhengzhouArchives of Henan Province Design (2008) ”ranked second in the national design competition.
5. “Shanghai ChangningDistrict Government Office Building Design (2003)” won the first place in the internationaldesign competition.
1Undergraduate Teaching
Architecture Design and Theory (1-1,1-2), 16 credits
Architecture Design Principle(1, 2), 6 credits
Training Creativity in Design, 2 credits
Urban Design, 2credits
2Graduate Teaching
Study on Chinese contemporary architectural DesignPractice, 2 credits
Design Studio,4 credits
1 Research Interests
1.1 Research on the theoryand practice of architectural education
(1) From the perspective of history and theory, researchstudies the history, current situation and future trend of architecturaleducation at home and abroad.
(2) From the perspective of personnel training, researchmakes empirical research on architectural education cases at home and abroad,and discusses the improvement of pedagogy.
(3) From the perspective of interaction amongarchitectural education, design practice and academic research, research givesfull play of the "academic productivity" of architectural educationto explore the new concept and method of architecture.
1.2 Research on the Chinesecontemporary architectural design practice (CCADP)
Based on the clear understanding of the history andfuture trend of the international architecture fields, combined with thespecific background of Chinese contemporary history, research discusses CCADPfrom 1950's to 2010's. Research attempts to clarify the change track of CCADP,analyze the multiple choices of Chinese architects, face up to various problemsat present, and explore the future direction of Chinese architectural design.
1.3 Research on urban renewal ofmetropolis Shanghai
Based on the theories and methods of urban plan, urbansociology, anthropology, architecture, economics, historical preservationtheory and history, research studies the theory and practice of urban renewalin metropolis Shanghai.
2 Research Projects
Sponsor | Amount(RMB) | Title of Project |
Dean’s Office, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2016-2018) | 10,0000 | Study on Reform of Architecture Design and Theory (1) |
Dean’s Office, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2014-2016) | 20,000 | Revising Cultivation Plan of Architecture |
Shanghai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau | 10,0000 | Shanghai Pujiang Talents Scheme(Study on the Changes of living patterns of Shanghai Lilong Residents during Urban Renewal ) |
Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(2013-2014) | 50,000 | Key Teaching Reform Project in Shanghai Universities(Interdisciplinary Interaction to explore a new Undergraduate Education System for Architecture) |
China Scholarship Council (CSC) (2012-2013) | 15,0000 | Youth Backbone Teacher Training Program(Study architectural Pedagogy) |
Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2012-2015) | 50,000 | Shanghai-level Quality Course (Architecture Design and Theory 1 ) |
Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (2010-2012) | 30,000 | Key Course of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission |
PRP and PEP Fund of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2010-2011) | 2,000 | The Interaction between Structure and Space/Form |
PRP and PEP Fund of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2010-2012) | 2,000 | The Understanding and Expression of Materiality of Materials in Architecture |
The People’s Government of Zhengzhou, Henan Province(2007) | 80,000 | Zhengzhou Library (Public Cultural Centre) Design Research |
Dengfeng Construction Bureau , Henan Province (2005) | 100,000 | Dengfeng Shaolin Road Transformation of the old City Urban Design and architectural Design Research |
French President Scholarship(2005) | 100,000 | Presidential Program Cent Cinquante Architects Chinois en France Program(100 Chinese Architects, Urban Designers and Landscape Architects in France, 1998-2005)(Urban Renewal Study in Paris) |