Associate Professor of the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University
Associate Dean of the Office of International Affairs, Tsinghua University
Deputy Director of the China-Italy Design Innovation Hub
E-mail：chenjinxi@tsinghua.edu.cn
l Research Direction
China’s local urban space types
Contemporary urban design theory and practice in China
Introductory teaching of architectural design
l Educational Background
Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees from the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University
Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Architecture, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Visiting Assistant Researcher at the School of Architecture, Yale University (YSOA)
l Academic Positions
Young Member of the Urban Design Academic Committee of the Urban Planning Society of China
Field Editor of the SCI source journal JAABE
Editorial Board Member of the journal Urban Design
Member of the Teaching Committee of Xiu Zhong College, Tsinghua University
Person in Charge of the "Tsinghua - Polimi" Double Master's Program in Architecture
Member of the Faculty Committee of the Bai Xian Asia Future Leaders Scholarship
Member of the Academic Committee of the "Tsinghua - Nike" Sustainable Leadership Program
l Course Teaching
Initiated and taught "Introduction to Urban Design Elements", selected as one of the first batch of high-quality general education courses at Tsinghua University. Co-taught the "Introduction to Urban Design" course. Taught the first-year "Architectural Design Studio" series courses for over 10 years. Formerly served as the person in charge of the first-year courses and carried out research on introductory design teaching. Taught the fifth-year "Comprehensive Dissertation Training", combined with the work of the college partner of the responsible planner in Haidian District, Beijing, and applied the graduation design to the urban renewal practice of Yongding Road in Haidian District.
Received top 5% teaching evaluations at Tsinghua University 10 times.
l Research and Practice
Presided over projects such as "Research on the Classification and Element Function of Beijing Urban Streets Based on Architectural Typology" by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and participated in more than 20 projects including key research and development plan of the Ministry of Science and Technology: "Research on the trend, laws and theories of urban renewal with Chinese characteristics", "Systematic Review of Urban Design: A Scientific History Study of Urban Design Manuals in the Initial Stage of the Urban Design Discipline (1875-1930)" (Eine wissenschaftsgeschichtliche Untersuchung städtebaulicher Manuale in der Gründungsphase der Disziplin Städtebau (1875-1930)) by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
In the field of design practice, participated in important projects for the Beijing Winter Olympics such as "Overall Urban Design and Detailed Urban Design of the Main Urban Area (Xiwanzi Group) of Chongli District", "Design of Important Nodes in the Main Urban Area of Chongli District", "Urban Design Research of the Main Urban Area (Xiwanzi Group) of Chongli District", and participated in important urban renewal projects in China such as "Overall Urban Design of Tianjin Binhai New Area" and "Preservation and Regeneration Planning of Dashilan Area in Beijing". Completed projects include: Management building of Beijing Olympic Forest Park, Phase I planning and architectural design of Dongyi Optoelectronic Industrial Park in Yantai, Shandong, and Expansion and renovation of Honglian Primary School in Xicheng District, Beijing.
l Representative Publications
Published six academic monographs. Two are to be published, one of which was selected as a textbook for China’s 14th Five-Year Plan. Published more than 20 academic articles as the first author or corresponding author. Representative publications include "University Campus and Beijing City", "Exploration of First-Year Architectural Design Teaching Based on the Theory of 'Embodied Cognition'", among others.
Consecutively held three "Symposiums on Research and Teaching of Local Urban Architecture" from 2021 to 2023 and served as academic convener. Made reports nearly 20 times at important conferences such as the "National Symposium on Architectural Education in Higher Education Institutions", "National Symposium on Design Foundation Teaching of Architectural Specialties", and "Annual Conference of The American Association of Geographers ".
l Awards
Teaching Excellence Award for Young Teachers at Tsinghua University, Annual Teaching Excellence Award of Tsinghua University, Second Prize in the UIA International Architects Association “City Celebration” Concept Design International Competition (China Division), Guided first-year student design course assignments to win the "China Architecture Newcomer Competition Top100 Award" for two consecutive years, "Three Good Students of Beijing", and the "Tsinghua 12.9 Counselor Award", among others.
