Zhendong Wang

Tongji University, Professor | Shanghai, China

About

Dr. Zhendong Wang, China National First Grade Registered Architect, is the Professor and Doctoral Student Supervisor at College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University. He is also the Associate Director in Academic Affairs of the CTBUH China Office, and a Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of High-Rise Buildings (IJHRB).

Dr. Wang was enrolled by the Architecture Department, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University in 1997. As an exchange student, he studied at the Department of Architecture, Hong Kong University and finished his Undergraduate Diploma Design in 2002. During his Graduate and Post Graduate periods, Prof. DAI Fudong (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering) and Prof. WU Lusheng (Chinese Architectural Master) were his supervisors. He got his Ph.D. degree in 2008 and started teaching in his alma mater. He was a Visiting Scholar…

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Zhendong Wang

CTBUH Designated Expert

CTBUH Roles

CTBUH Staff, China Office, Associate Director in Academic Affairs (2015 – Present)

Expert Chinese Translation Committee (2014 – Present)

Tall Building Academic & Teaching Committee, Member (2018 – Present)

College of Fellows, Group Member (2023 – Present)

Annual Conference, Presenter (Shanghai 2012; China 2016)

Young Professionals Committee, Shanghai (2017 – 2018)

Annual Conference, Session Chair (2016)

Student Competition First-Round Jury (2019, 2020)

CTBUH Initiatives

International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Vol. 7 No. 4

International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Vol. 7 No. 4

14 December 2018

CTBUH Earmarks $85,000 to Support Research & Academic Programs

CTBUH Earmarks $85,000 to Support Research & Academic Programs

06 November 2018

Academic & Teaching Committee Holds Meeting at 2018 Conference

Academic & Teaching Committee Holds Meeting at 2018 Conference

20 October 2018

Videos

21 September 2012

Comparative Study of the Urban Complex in Shanghai and Hong Kong

This presentation analyzes the financial value, space value and urban value of urban building complexes in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The complexes will be examined...

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Research

01 March 2021

Comparative Study on the Development Trends of High-rise Buildings Above 200 Meters in China, th

Jiaqi Qu, CTBUH; Zhendong Wang, Tongji University; Peng Du, Texas Tech University,

Since 2006, the number of completed high-rise buildings over 200 meters have increased rapidly. Although there were some short-term cyclical troughs, the overall trend has...

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30 January 2020

Tall Buildings’ Lower Public Spaces: Impact on Health and Behavior

Yu Ye, Zhendong Wang, Nannan Dong & Xihui Zhou, Tongji University

Tall buildings unquestionably need to improve their impact on the urban habitat. A human-focused approach to measuring the social impact of tall buildings’ ground conditions,...

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14 December 2018

International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Vol. 7 No. 4

The International Journal of High-Rise Buildings, Volume 7: Number 4 includes ten papers featuring deep investigations into tall building design.

6 November 2018

CTBUH Earmarks $85,000 to Support Research & Academic Programs

During the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference, awards were conferred in relation to five CTBUH Research and Academic programs that will produce a number of important future outputs.

20 October 2018

Academic & Teaching Committee Holds Meeting at 2018 Conference

The CTBUH Academic & Teaching Committee held a breakout meeting at the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference, discussing CTBUH’s evolving relationship to academia.

20 October 2018

Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting

CTBUH Leaders convened on Day 1 of the 2018 Middle East Conference for updates on the year's developments and to plan for 2019.

28 September 2018

International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Vol. 7 No. 3

The International Journal of High-Rise Buildings, Volume 7: Number 3 includes seven papers featuring deep investigations into tall building design.

16 September 2018

CTBUH China Participates in Urban Vision Summit

CTBUH China participated in the 2018 Urban Vision of the Central Yangtze River International Summit focusing on transformative and integrated urban spaces.

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21 September 2012

Comparative Study of the Urban Complex in Shanghai and Hong Kong

This presentation analyzes the financial value, space value and urban value of urban building complexes in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The complexes will be examined...

21 September 2012

Track 20: Urban Scale Considerations Q & A

Track 20 speakers including: Kuishan Li, ECADI; Zhendong Wang, Tongji University; Hatice Sozer, Istanbul Technical University; and Seifu Bekele, Vipa Engineers & Scientists.

Research

01 March 2021

Comparative Study on the Development Trends of High-rise Buildings Above 200 Meters in China, th

Jiaqi Qu, CTBUH; Zhendong Wang, Tongji University; Peng Du, Texas Tech University,

Since 2006, the number of completed high-rise buildings over 200 meters have increased rapidly. Although there were some short-term cyclical troughs, the overall trend has...

30 January 2020

Tall Buildings’ Lower Public Spaces: Impact on Health and Behavior

Yu Ye, Zhendong Wang, Nannan Dong & Xihui Zhou, Tongji University

Tall buildings unquestionably need to improve their impact on the urban habitat. A human-focused approach to measuring the social impact of tall buildings’ ground conditions,...

14 March 2019

Tall Buildings as Urban Habitats: A Quantitative Approach for Measuring Social Impacts of Tall Buildings

Xihui Zhou & Yu Ye & Zhendong Wang, Tongji University

After decades of high-speed development, designing tall buildings as critical components of urban habitat, rather than simply standing aloof from their environments, has become an...

14 March 2019

Tall Buildings as Urban Habitats: A Quantitative Approach for Measuring Social Impacts of Tall Buildings

Xihui Zhou & Yu Ye & Zhendong Wang, Tongji University

After decades of high-speed development, designing tall buildings as critical components of urban habitat, rather than simply standing aloof from their environments, has become an...

17 October 2016

Mixed-Use Supertall Building as the Approach to Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism

Zhendong Wang & Jing Cui, Tongji University

In the pursuit of denser, more concentrated sustainable cities which reduce the loss of open space and energy-intensive transport and infrastructure networks, tall buildings have...

22 October 2015

Tall Buildings as Extensions Of Urban Infrastructure and Vitality

Peng Du, CTBUH; Zhendong Wang, Tongji University; Elie Gamburg, KPF

This paper reviews the 2014 Network 3D High-Rise Design Studio, which was undertaken by the College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP), Tongji University, with...

01 June 2015

Research on Vertical Space System of Mixed-Use Complex

Zhendong Wang and Yinpu Wang, Tongji University

As the predominant mode of vertical urban development in China, mixed-use complexes provide the optimal case for the research of sustainable and vertical urbanism. This...

16 September 2014

Research on a Vertical Space System of the Mixed-use Complex

Zhendong Wang, Yinpu Wang & Qiang Hu, Tongji University

As the key method and important way to realize the vertical urban development in China, the mixed-use complex becomes the real case for the research...