Zhendong Wang

Tongji University, Assistant Dean | Shanghai, China

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Dr. Zhendong Wang, China National First Grade Registered Architect, is the Dean Assistant, Associate Professor and doctoral supervisor at the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University. He is also Associate Director in Academic Affairs of the CTBUH China Office, and a Co-Editor- in-Chief of the International Journal of High-Rise Buildings. He mainly focuses on the research of mixed-use complexes, as well as dense urban habitat. He wrote the book Research on the Contemporary Mixed-Use Complex, and has published more than 20 papers on this subject area. Wang was a Visiting Scholar at the Architecture Department of MIT (2011-2012).

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. Now, he is an Associate Professor of Architectural Design and Theory, Master Student Supervisor, China National First Grade Registered Architect. During 2011-2012, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Architecture Department, MIT.

Dr. Wang focuses on the research of Urban Building Complex for more than ten years. Now he takes charge of one Project supported by Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and one Provincial Research Project. He also takes part in two projects of NSFC and finishes 3 projects. He authored “Research on Contemporary Urban Building Complex” which has already become an important academic monograph in China, and published more than 20 journal papers in either Chinese or English. Meanwhile, he integrates his research with teaching, and also guides many graduate students to attend his research.

During the past five years, Dr. Wang obtained many results in the field of education. He was chosen as a representative from Tongji University to support the architectural education in Xinjiang University. He also published a lot of teaching research papers and led students to win several National or International Design Competitions which including the “Cyan Dragon award” of 2011 Asian Contest of the Rookies’ Award, and the First Prize of Vertical Cities Asia International Design Competition 2013. As for his outstanding contribution on education, he was awarded as the National Outstanding Young Architectural Teacher in 2013.

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CTBUH Designated Expert

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

Expert Chinese Translation Committee (2014 – Present)

Future Leaders Committee, Shanghai, Shanghai (2018 – Present)

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

Young Professionals Committee, Shanghai (2017 – 2018)

Annual Conference, Presenter (Shanghai 2012; China 2016)

Annual Conference, Session Chair (2016)

Student Competition First-Round Jury (2019, 2020)

CTBUH Initiatives

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

14 December 2018

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

06 November 2018

Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting

20 October 2018

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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...

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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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