Research direction: urban regeneration, historic and cultural heritage conservation, urban planning and design

Yang Jianqiang is the Director of Urban Planning Society of China, Chairman of Regeneration Division of Urban Planning Society of China, member of Heritage Planning Division of Urban Planning Society of China, member of Sub Steering Committee of Urban and Rural Planning Education of Ministry of Education’s Steering Committee on the Teaching of Architecture, member of Professional Committee for Historical and Cultural Protection and Inheritance of the Committee of Science and Technology of Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People’s Republic of China, member of Standing Committee of Historical and Cultural City of Chinese Society for Urban Studies, editorial committee member of Built Heritage and Urban and Rural Planning. He has been awarded the “Science and Technology Worker of National Excellent Urban Planning” of Urban Planning Society of China and the Outstanding Teacher Award of Baosteel Education Fund. 

He has presided over and completed more than 100 projects including the “Grand Canal (Wuxi Section) Heritage Protection Plan”, “Overall Urban Design of Beijing Sub-center and International Consultation of Detailed Urban Design in Key Areas”, “Protection Plan of Nanjing Historical and Cultural City”, “Protection Planning of Nanjing Industrial Heritage”, “Urban Renewal Planning of Qingdao North District”, and “Renewal and Transformation Planning of Old Industrial Base in Zhengzhou”. He has been awarded Natural Science Award of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ministry of Education, National Excellent Planning and Design, Provincial Excellent Planning and Design and so on.