Research direction: Architectural History and Theory；Heritage Conservation and Urban Regeneration in Historic Environments

Shao Xingyu, PhD in Architectural History and Theory at Southeast University and a joint PhD student at ETH Zürich, is a Southeast University Zhishan Young Scholar (2024). His current research focuses on the history and theory of East Asian gardens from the 16th to 18th centuries, modern and contemporary Chinese architectural and garden practices, and heritage conservation and urban regeneration in historic environments. He is engaged in teaching, research, and professional practice in related fields.

He currently teaches General History of Architecture (Chinese architectural history section), Architectural Surveying and Mapping (Jiangnan Garden Architectural Surveying and Mapping Series), Architectural Design VI, and the university-wide general elective Art and Design Thinking Topic 5: Imagery and Space in Traditional Chinese Landscape (http://shanshuigallery.cn/). He has led and participated in multiple national- and provincial-level research projects, including those funded by the National Social Science Fund and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has published more than 20 research papers in core journals such as Architectural Journal and Journal of Architectural History. He authored the monograph The Formation and Practice of Pictorial Concepts in Literati Gardens during the Late Ming and Early Qing Periods (China Social Sciences Press, 2026), and was one of the Chinese translators of Words and Buildings (China Architecture & Building Press, 2018).

Focusing on heritage conservation, cultural transmission, and urban regeneration in historic environments, he conducts design teaching and engineering practice. He has participated in multiple engineering projects, including urban regeneration along the Xiao Qinhuai River in Yangzhou, urban design of Nanjing’s historical axis, and the planning and design of the urban exhibition garden for the 11th Jiangsu Garden Expo. His related practice and teaching outcomes have been published in media such as Architectural Journal and World Architecture.