Research direction: Urban Renewal and Cultural Heritage Regeneration, Comparative Studies of Religious Architecture from a Cross-Cultural Perspective, Digital Humanities in Buddhist Architecture
Dr. Weiqiao WANG holds a PhD (with the honor of Sobresaliente Cum Laude) and a Master’s degree from the Higher Technical School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Madrid (ETSAM, UPM), and a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University. In 2014, She received the Chinese Government Scholarship. She was a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences in 2018 and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Tongji University’s School of Architecture (2022-2024). In 2023, She was honored with the prestigious Shanghai Pujiang Talent Award.
Her primary research focuses on urban renewal and cultural heritage regeneration, comparative studies of religious architecture from a cross-cultural perspective, and digital humanities in Buddhist architecture. Her work emphasizes the relationship between space and life, as well as the temporality and spirituality embedded in architectural spaces. She has published over 10 articles in international and Chinese journals, including JAABE, FOAR, DSH, and Religions. In design education, she focuses on guiding students to explore the relationship between life and space from the perspectives of bodily experience and spiritual perception. By integrating anthropological and historical geography perspectives, she encourages deep reflection on the intrinsic connections between small-scale interior spaces and large-scale urban environments.
Dr. Wang led the creation of the “Data Platform of Buddhist Monuments (buddhist.wiki)” and curated the exhibition “The Itinerary Towards Inner Peace: Spatial Exhibition of Chinese Buddhist Monasteries,” which was showcased in Spain multiple times (2019-2020). She is deeply invested in the renewal of urban cultural heritage, advocating for a “patch in time and space” approach to the relationship between cities and heritages, and emphasizing the use of authentic materials in spatial construction. Her representative projects include the comprehensive planning and architectural, interior, and landscape design for the “Three Buildings and Three Gardens” surrounding the Seven Pagodas Temple, a protected heritage site in Zhejiang Province (including a library, art gallery, vegetarian restaurant, Ginkgo Garden, Osmanthus Garden, and Cherry Blossom Garden); architectural and interior design for the Sihe Guesthouse; interior design for the Mould King Headquarters Office and Renli Art Gallery; and furniture design for the White Oak Residential Interior Design.
