Research Interests
As professor and former head (2003-2014) of the Architecture Department, Professor CHANG Qing is one of the leading scholars in traditional architecture and built heritage conservation and regeneration. His research and practice focus on discovery and revitalization of the values in traditional architecture and Chinese culture from comparative and anthropological perspectives. He started his early research on architecture and heritage along the ancient Silk Road in Western China and central Asia in the 1980s during his master’s and doctoral study first in Beijing and later in Nanjing. He gradually expanded his heritage research from ancient to contemporary, from conservation to regeneration, and from urban artifacts in the semi-colonial period of Shanghai to the vernacular remains in China as a whole in the last two decades following his move to Shanghai. He has designed a number of well-known architecture and heritage projects, and won domestic and international awards for his great efforts in bridging between the past, present and the future. Prof. CHANG is also a leading advocator and educator of heritage preservation. He is the founder of the first Bachelor’s program in Historic Preservation in China, and a chair professor of the Historic Preservation Division with CAUP. He is editor-in-chief of Built Heritage, an academic journal in English. His research is more focused on the following areas in recent years.
●Traditional Chinese Architecture
●Conservation and Regeneration of Built Heritage
Teaching:
The course offered in recent five years include the following:
●Theory and History of Architecture I (undergraduate)
●History of Chinese Architecture (graduate)
●Traditional Chinese Architecture (in English)
Projects
●Restoration of Haimen Old Street in Taizhou
●Restoration of Qilou Old Street in Haikou
●A Chinese Approach to Urban Heritage Conservation and Inheritance: Focus on the Contemporary Changes of Shanghai’s Historic Spaces
Publications
2019 Chang, Q. Architectural Models and Their Contexts in China’s 20th-Century Architectural Heritage: An Overview. Built Heritage 3, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03545715
2017 Chang, Q. Inaugural Editorial. Built Heritage 1, ii–iii. https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03545664
2017 Chang, Q. Evolution of Peak Palace-Fortress in Tibet: The Reappearance of the Sangzhutse Palace-Fortress and Design of the Fortress Museum. Built Heritage 1, 36–49. https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03545668
2017 Chang, Q. A Chinese Approach to Urban Heritage Conservation and Inheritance: Focus on the Contemporary Changes of Shanghai’s Historic Spaces. Built Heritage 1, 13–33. https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03545672
Honors and Awards
2014 Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, Shanghai Municipal Government
2011 First Prize in Survey and Design, Ministry of Education, China
2011 First Prize in Survey and Design, China Society of Survey and Design
2010 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award, Honorable Mention
2009 FAIA, American Institute of Architects
2008 First Prize of Architectural Design, Shanghai Society of Architecture
2007 Distinguished Professor Award of Shanghai Universities, Shanghai Municipal Government
2005 Gold of Holcim Award, Asia Pacific in Sustainable Construction, Holcim Foundation
2004 Second Prize, Science and Technology Progress Award, Ministry of Education, China
1999 Top Prize, National Book Awards, State Administration of Press and Publication of China
