ZHU, Yichen

Assistant Professor

College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University

Address: Siping Road 1239, 200092 Shanghai

Email: yichen.zhu@tongji.edu.cn

Research Fields
Waterfront Industrial Heritage, Urban Regeneration, Sharing Architecture ，Architectural Design and Theory

Research Profile

Dr. Zhu is an assistant professor in the Architecture Department at Tongji University’s College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP). With academic and professional expertise in both architecture and landscape architecture, her research interests encompass urban regeneration, waterfront industrial heritage, landscape heritage, shared architecture, and architectural typology.

She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from South China University of Technology, a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Doctor of Architecture from Tongji University. Dr. Zhu has professional experience in Boston, Shenzhen, and Shanghai, where she has contributed to various design projects, including the Landscape Design for the Qingguo Historic Zone in Changzhou and the masterplan for the regeneration of Zhangyan Village. Additionally, she is a LEED ND AP, certified as a Green Community Associate by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Currently, Dr. Zhu is involved in teaching design courses for both undergraduate and graduate students in architecture. She is also actively involved in teaching for the international summer camp and participates in international collaboration programs.

Current Courses
Architectural Design Studio (Grade 1, 2 and 4)

Shanghai City Spatial Perception （university-wide general education courses）

Monograph

Yichen ZHU. Sharing Waterfront: Suzhou Creek Industrial Heritage Narrative[M]. Shanghai: Tongji University Press, 2023.

Papers (selected)

Zhu Y, Li Z. ‘Sharing’ as a Critical Framework for Waterfront Heritage Regeneration: A Case Study of Suzhou Creek, Shanghai. Land. 2024; 13(8):1280. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13081280

Sun M. Zhu Y*. Research on Digital Construction Method for Industrial Heritage Landscape Based on Virtual-Real Symbiosis. Landscape Architecture. 2023;30(06):61-69.

Zhu Y. Li Z. Scenery, Presence, and Sharing: Evolution of Waterfront Industrial Heritage as Urban Landscape. Chinese Landscape Architecture. 2021,37(08):86-91. DOI:10.19775/j.cla.2021.08.0086.

Zhu Y. Li Z. Song J. Researching and Mapping on Waterfront Industrial Heritage. The Urban Morphology Study of Suzhou Creek, Shanghai. Cities as Assemblages. 2022; DOI: 10.36158/978889295357447

Li Z, Zhu Y. Towards a Sharing Architecture. Architectural Journal. 2017; (12): 60-65.