ABOUT US
PEOPLE
Architecture
Yongjie CAI
Professor
cyj@tongji.edu.cn
CAUP, Tongji Univ.
Research Fields
Urban Design, Public Space, Architectural Design
Research Profile
Morphology of Urban Space
Behavior Study in Public Space
Urban Sociology
Urban Design and Architectural Design
Traditional Urban Space
Regional characteristics of Urban Space
Urban Renew
Grants and Awards
“Establishing the cultivating system of human quality in architectural education”, Teaching achievement awards of Shanghai, 2nd Prize, 2005
“Construction standard of the public space along Huangpu River” Making police awards of Shanghai, 2nd Prize, 2008
“Block one in Dujiangyan”, Excellent residential area design award of shanghai, 1st Prize, 2010; 4 excellences design project of Sichuan province, 2nd Prize, 2010
“Comprehensive cultivating system through international cooperation based on double degree program”, Teaching achievement awards of Shanghai, 2nd Prize, 2013
“The earthquake memorial ” , Excellent Design of Shanghai Academe of Architecture 2013
“Museum and square of water culture in Dujiangyan”, Good Design of Shanghai Academe of Architecture 2013
“Experiment School of Qingdao”, Excellent project of ministry of education, 3rd Prize 2013
Current Courses
Design Studio (Bachelor Program)
Principle of Architectural Design (Lecture, Master Program)
Architectural Frontier（Lecture, Participation, Master and Phd Program）
Topic Selection and Theses Writing（Seminar, Participation, Master Program）
Comparison of Chinese and German Architecture（Seminar, Participation, Master Program）
Publications
Analysis on Chineseness of Chinese Urban Square. Urban Design I, 2014/12
Between Learning and Relaxing：Courtyard Oriented Concept for Qingdao No.2 Experimental High School. Times & Architecture, 2013/5
Memory in the Crack: Architectural design of Beichuan Earthquake Memorial. Times & Architecture, 2011/12
Regional Characteristics in an Era of Modernization, Internationalization Commercialization: Unconscious construction of contemporary public urban space in Shanghai. Times & Architecture, 2009/6
Impulse and Crisis of Contemporary Chinese Urban Square: A Sociological View. Ideal Space, 2009/10
Between “View” and “Cityscape”: Thinking about Spatial Pattern for Waterfront Living and Three Experiments. Architectural Journal, 2008/4
Qualification of Space and Space of Power: Sociological Observation to the Historical Development of European Urban Square. Architectural Journal, 2006/6
Master·Apprentice·Architect ? Thinking about Contemporary Chinese Education of Architecture. Times & Architecture, 2005/3
City-formed university: An introduction to an Exploration on Campus Form in a Concept Planning of Sichuan Institute of Technology. Architects, 2004/2
Sociology Connotation of Traditional European Urban Square: Two different Spatial Forms. Times & Architecture, 2002/4
Monograph
Urban Square: History，Motive Power and Spatial Quality. Nanjing: South Eastern University Press, 2006
