INTRODUCTION OF T-ARCH
The School of Architecture (T-Arch) is composed of four departments(Department of Architecture, Urban and Rural Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Environmental Design) and two research centers(Institute of Architectural History undefinedamp; Theory and Institute of Architectural Technology and Science).
There are 16 staff members and 145 faculty members including 44 professors and 52 associate professors, among which, one is Academician of the China Academy of Science, one Distinguished Teacher Award of Higher Education National Teachers Award, and four are international professors.
NEWS & EVENTS
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10 Top News of School of Architecture, Tianjin University (T-Arch) in 2023
1. Tianjin University’s discipline of Architecture / Built Environment ranked 30th in the QS World University Rankings by SubjectThe global reputation of the School of Architecture, Tianjin University has kept on improving in the recent years, and it has risen to the forefront of international architecture schools. In the QS World University Subject Rankings released in March 2023, Tianjin ...Jan 17
2024
10 Top News of School of Architecture, Tianjin University (T-Arch) in 2023
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Academic Lecture Live Review | Prof Maurizio Meriggi, Politecnico di Milano:Pisa Citadel. Designing in the periphery of a historical city centre
On 8th December 2023, Professor Maurizio Meriggi from the School of Architecture of Politecnico di Milano came to our institute for academic exchange at 2:30pm and gave a lecture in the International Lecture Hall on the 6th floor of the School of Architecture of Tianjin University. Special guests of this lecture are Prof Han Linfei from School of Architecture and Art, Beijing Jiaotong Univers...Dec 12
2023
Academic Lecture Live Review | Prof Maurizio Meriggi, Politecnico di Milano:Pisa Citadel. Designing in the periphery of a historical city centre
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Good News|Tianjin University School of Architecture has won the 2023 Red Dot Design Award Junior Award
Recently, the Tianjin University team's design "Universal Colour" won the 2023 Red Dot Design Award for Brands and Communication Design Junior Award - Digital Solution. About Red Dot Design Award Red Dot Design Award originated from Germany, has always been "the Oscars of the design world" reputation, the Red Dot Design Award was founded by the famous German design association "Design Zentrum ...Oct 19
2023
Good News|Tianjin University School of Architecture has won the 2023 Red Dot Design Award Junior Award
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Seminar Review | Seminar on Tianjin's Legacy: Exploring Future Visions
On 27th September, the symposium "Tianjin's Heritage: Exploring Visions for the Future", co-organised by the Sino-French Research Centre for Cultural Heritage and Cities, the Institute of History and Theory of the School of Architecture of Tianjin University, and the International Research Centre for the Protection of China's Cultural Heritage (IRCPC), was successfully held in the 200th Lecture...Oct 17
2023
Seminar Review | Seminar on Tianjin's Legacy: Exploring Future Visions
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The Research Group on Global Warming and Achieve National Carbon Reduction is Led by Prof. Yan Fengying
In order to response to the global warming and achieve national carbon reduction goals, our team which led by Prof. Yan Fengying is guided by the concept of ecological civilization and uses spatial planning as a means to undertake the national key research and development project "Research on County Town Planning Technology Based on Carbon Control System", and the National Natural Science Found...Oct 16
2023
The Research Group on Global Warming and Achieve National Carbon Reduction is Led by Prof. Yan Fengying
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Good news | Our students were delighted to win the only gold award in the ARCASIA Student Thesis (Graduation Project) Competition
At 21:00 Beijing time on 18th September, the award ceremony of the 2023 ARCASIA Student Thesis (Graduation Design) Competition was held in Boracay, Philippines, and the graduation design "LINE/VECTOR" (student: Zheng Qi; instructors: Zou Ying and Xin Shanchao) of Tianjin University School of Architecture won among the four finalists, and won the only gold award of the competition. The ARCASIA A...Oct 16
2023
Good news | Our students were delighted to win the only gold award in the ARCASIA Student Thesis (Graduation Project) Competition
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Good News | Our team won the 7th "Chengyuan Cup" Planning Decision Support Model Design Competition
On July 8, 2023, the 7th "Chengyuan Cup - Planning Decision Support Model Design Competition" final evaluation meeting was held in Beijing, jointly sponsored by Beijing Chengyuan Digital Technology Company Limited, World Urban Planning Education Network (WUPEN), Homedale Urban Planning & Architec...Oct 16
2023
Good News | Our team won the 7th "Chengyuan Cup" Planning Decision Support Model Design Competition
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The research group on architectural and environmental acoustics is led by Professor Jian Kang and Professor Hui Ma
Professor Jian Kang, FREng, MAE, is President of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV). worked in the field for 40 years, with 80+ research projects, 800+ publications, 90+ engineering/consultancy projects, and 20+ patents. His work on acoustic theories, design guidance and products has brought major improvements to noise control in underground stations/tunnels and sou...Oct 16
2023
The research group on architectural and environmental acoustics is led by Professor Jian Kang and Professor Hui Ma
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Professor Andrés Jaque visited the School of Architecture of Tianjin University and gave the lecture on the theme of "The Power of Transscalar Architecture".
On 26 September 2023, a lecture entitled "The Power of Transscalar Architecture" was held in the lecture hall on the ground floor of the School of Architecture, Tianjin University, by Professor Andrés Jaque, Dean of the GSAPP School at Columbia University.The lecture focused on how architecture is no longer just an objective entity, but a product of social relations, and how architects can co...Oct 08
2023
Professor Andrés Jaque visited the School of Architecture of Tianjin University and gave the lecture on the theme of "The Power of Transscalar Architecture".
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Professor Hans Westlund, the President of the Regional Science Association International gave lecture to students at School of Architecture
On September 25, Professor Hans Westlund, the President of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) and the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, along with Researcher Li Yuheng from the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, visited and exchanged ideas with teachers and students of the School of Architecture at Tianjin Univ...Sep 28
2023
Professor Hans Westlund, the President of the Regional Science Association International gave lecture to students at School of Architecture
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Land and Sea Coordination Key Zone，Territorial Spatial Planning and Governance Engineering Technology Innovation Center
The "Land and Sea Coordination Key Zone，Territorial Spatial Planning and Governance Engineering Technology Innovation Center" is a national ministry-affiliated science and technology innovation platform, which is approved by the Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources in 2022 and led by Tianjin University to construct. The center focuses on the bottleneck problems and practical needs of Chinese ...Sep 26
2023
Land and Sea Coordination Key Zone，Territorial Spatial Planning and Governance Engineering Technology Innovation Center
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The digital architectural design and construction experimental teaching team
The digital architectural design and construction experimental teaching team (hereinafter referred to as the "team") is established based on the national new engineering platform project and the college-level new engineering platform. It focuses on "the practice of international design talents in the construction industry based on the integration of industry, education and research" and integra...Sep 26
2023
The digital architectural design and construction experimental teaching team
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Prof.Wang Lijun of School of Architecture led the team to attend the 30th International Seminar of Urban Form (ISUF2023) conference in Belgrade, Serbia
From 3 September 2023 to 8 September 2023, Professor Wang Lijun, Head of the Department of Architecture at the School of Architecture in Tianjin University, led three doctoral students from the same department to attend the 30th International Seminar of Urban Form (ISUF2023) conference in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.Prof. Wang and students from Tianjin University School of Architecture at t...Sep 21
2023
Prof.Wang Lijun of School of Architecture led the team to attend the 30th International Seminar of Urban Form (ISUF2023) conference in Belgrade, Serbia
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The ENVIRONMENT-BEHAVIOR STUDIO
The ENVIRONMENT-BEHAVIOR STUDIO consists of Prof. ZHANG Xinnan, associate Professor YUAN Yiqian, associate Professor LI Wei, associate Professor SONG Yilin and young teachers, postgraduate students and interns, maintaining the scale of 20-25 staff. The studio is dedicated to the research on Psychology in Architectural Environment, quantitative research on Environmental psychology and behavior,...Sep 20
2023
The ENVIRONMENT-BEHAVIOR STUDIO
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The Institute of Architectural History and Theory
The Institute of Architectural History and Theory at Tianjin University's School of Architecture was established in 1997, with its history dating back to the Department of Architecture of Tianjin Vocational College of Industry and Commerce, founded in 1937 (one of the predecessors of Tianjin University's School of Architecture). Since its establishment, the institute has been rooted in the prac...Sep 20
2023
The Institute of Architectural History and Theory
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The Research Team of Low-Carbon Smart Building and District
The research team of Low-carbon Smart Building and District at Tianjin University is established based on the platforms in the School of Architecture, including Tianjin Key Laboratory of Building Physical Environment and Ecological Technology, Building Integrated Energy System Platform, Low-carbon City Innovation Base of the Ministry of Education, and Sustainable Energy Center of APEC. The rese...Sep 13
2023
The Research Team of Low-Carbon Smart Building and District
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The Ecological Urban Design and Low-Carbon Urban Planning Team
The Ecological Urban Design and Low-Carbon Urban Planning Team is composed of members from the School of Architecture, the Architectural Design and Planning Research Institute Co., Ltd., and the APEC Sustainable Energy Center at Tianjin University. It integrates various disciplines such as urban and rural planning, architecture, environmental science, and covers research areas including urban d...Sep 13
2023
The Ecological Urban Design and Low-Carbon Urban Planning Team
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International Research Centre for Chinese Cultural Heritage Conservation
Director: Prof. Aoki Nobuo, Executive Deputy Director: Prof. Xu Subin The International Research Centre for Chinese Cultural Heritage Conservation, Tianjin University, was founded in 2006 by Prof. Xu Subin and Prof. Aoki Nobuo of the School of Architecture at Tianjin University to contribute to the preservation of China's cultural heritage. Now, the Centre has become a key scientific research b...Sep 12
2023
International Research Centre for Chinese Cultural Heritage Conservation
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"The R-CELLS" by Prof. Kong Yuhang and Prof. Yang Wei of Tianjin University at the 18th Venice International Architecture Biennale
The 18th Venice International Architecture Biennale was held in Venice, Italy. The R-CELLS: Sustainable Solar Architecture for Rural Revitalization, led by Professor Kong Yuhang and Professor Yang Wei of the School of Architecture of Tianjin University, was successfully exhibited at the China National Pavilion. The exhibition is based on the architectural work the R-CELLS designed and built by ...Sep 04
2023
"The R-CELLS" by Prof. Kong Yuhang and Prof. Yang Wei of Tianjin University at the 18th Venice International Architecture Biennale
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Tianjin University Welcomes New Students
On August 17, more than 5,000 undergraduate students arrived the campus of Tianjin University to embark on a new journey and begin their beautiful academic lives."A hearty welcome, 2023 incoming students" A striking welcome sign graces the campus. With the aim to make it easier for students from all over the country to adjust to the school smoothly, the school has established welcome sites at T...Aug 17
2023
Tianjin University Welcomes New Students
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Honorary Dean of our School's School of Architecture, Kang Jian, Awarded the Royal Medal of the British Acoustics Society
Professor Kang Jian, Honorary Dean of our School's School of Architecture, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in the UK, and Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences, has been awarded the Royal Medal by the British Acoustics Society. The Royal Medal is the highest award of the British Acoustics Society, presented to renowned scholars worldwide who have made outstanding contributions t...Aug 14
2023
Honorary Dean of our School's School of Architecture, Kang Jian, Awarded the Royal Medal of the British Acoustics Society
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UIA 2023 Living Your Best Life:Designing for Mental Health In High Density Sprawl
The urban situationChina’s rural-urban transformation has happened very fast. The population living in cities has more or less tripled in the space of 40 years. Of the 30+megacities of over 10 million residents in the world, almost half are located in China.One particular outcome of China’s rapid urbanization is the occurrence of speculatively constructed and relatively slow to be occupied ar...Aug 10
2023
UIA 2023 Living Your Best Life:Designing for Mental Health In High Density Sprawl
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T-Arch students won the second prize in the Tianjin region of the "Milan Design Week - Excellent Works Exhibition of Chinese University Design Disciplines."
The design project "Fuzziness & Isomorphism" by students Xu Sirui and Zhang Wenshuo from Tianjin University has been awarded the second prize in the Tianjin region of the "Milan Design Week - Excellent Works Exhibition of Chinese University Design Disciplines." The project was supervised by Associate Professor Wei Na from Tianjin University.The inspiration behind the project "Fuzziness & Isomor...Jul 06
2023
T-Arch students won the second prize in the Tianjin region of the "Milan Design Week - Excellent Works Exhibition of Chinese University Design Disciplines."
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Prof. Kong Yuhang and his team of students have won the prestigious UIA Award
Prof. Kong Yuhang and his team of students at our institute have been awarded the prestigious UIA Award for Innovation in Architectural Education for their course proposal titled "Designing with Nature and Equality."The results of the second edition of the International Union of Architects (UIA) Award were announced on April 21, 2023. This international competition, organized jointly by the UIA...Jun 01
2023
Prof. Kong Yuhang and his team of students have won the prestigious UIA Award
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Intl Cultural Festival Boosts Mutual Understanding at Tianjin University
On May 13, the 13th International Cultural Festival of Tianjin University kicked off on its Weijin Road campus. Themed as Diversified TJU, Harmony and Development, the festival convened hundreds of international students from more than 30 countries to rejoice on campus and put on wonderful exotic shows for more than 2,000 audiences.Malaysian 24 season drums, dances that exude the charms of vari...May 14
2023
Intl Cultural Festival Boosts Mutual Understanding at Tianjin University
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The School of Architecture of Tianjin University was invited to participate the 2023 Global Youth Scientist Summit
From January 17th, 2023, the 2023 Global Youth Scientist Summit (GYSS 2023) hosted by the National Research Foundation and the Ministry of Education was successfully held in Singapore. The 11th Summit aims to "Excite, Engage, Enable". This year, the Summit brought together a total of more than 350 bright young scientists from all over the world and the summit organizing committee invited 21 top...Apr 12
2023
The School of Architecture of Tianjin University was invited to participate the 2023 Global Youth Scientist Summit
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A Unique Tour to the Famous WuDaDao led by Freshmen at T-Arch
WuDaDao Area offers the most complete Western-styple building complex in TianjinAnd all kinds of facinating stories hide behind the historic buildings waiting to be discoveredIn the course Fundamentals of Architectural Design, our first year architecture students have painted WuDaDao and expressed their wonderful skills and ideas from different angles by using various tools. Let's have a look...Apr 01
2023
A Unique Tour to the Famous WuDaDao led by Freshmen at T-Arch
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TJU RANKS 30TH IN QS ARCHITECTURE/BUILT ENVIRONMENT RANKINGS
In the 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subjects, Tianjin University ranks 30th in Architecture/Built Environment and placed the 3rd among universities in China Mainland. This year, the QS World University Rankings by Subject has covered 54 subjects and featuring more than 15,700 different academic programmes from 1594 institutions. Tianjin University’s School of Architecture is one o...Mar 23
2023
TJU RANKS 30TH IN QS ARCHITECTURE/BUILT ENVIRONMENT RANKINGS
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The Founding of Oriental Landscape and Heritage Research Center
Oriental Landscape and Heritage Research CenterOn January 5, 2022, the Board of School of Architecture, Tianjin University approved the establishment of “Oriental Landscape and Heritage Research Center” (hereinafter referred to as the “Center”). The Center is headed by Professor Roland Lin Chih-Hung, School of Architecture, Tianjin University and the main members are young and middle-aged...Mar 01
2023
The Founding of Oriental Landscape and Heritage Research Center
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Tianjin University successfully held the establishment conference of The Rural Construction University Alliance, The Special Committee of Rural Living Environment and The 2023 Rural Living Environment Academic Forum.
On February 25th, the establishment conference ofThe Rural Construction University Alliance, The Special Committee of Rural Living Environment and The 2023 Rural Living Environment Academic Forum were held at Tianjin University. Liu Huanxin, Deputy Director of the Central Agricultural Office, director of the State and Rural Revitalization Bureau; Xie Yuan, deputy mayor of Tianjin; Guo Yong, lea...Feb 27
2023
Tianjin University successfully held the establishment conference of The Rural Construction University Alliance, The Special Committee of Rural Living Environment and The 2023 Rural Living Environment Academic Forum.
