Associate Professor
Associate Head, Department of Environment Design
haoweiguo@tju.edu.cn
http://faculty.tju.edu.cn/037997/zh_CN/index.htm
Teaching Areas: Design Studio, Case Study, Design Theory
Research Themes: Urban and Rural Landscape Design and Protection; Architectural Environment Design and Theory ; Public Art Design and Theory
Hao Weiguo is the Deputy Director, Associate Professor, Doctoral and Master Instructor of the Department of Environment Design of the School of Architecture, Tianjin University, as well as the moderator of the Professor Hao Weiguo Studio of the Architectural Design and Planning Research Institute of Tianjin University. He is a member of the Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture, a member of the China Architecture Decoration Association, an expert member of the Tianjin Decorative Design Association, and an academic member of the National College Landscape Design Graduation Exhibition. He was also the deputy director of the Tangshan Urban and Rural Planning Bureau from 2007 to 2009.
Hao first obtained a Bachelor’s degree in literature from Shandong University of Arts prior to obtaining his Master’s in literature and his Doctorate in Engineering from Tianjin University. His research interests include: 1. Urban and rural landscape design and protection; 2. Architectural environment design and theory; 3. Public art design and theory. Hao has published 25 academic papers, namely; “Stone, Books, and Tree" – The Landscape Design of Container Reading Experience Cabin, Exhibition Park City - Refraction regional landscape of a city. He has also published 5 writing materials, such as the Public Art as Landscape, Introduction to Environmental Art Design; and has participated in numerous national natural and social science fund projects, such as Research on Beijing-Hangzhou ground canal heritage conservation based on the quantitative analysis of spatial structure, Basic Theory Research of Generalized Design. He has also partaken in the completion of a number of planning and design projects, such as Tangshan Jiaotong University Site Cultural Park, Main monument of Tianjin Jixian National Geological Park, Main Gate Area of Tangshan International Horticultural Exposition 2016, Beiyang University Memorial Park, Tangshan Park of The 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo, Planning and Design of the Meteorological Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Warning Center of Linyi, etc. Among his many accomplishments, Hao has also been the recipient of numerous professional awards, namely; Silver Award of China Construction - National Environmental Art Design Exhibition, the Second Prize of Tianjin Excellent Planning and Design , etc.
He has recently worked on rural landscape design and conservation research and has presided over several provincial and ministerial research projects, such as the Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project- Building a Beautiful Village-Research on the Protection and Planning of Rural Cultural Landscape in Beijing and Tianjin Region, Tianjin Philosophy and Social Science Research Planning Project Study on the Protection of Cultural Features in Tianjin New Rural Landscape Planning and Construction, Tianjin University Independent Innovation Fund Project Study on rural landscape planning integrating cities and villages; and has published several related academic papers, such as Carved Patterns Job - Discussion of Tianjin Brick Carving Art Value and Application, Study on the Continuing Ways of Cultural Features in Tianjin Rural Landscape Protection Planning.
