Zhiqiang Wu is Dean of the College of Architecture and Planning at Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
He is also Chief Planner of World Expo 2010 Shanghai China and proposed the “H-city” (harmony city) scheme as the guideline for the planning and design at all levels to illustrate the Expos’s “Better City, Better Life” theme.
His research interests include the urban spatial development strategy study for Shanghai, foreign investment in the Chinese building and construction industry, developing environmental assessment systems for the Chinese building industry, and sustainable development.
He received his BEng (1982) and Masters (1985) from Tongji University and his PhD (1996) from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany.
Zhiqiang Wu has been project manager for a range of planning processes in China such as: Shangyang development strategy plan; Zhengzhou tourism strategy plan; Sunqiao modern agriculture zone plan; and the Yili city urban design plan.
He has been involved in more than 30 design projects which are under construction or completed including: Chang Chun garden in Qingdao; Accor Hotel in Li Jiang;, Xingmin building, Shanghai; Ji Mo congress center in Qingdao; and the Shao Xing Si Qiao quarter.
Zhiqiang Wu is also Co-Chair of the International Steering Committee of World Planning Schools Congress (WPSC), permanent member of the UNESCO-UIA World Architectural Education Council, and former president of the Asia Planning schools Association (APSA) from 2003-2007.
[last updated 13-Oct-08]