The "2020 Harvard China Tour" Beijing Station of Harvard University Design School Was Successfully Held

On January 5th, the "2020 Harvard China Tour" academic forum activity was grandly held in the Xicheng Campus of Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture. The organizer of the activity was the Chinese Students and Scholars Association of Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and the supporting units were the Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Urban Design of the university, the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, and the Beijing Beijian University Urban Planning and Design Research Institute. Airui Global Translation provided translation and stenography services for this meeting.

The "2020 Harvard China Tour" Beijing Station activity consisted of three sections: the design forum, the "Singularity Post-90s" art exhibition, and the construction workshop. The design forum included the keynote report of the conference as well as two sub-forums with four special topic discussions. More than 30 domestic and foreign experts and scholars from universities and design institutions such as Harvard University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University of China, Zhejiang University, and Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture participated in the forum, and more than 200 postgraduate students from universities and representatives of design institutions attended the academic forum.

In the keynote report session of the conference, Professor Zhang Dayu, Vice President of Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, delivered a speech on behalf of the school. Zheng Zhi, Chairman of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association of Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and Qin Mingxuan, Vice Chairman, addressed the forum. Six well-known domestic and foreign experts delivered the keynote reports of the conference: Professor Preston Scott Cohen (Tenured Professor of Harvard University Graduate School of Design, former Chair of the Department of Architecture), Professor Zhang Yonghe (Member of the American Institute of Architects, Professor of Tongji University, Founder of Atelier FCJZ, Practice Professor at MIT, Jury Member of the Pritzker Architecture Prize from 2011 to 2017), Associate Professor Wang Bing, Director of Real Estate and Built Environment at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Professor Wu Yue (Vice Dean of the School of Civil Engineering and Architecture at Zhejiang University, Chair of the Department of Architecture, Expert on the Integrated Development Decision-making Consultation in the Yangtze River Delta Region), Professor Liu Shouying (Secretary of the Party Committee and Dean of the School of Economics at Renmin University of China), and Professor Zhang Dayu (Vice President of Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture). The reports of the participating experts were profound yet easy to understand, with in-depth thinking and practical evidence, and the participants were completely immersed in this academic feast.

The sub-forum sessions included four themes: rural construction, architecture and new media, urban renewal, and new business models. In the sub-forum activities, experts and scholars, together with emerging architects, urban planners, and artists, carried out discussions, and the scene was lively with excitement both on and off the stage. The experts and scholars participating in the discussion included Professor Bian Lanchun and Professor Song Yehao from Tsinghua University; Director Li Xuehua of the Office of the Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Urban Design, Vice Dean Li Chunqing of the School of Architecture, Professor Rong Yuefang, and Dr. Shi Yang from Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture; Director Chang Qiang of the Center of Tsinghua University Architectural Design and Research Institute; Huang Yu, Executive Vice Dean, and Chen Wenjing, Deputy Director of the China Index Research Institute; Associate Professor Huang Zhiji of the School of Government Management at Central University of Finance and Economics, Liu Lubin, Founding Partner of LLAB Studio; Jin Lei, Founding Partner of Space Evolution (Beijing), General Representative of the Chinese Region of Beijing Line and Space Architects Firm; Meng Yue, General Manager of the Asset Management Platform Business Group of Ziroom, Manager of the Platform Business Operation Department; He Wanyu, Founder of Xiaoku Technology; Wang Shuo, Founding Partner of META-Studio; He Zhe, Founding Partner of Zhongjianzhu; Song Zhuangzhuang, Founding Partner of Diduhui; Li Han, Founding Partner of Huizao Society; Liu Yang, Chief Architect of Daliao Architecture; and Liang Chen, a young architect and artist.

During the conference, the "Singularity Post-90s" exhibition was also held simultaneously. The art exhibition presented the works of students in the pan-architecture/urban discipline to show the thoughts and responses of the new generation to various new social phenomena in the era of great changes.

Background Information: The Chinese Students and Scholars Association of Harvard University Graduate School of Design was founded in 2001 and is the only official Chinese student organization of Harvard University Graduate School of Design. The association aims to promote the exchanges between Harvard University Graduate School of Design and the fields of Chinese cities, architecture, landscape, real estate, and technology, and to achieve the docking of academic achievements and industry experiences between China and the United States.

The Harvard China Tour activity is an important activity for the teachers and students of Harvard University Graduate School of Design and various colleges of Harvard University. In the past few years, it has played a role as a link between Harvard University Graduate School of Design and China. During each winter vacation, the association will organize professors and students from Harvard University to enter China, visit and inspect Chinese government departments, top academic research institutions, real estate developers, and design and technology enterprises on the spot, and conduct in-depth exchanges with relevant government officials, entrepreneurs, scholars, and well-known designers through various forms of activities. On the one hand, it helps students better understand the sustainable development prospects, current situation, and challenges of Chinese cities on the spot. On the other hand, it also provides more channels for Chinese governments and enterprises to attract overseas-educated talents.

The "2020 Harvard China Tour" series of activities include four locations: Beijing Station, Shanghai Station, Hangzhou Station, and Shenzhen Station.

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