ZHANG Tianxin
Ph.D, Associate professor
Tianxin Zhang is an associate professor of urban design in College of Architecture and Landscape, Peking University, Beijing, China. His research interests include urban design methodology and theory, built-environment history, heritage preservation, national park planning, tourism planning, etc. He got his bachelor degree in architecture, master degree in human geography, and doctoral degree in urban design. His research and planning projects include the Influence of tourism on the Old Town of Lijiang as a world heritage site, master planning of Nanxijiang as a National Scenic Area, tourism planning of Fujin city, etc. He led students to attend several international design workshops in European and Asian countries in the last few years. He was a visiting scholar and gave lectures in McGill University and The University of Montreal. His recent research focuses on comparative Landscape Urbanism development across Asian and North American cities.
Education and Work Experience
Received a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from Tsinghua University, a Master's degree in Human Geography from Peking University (research focus: scenic area planning), and a Ph.D. in Urban Engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan (research focus: urban design). Formerly taught at the College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University. Currently serves as Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and Landscape Design, Peking University.
Research Interests
Urban design, scenic area planning, heritage conservation, tourism planning, protected area research
Publication
Zhang T. (2020) Double Aging: Conserving the Living Environment of Familiarity (LEF) to Mediate Between Aging People and Aging Buildings. In: Huang Y. (eds) Chinese Cities in the 21st Century. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. pp 237-251.
张天新. 生态旅游牌示设计的“环境适应法”. 生态旅游研究前沿(昆明，第二辑)（M）. 叶文、成海(编). 科学出版社. pp.80-87, 2020.8，
Zhang, T.X., T. Yamamura & Y. Fujiki. 2014. Can vernacular buildings survive with traditional life inside and tourism outside? In Diaz, P. and M. F. Schmitz (eds) Cultural Tourism, pp.83-92. Southampton, UK: WIT Press (January 2014).
张天新，刘凤. 中国城市集中式职住分离的特征及其形成[A]//柴彦威主编：时空间行为研究前沿[M]. 东南大学出版社，2014: 310-322。
张天新，山村高淑. 遗产城市旅游中的“金苹果效应”——对丽江古城保护民居功能转换的讨论[A].//木仕华主编: 纳西学研究新视野[M]. 北京: 中央民族大学出版社，2014: P789-804.
张天新，谢凝高. 楠溪江风景区总体规划修编的内容与思考[A].// 风景园林师（8）.中国勘察设计协会园林设计分会，中国风景园林学会信息委员会（编）.北京：中国建筑工业出版社，2009: 50-58.
山村高淑,张天新,藤木庸介. 世界遗产与地域振兴[M]. 京都: 世界思想社, 2007.
张天新,山村高淑. 丽江古城的日常生活空间结构解析[A]//活着的茶马古道重镇丽江大研古城——茶马古道与丽江古城历史文化研讨会论文集[M]. 北京: 民族出版社, 2006: 141-148.
Thesis
Zhang Tianxin. Three pillar concepts of Chinese landscape aesthetics: Qi, Qin, and Qing. Landscapes: Landscape Architecture in Canada. Vol.21. No.4. 2019. pp. 25-27.
张天新. “双重老化”背景下老旧社区住宅的价值及改造途径，城市建筑. 2018.7(290), 20-23.
张天新. 消弭建筑数量与设计水平之间的“落差”，补齐城市建筑现代化的短板. 人民日报(理论版)，2015.4.11.
张天新, 王敏. 中国村落遗产保护中活态文化标准的可能性分析——从亚太地区文化遗产保护奖与中国传统村落评定的比较说起. 中国园林，2015，31（4），46-49.
张天新. 幸福感与城市规划. 西部人居环境学刊, 2015，30（1）,130-132.
张天新, 刘凤. 城市边缘区空间破碎化的指标体系及其应用. 城市发展研究, 2014, 21(5),中彩页31-36.
张天新, 施璇. 全球化背景下城市CBD的空间生产解读——以台北市信义计划区为例. 规划师, 2013, 29(6）. 106-109.
张天新，卢映云. 少数民族村落传统生活与旅游共同发展的互益体研究. 旅游规划与设计(No.8). 中国建筑工业出版社, 2013(8): 36-43.
张天新，周雪. 矿业遗产城市及其景观形态的演化. 中国园林, 2012,28(8). 107-111
John Zacharias, Tianxin Zhang and Naoto Nakajima. Tokyo Station City: The railway station as urban place, URBAN DESIGN International . 2011(12), Vol. 16, 4, 242–251
Tianxin Zhang, Takayoshi Yamamura. Management Framework Respecting Spiritual Values and Biodiversity—A Case Study of the World Heritage Site of Lijiang Old Town, International Conference: World Heritage and Tourism: Managing for the Global and the Local[C]. Quebec, Canada, 2010, June 2-4.
Column Articles
Since 2007, approximately 80 column articles have been published in the “Ye Shan Appreciation” column of Beijing Planning and Construction, including The Beauty and Sorrow of the Countryside, Planning and Go, Temples, Shrines, and Urban Spatial Vitality, The Internal and External Dimensions of Heritage and Its Preservation or Demolition, and Increasing the Interest Factor of Urban Space.
Conference Presentations
Delivered presentations at:
- The Academic Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society for Natural Resources: “Preliminary Exploration of Dynamic Planning for National Parks”
- The International Forum on Innovative Planning Education and Research at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan: “Common Perceptions and Illusions Regarding the Countryside”
- The Annual Conference of the Architectural Institute of Japan: “A Study on the Spatial Composition and Preservation Value of Nagaya”
- The Transnational Contents Tourism International Conference in Japan: “Hokkaido: Place Production of SSL through Film and Tourism.” He delivered a keynote address titled “Practical Experiences in Chinese Urban Regeneration” at the INTA Technical Forum—International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Revitalization in Taiwan.
Research Projects
Participated in the National Key R&D Program project “Research and Demonstration of Technologies for Collaborative Enhancement and Integrated Management of Ecological Functions in Nationally Important Ecological Conservation Areas,” undertaking the fourth sub-project of the first research topic: “Research on Spatial Planning Methods and Technical Systems for China's Important Ecological Conservation Areas.” Participated in the National Science and Technology Support Program project “Key Technologies and Application Demonstration of Public Information Platforms for Smart City Management”; the National Social Science Fund Key Project “Evolution of Unit Systems and Their Spatial and Social Responses”; the National Natural Science Foundation of China General Program Project “Processes, Mechanisms, and Optimization of Spatial Transformation and Community Hybridization in Chinese Cities During Transition”; the National Natural Science Foundation of China General Program Project “Mining Heritage Resources in Zhejiang Province from a World Heritage Perspective”; Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research: “Research on Tourism and Conservation of Lijiang Cultural Heritage”; and the National 863 Program Key Project: “Landscape Construction Technologies Compatible with Water Purification for the Six Lakes in Wuhan, Hubei.”
Planning Projects
He has led projects including the Rural Tourism Plan for Taojia Village, Tangyuan County, Jiamusi City; the Tourism Master Plan for Fujin City; the Tourism Master Plan for Qindeli Farm; the Feasibility Study for the Conservation and Development of Yan Village, Ningbo City; the Landscape Character Plan for Jiejinkou, Tongjiang City; the Study on the Impact of Expressways on Scenic Areas and Countermeasures; the Revision of the Master Plan for Nanxi River National Key Scenic Area; and the Detailed Plan for Taibai Mountain Scenic Area.
Courses Offered
Current Graduate Courses (School of Landscape Architecture): History of the Built Environment; Spatial Research and Design; Urbanization and Land Design; Philosophy of Design.
Previously Taught Undergraduate Courses (School of Urban Planning and Environmental Design): Art and Drafting; Introduction to Architecture; Urban Design.
Previously Taught Graduate Courses: Methods of Urban Design Practice (School of Urban Planning and Environmental Design); Cutting-Edge Theories in Urban Design (Shenzhen Graduate School).
Previously Taught External Professional Training Courses: Landscape Design, Environmental Art, etc.
Student Mentorship
Supervised over 60 full-time and part-time graduate students to complete their theses and graduated, and previously guided approximately 10 undergraduates to complete their graduation theses.
Design Mentorship
Has led, co-organized, and participated in numerous domestic and international design courses, training camps, and events. These include organizing the Heilongjiang Fujin Rural Tourism Forum featuring experts from China, Japan, and Taiwan; leading and mentoring students in design training camps hosted by Sichuan University; co-hosting the Ning'er International Design Training Camp with the New York Institute of Interior Design and the University of Hong Kong; Served as a curriculum design review expert for the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Hong Kong; acted as the Chinese instructor for the China-Netherlands-Korea-Germany Quadrennial Summer Design Camp held in South Korea; served as the Chinese team instructor for the European EMILA Summer Camps held in the Netherlands, France, and Spain; served as a jury member for the European Landscape Biennale International Academic Competition; and participated in organizing and instructing the China-Japan-Thailand Student Design Camp held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Lecture Exchange
He has conducted academic exchanges and delivered lectures at numerous universities both domestically and internationally, including presentations at McGill University in Canada on “Symbolic and Phonetic Meanings of Chinese Characters in Representing Landscape Aesthetics,” at the University of Montreal in Canada on “The Strength of Weakness” and “Urban Design with Heritages,” and at Ming Chuan University in Taiwan on “A Brief Discussion on Urban Regeneration and Disaster Prevention.”
Social Services
Member of the Chinese Association for City Planning (CACP), Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture (CSLA), ICOMOS China, Chinese Geographical Society, and Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ). Special Reviewer for the Journal of Urban Planning. Committee Member of the Foreign Urban Planning Committee and Urban Design Committee of the Chinese Association for City Planning. Columnist for the “Ye Shan Appreciation” section in Beijing Planning and Construction. International Academic Committee Member and Reviewer for the Web-Journal of Tourism and Cultural Studies, Hokkaido University, Japan. Visiting Scholar at McGill University, Canada, and other universities.
