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Basic Information
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Brief Introduction
Dr. Yushu Liang is an Assistant Professor and Master's Supervisor at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University. She holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree and a Master of Architecture degree from Chongqing University, as well as a Ph.D. in Architecture from Tsinghua University. She previously worked as an architect at the China Radio, Film and Television Design and Research Institute. She has also been a visiting scholar at the University of Sydney (Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning) and the University of Cambridge (Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit, Department of Social Anthropology).
She concurrently serves as the director of the Rural Revitalization Workstation at Nanjing University. She holds positions as a member of the Vernacular Architecture Committee of the Architectural Society of China, a council member of the Vernacular Architecture Branch of the Architectural Society of China, a council member of the Western New Regional Architecture Committee of the Architectural Society of China, and a council member of the Rural Group of the Indoor Environment and Health Branch of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences.
Her research focuses on regionalism in architecture and cities, as well as vernacular architecture, with a particular emphasis on the ecological adaptability and sustainable design of semi-nomadic settlements in China's northern border regions. She has led projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Program and has co-authored books, translated works, and published over 20 papers in core journals, including the Architectural Journal.
Her awards include the "Rising Star Award" at the 9th Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture(UABB), the "Dual-innovation Ph.D." award in Jiangsu Province, and the "Outstanding Graduate Student Moral Education Supervisor" award at Nanjing University. Under her supervision, academic master's theses and undergraduate graduation designs have received university-level "Outstanding Academic Master's Thesis" and "Outstanding Graduation Design" awards. Her practical projects have been shortlisted for the 2025 Third "Sanlian Humanities City Award" (Eco-friendly Award), won the first prize in the 2024 Jiangsu Civil Engineering and Architectural Society Architectural Creation Award, and received the third prize in the 2022 Active House Award China Architecture Competition.
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Courses
lDesign basics (For Undergraduates of Architecture)
lArchitectural Design (4) (For Undergraduates of Architecture)
lFundamentals of Architectural Design (For Undergraduates of Architecture)
lPractice of Rural Revitalization Construction (For Undergraduates of Architecture)
lIndustry Knowledge and Innovative Practice of Architectural Design (For Postgraduates and Undergraduates of Architecture)
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Research and Projects
l2021 -2023, National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Science Fund Project "Research on the form and evolution mechanism of local houses in Alashan Plateau of Inner Mongolia" (Project No.: 52008199), Principal Investigator
l2021 -2023, The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities "Research on a New Structural System for Contemporary Rural Residences Based on Traditional Architectural Construction Techniques - Experiment in Alashan Region, Inner Mongolia" (090214380035), Principal Investigator
lThe main participants of the Special Sub Project of the 13th five year National Key R & D Plan "Green Building Construction System for Inheriting the Architectural Context in Economically Developed Areas" (Project No.: 2017YFC0702502),2017-2020
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Key Publications
lZhang, X., Liang, Y. （corresponding author）, Shi, S. et al. A study of the impact of entrance space on indoor air quality in vernacular dwellings in desert areas during sandstorms. Built Heritage 8, 34 (2024).
lYushu Liang; From “Emperor's Stable” to “Little Beijing beyond the Great Wall”: The Formation and Changes of Dingyuan Camp City in the Background of the Desert Silk Road, Traditional Dwellings & Settlements Review, 2024, 2024(vol.25)：24.
lPractice in the Chinese Context: The Chinese Edition of Nezar AlSayyad's Traditions: The "Real", the Hyper, and the Virtual in the Built Environment, Traditional Dwellings & Settlements Review, 2023, 2023(Vol.34, Issue 2)：63-76.
lYushu LIANG, Duanfang LU. The Transformation of Desert Settlements in Inner Mongolia: Tradition, Politics and Identity. Traditional Dwellings & Settlements Review(TDSR), Fall 2018, Vol. 30, Issue 1, pp.118.
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Works
lThe Home in the Badain Jaran Desert
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lSalt Crystal of the Desert
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