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Xin Zhao is currently serving as a Teaching Lecturer in the Department of Urban Planning and Design at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). Before joining XJTLU, Xin accumulated many years of professional experience in the fields of urban design and landscape architecture, both in international and Chinese contexts, including positions at renowned firms such as Sasaki and AECOM. She holds a dual Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture and Design Studies, with a specialized focus on Urbanism, Landscape, and Ecology, which she earned from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Xins primary research interests lie in the domains of landscape urbanism and waterfront regeneration.
Research interests
Landscape Urbanism
Waterfront Regeneration
Landscape Ecology
Experience
Teaching Lecturer, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China - 2023 to present
Senior Urban Designer and Landscape Architect, Sasaki Associates, Boston, USA - 2017 to 2023
Project Consultant, Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China - 2022 to 2023
Deputy Secretary General, Fujian Provincial Artists Association Architecture Art Committee - 2022 to 2023
Landscape Architect, Leblanc Jones Landscape Architects, Boston, USA - 2017
Teaching Assistant, Harvard University Graduate School of Design - 2016
Associate Landscape Architect, Mikyoung Kim Design, Boston, USA - 2016
Associate Landscape Architect, Reed Hilderbrand, Boston, USA - 2015
Associate Urban Designer and Landscape Architect, AECOM, Shanghai, China - 2010 to 2013
Teaching
Guest Lecturer, ‘Regenerating Boston’, a joint guest lecture prepared for UPD401 Theory Practice of Urban Regeneration and UPD109 History and Purpose of Planning at XJTLU Department of Urban Planning and Design - 2022
Research Assistant, Harvard University Graduate School of Design - 2015 to 2016
UPD 407: Place-Making and Urban Design, Master Program Year 1, S1, AY23-24
UPD 211: Urban Design and Theory I, Undergraduate Program Year 3, S1, AY23-24
UPD 210: Urban Design and Theory II, Undergraduate Program Year 3, S2, AY22-23
UPD 004: Introduction to Urban Planning and Design, Undergraduate Program Year 1, S2, AY22-23.
Awards and honours
Boston Society of Architects, Campus Planning and Urban Design Awards, Merit Award - 2022
Fast Co. World Changing Ideas Awards, Honorable Mention - Urban Design Category - 2021
Honorable Mention in the “Conceptual - Design” category, WLA Professional Awards - 2021
Boston Society of Landscape Architects, Merit Award – Analysis Planning - 2020
“Best Chinese Futura Project” with Bronze Distinction, 2018 MIPIM Asia - 2018
2nd Prize, International Competition of Young Designers for Open Space leading down the East Bank of the Huangpu River - 2016
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Design Studies in Urbanism, Landscape, Ecology, Harvard University Graduate School of Design - 2017
Master of Landscape Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design - 2017
BA, Specialization in Environmental Design, Tongji University - 2013
Person Types
- Staff
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Client-Partnered Renewal of Suzhou's Industrial Heritage: An Interdisciplinary Project for Sustainable Robotics Park Design
Zhao, X., Lin, L., Hao, J. & Li, L.
3/09/24 → 31/08/25
Project: Internal Research Project
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Quantifying the Value of Human Emotional Tie to Preferred Wildlife in Parks of Dense Urban Context: Case Study of An Eco-Park in China
Wang, Y. & Zhao, X.
1/09/23 → …
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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Comparing Emotional Experiences in Ecological and Traditional Urban Parks: A Quantitative Study of Visitor Responses in Suzhou's Huqiu Wetland Park and Suzhou Park
4/06/24 → 30/08/24
Project: Internal Research Project
Research output
- 2 Exhibition/ Event/ Festival
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2024 UPD Summer Exhibition: Papers published on our lands / UPD暑期展览：写在大地上的论文
Huang, Y., Chang, Y., Chen, B., Cho, H. R., Chung, H-C., Kao, S., Kim, K., Kim, J. S., Lee, J. H., Lei, Y., Lin, L., Pellegrini, P., Song, J., Sturup, S., Wang, R., Wang, Y., Wang, X., Xu, Y., Yonto, D., Zhang, Q., & 5 others, 20 Jun 2024Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Physical Exhibition/ Event/ Festival
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AY2023-24 S1 Urban Design Studio Online Exhibition
Chen, B., Lei, Y., Zhao, X., Pellegrini, P., Wang, Y., Ren, K., Gan, W. & Vichnevetskaia, A., 2 Feb 2024Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Web-based (virtual) Exhibition
Activities
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UPD BNV403/UPD409 PG Student, Daiyu Chen
Xin Zhao (Supervisor)
Jul 2024 → May 2025Activity: Supervision › Master Dissertation Supervision
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UPD BNV403/UPD409 PG Student, Yang Liu
Xin Zhao (Supervisor)
Jul 2024 → May 2025Activity: Supervision › Master Dissertation Supervision
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Comparing Emotional Experiences in Ecological and Traditional Urban Parks: A Quantitative Study of Visitor Responses in Suzhou's Huqiu Wetland Park and Suzhou Park
Xin Zhao (Supervisor)
1 Jun 2024 → 30 Aug 2024Activity: Supervision › Completed SURF Project
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Green Renewal Study of Suzhou Industrial Park Oriented towards Planning Implementation
Xin Zhao (Speaker)
26 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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SIP 30th Anniversary Public Lecture Series
Xuefeng Wang (Organiser), Yunqing Xu (Participant), Bing Chen (Participant), Xinyu Shen (Participant), Xin Zhao (Participant), Yi Qian (Participant) & Marc Aurel Schnabel (Participant)
1 Mar 2024 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …