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Yanhui Lei holds the award of PhD in the University of Nottingham, UK. She joined the Department of Urban Planning and Design, XJTLU, in 2022. She is currently playing a role of Teaching Fellow. Her previous working experiences mainly include MArch Studio Practitioner (University of Nottingham, UK), Visiting Research Scholar (Tsinghua University, China), English Proofreader (China City Planning Review, China), and Part II Architect Assistant (S.R.Davis, UK).Her research interests focus on the new urbanism (traditional/sustainable urbanism), sustainable urban drainage system (sponge community), and ecological planning.
Research interests
AR and Urban Regeneration
New Urbanism (Traditional/Sustainable Urbanism)
Sustainable Urban Drainage System (Sponge Community)
Ecological planning
Experience
Teaching Fellow, XJTLU, 2022-
MArch Studo Practitioner, University of Nottingham, 2014-2021
First English Reader, China City Planning Review, 2021
Sessional Tutor, University of Brighton International College, 2021
Visiting Research Scholar, Tsinghua University, 2018-2019
Assistant Architect, S.R Davis, 2006-2009
Assitant Urban Designer, Xian Jianda Institute of Urban Planning and Design, 2001-2004
Teaching
FYP, Year 4, AY24-25
Skills for Planning and Design Practices, Individual Group CW, Year 2, S1, AY22-23, AY23-24, AY24-25.
Master dissertation supervision, PG2, S1, AY22-23, AY23-24, AY24-25.
Guest lecture for PGCert 404, S1, AY23-24
FYP supervision, Year 4, S1, AY22-23, AY23-24, AY24-25.
Urban Design and Theory II, Individual Group CW, Year 3, S1, AY22-23, AY23-24.
Digital Transformation for Smart Cities, PG1, S1, AY22-23.
Introduction to Urban Planning and Design, Individual CW, Year 1, S2, AY21-22.
Awards and honours
The 15th International 'Yuanye Awards' for students, Honorable Award (Supervisor), Oct. 2024
The Prize of Excellent Poster of SURF, Oct. 2024
The Student-nominated Winner of SURF, Oct. 2024
XJTLU Academic Excellence Award honoring with Teaching Innovation Award, Aug 2023.
DES Learning and Teaching 2nd Prize, Aug 2023.
Times Higher Education Leadership Management Awards (THELMA), awarded to the project team in the University of Nottingham, 2017, https://www.timeshighereducation.com/sites/default/files/thelmas_winners_2017.pdf.
Travel Award, (Twice, £1,000 GBP each), by RGAT for AHRC Conference in Aberdeen, 2012.
PhD Scholarship for the DABE postgraduate research students, UoN, 2009-2013.
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
Fellow, High Education Academy of the UK, Sept. 2024
PhD, in Architecture, University of Nottingham, UK, 2014
MA in Architecture and Urban Design, University of Nottingham, UK, 2005
MSc in Urban Planning and Design, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, China, 2004
BArch, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, China, 2001
External positions
Peer Reviewer, Urban Planning International
2024 → …
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Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Teaching and Research Collaboration - QCU
Cho, H. R., Wang, Y., Papadikis, K., Yonto, D. & Lei, Y.
31/10/23 → 31/10/27
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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TDF-22/23-R26-218: Group diary in team assessment: the impact on student engagement and peer evaluation practice in design studios
Lei, Y., Chen, B., Baek, M. J. & Liu, J.
1/09/23 → 31/08/25
Project: Internal Research Project
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TDF: A Proactive Learning and Teaching Approach to Preventing Student Cross-Language Plagiarism
Wang, X., Lei, Y., Zhang, Q. & Lin, L.
1/03/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Internal Research Project
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Research on the low-carbon transformation path of Industrial Clusters
Xu, Y., Lei, Y., Zhang, L., Dai, W. & Shi, Z.
12/05/23 → 15/10/23
Project: Governmental Research Project
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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
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Enhancing student engagement and assessment in group work through a group diary in HE
Lei, Y., Chen, B., Baek, M. J. & Liu, J., 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Rethinking stormwater management through sustainable urban design: UoNJC and ANR: the two UK case studies of stormwater management through SuDS
Lei, Y., 1 Sept 2024, Springer . Cheshmehzangi, A., Sedrez, M. & Flynn, A. (eds.). Singapore: Springer Singapore, p. 89-115 (Form syntax for quantitative urban morphology and urban design analyses)(Digital twin computing for urban intelligence)(30 years of urban change in China's 10 core cities)(Diversity as catalyst: economic growth and urban resilience in global city scapes)(Job-housing balance and self-containment using mobile-phone big data).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Small intervention, big impact on historical neighborhoods: traffic calming analysis in Shuangta, Suzhou
Lei, Y., Wang, Y. & Lai, C., Oct 2024, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Activities
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BBC Future article: How Asia's 5,000-year-old rice terraces are inspiring modern flood control
Yanhui Lei (Participant)
6 Aug 2024Activity: Other
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AR-driven regeneration for historical water-featured streets in Gusu, Suzhou
Yanhui Lei (Supervisor)
Jun 2024 → Aug 2024Activity: Supervision › Completed SURF Project
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Group diary in team assessment: the impact on peer evaluation practice in design studios
Yanhui Lei (Invited speaker) & Chuhao Lai (Speaker)
29 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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国际城市规划 (Journal)
Yanhui Lei (Reviewer)
2024 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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Team assessment by combining peer assessment (LM) & group diary in design studios
Yanhui Lei (Invited speaker)
13 Dec 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk