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Xing Ruan
BornKunming, China
OccupationAuthor, architect
SubjectArchitecture, Philosophy
Website
professorxingruan.com

Professor Xing Ruan 阮昕 is a Chinese-Australian academic, architect and author. He is currently Dean and Guangqi Chair Professor of Architecture at School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His work focuses on Asia's architecture and urbanization against the background of Western discourse, and on architecture as a representation of humanity.

Early life and education

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Born in Kunming, China, Ruan received a Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture at Southeast University, Nanjing (1982 – 1989), and received a PhD at Victoria University of Wellington (1991 – 1996).

Academic career

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Ruan started his academic teaching career in 1995, at Curtin University, Western Australia. He held positions as a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and associate professor of Architecture until 2001. In 2002, Ruan joined the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) as Head of the School of Architecture. In 2004 he became Professor of Architecture at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Ruan held a number of roles while at UNSW, including Chair of Architecture Discipline and Director of Master of Architecture (2005 – 2009), Director of Architecture (2014 – 2016), and Associate Dean at the Faculty of the Built Environment (2015 – 2018).

He has been Dean and Guangqi Chair Professor of Architecture at School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University since July 2018.

Design and Curatorial Practice

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Xing Ruan runs a research-orientated design practice, encompassing architecture, landscape architecture, urban design and exhibition design.[1] His latest built works include Shanghai Jiao Tong School of Design Building[2][3] and the Beikun Garden.[4]

He was the Curator of the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia – China Pavilion;[5] and Architectural Curator of the 2019 Shanghai Urban Space Art Season Biennale.[6]

Publishing career

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Ruan has written and published seven books.

He is co-editor, with Ronald Knapp, of the book series Spatial Habitus: Making and Meaning in Asia’s Architecture,[7] published by the University of Hawai’i Press. Subjects of the series included China, Japan, Korea, India, and the Middle East.

In November 2021, Bloomsbury published Confucius’ Courtyard: Architecture, Philosophy, and the Good Life in China,[8] distributed in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand.

In 2022 he published an essay in the Shanghai Review of Books on the work of writer and geographer Yi-Fu Tuan.[9]

Ruan has published essays and criticism on architecture and society for academic journals and mainstream media, including the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (JSAH), The Conversation,[10][11] Quartz, Architecture Australia[12][13] and Architecture Now.[14]

In China, his essays have been published in Jianzhu Xuebao [Architectural Journal 建筑学报], Jianzhu Shi [The Architect 建筑师] and Wenhui Xueren of Wenhui Ribao [Wenhui Scholar of Wenhui Daily 文汇学人， 文汇日报].

He has been interviewed about his work by ABC Radio National,[15] Times Radio, Barron's Magazine[16] and ArchDaily.[17]

Public lectures and events

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Xing Ruan has given keynote and public lectures at many international conferences and universities including in China,[18] Singapore,[19] the UK,[20] Italy,[21] and New Zealand,[22] as well as for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).[23]

Bibliography

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References

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  1. ^ "Studio RUAN Xing | 上海交通大学设计学院". designschool.sjtu.edu.cn. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  2. ^ "Xing Ruan: "With External Change, Internal Consistency Persists"". ArchDaily. 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  3. ^ 来源：建筑学报. "建筑学报 | 上海交通大学设计大楼 | 上海交通大学设计学院阮昕工作室 | 2024年5期". 微信公众平台. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  4. ^ "The Beikun Garden at Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 上海交通大学设计学院". designschool.sjtu.edu.cn. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  5. ^ Editors, The (2023-02-24). "Sixty-three pavilions will host exhibitions at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale". The Architect’s Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-02-12. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "SUAS 2019 Curatorial Team".
  7. ^ Ruan, Xing (2019). Spatial Habitus: Making and Meaning in Asia's Architecture. University of Hawai'i Press.
  8. ^ Ruan, Xing (2021). Confucius' Courtyard: Architecture, Philosophy and the Good Life in China. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781350217614.
  9. ^ "段义孚_澎湃新闻-The Paper". m.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  10. ^ "Why the Sydney Opera House is a Little Overcooked". The Conversation.
  11. ^ "Dear Mr Trump, Here's How You Build a Wall". The Conversation.
  12. ^ Ruan, Xing (12 February 2015). "Vale Ath, the genuine architect". Architecture Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  13. ^ Ruan, Xing (19 March 2012). "The great image has no form". Architecture Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Contributors". Architecture Now NZ.
  15. ^ "New Chinese Architecture". ABC Radio National. 22 April 2007.
  16. ^ Crane, Brent (20 December 2021). "20 Minutes With: Architect and Author Xing Ruan". Barron's Magazine.
  17. ^ Zhang, Yifan (31 August 2020). ""With External Change, Internal Consistency Persists"". ArchDaily. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Preliminary Announcement: International Symposium on the Idea of Design Education | 上海交通大学设计学院". designschool.sjtu.edu.cn. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  19. ^ "第二届上海交大安泰亚太论坛在新加坡举办-新华网". www.news.cn. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  20. ^ ""Confucius' Courtyard: Architecture, Philosophy and the Good Life in China" – Bartlett Alternative". Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  21. ^ 胡哲. "China's National Pavilion opens at 2023 Venice Biennale". en.chinaculture.org. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  22. ^ UNSW Built Environment (2014-03-18). Utzon Lecture Series 2013 - Xing Ruan. Retrieved 2025-02-12 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ "RIBA Hello China digital talks, series 5: Professor Xing Ruan". RIBA. 26 January 2022.
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