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| Xing Ruan | |
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| Born | Kunming, China |
| Occupation | Author, architect |
| Subject | Architecture, Philosophy |
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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
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
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.
Publishing career
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, 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, distributed in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Ruan has authored 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, Quartz, Architecture Australia and Architecture Now.
In China, his essays have been published in Jianzhu Xuebao , Jianzhu Shi and Wenhui Xueren of Wenhui Ribao .
He has been interviewed about his work by ABC Radio National, Times Radio, Barron's Magazine and ArchDaily.
Public lectures and events
Ruan has delivered public lectures for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), the National University of Singapore (NUS), Politecnico di Milano, CEPT and the University of Bath.
In 2019, Ruan was the architectural curator of the Shanghai Urban Space Art Season (SUSAS) biennale.
Bibliography
- Confucius’ Courtyard: Architecture, Philosophy, and the Good Life in China – Bloomsbury, 2021
- Fusheng Jianzhu – The Commercial Press, 2020
- Hand & Mind: Conversations on Architecture and the Built World (editor) – The University of New South Wales Press, 2019
- Spatial Habitus: Making and Meaning in Asia’s Architecture (series) – The University of Hawai‘i Press, 2007
- Allegorical Architecture: Living Myth and Architectonics in Southern China – The University of Hawai‘i Press, 2006
- Skyplane (co-editor) – University of New South Wales Press, 2009
- Topophilia and Topophobia: Reflections on Twentieth-century Human Habitat – Routledge, 2007
- New China Architecture – Periplus/Tuttle, 2006
References
- Ruan, Xing (2019). Spatial Habitus: Making and Meaning in Asia's Architecture. University of Hawai'i Press.
- Ruan, Xing (2021). Confucius' Courtyard: Architecture, Philosophy and the Good Life in China. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781350217614.
- "Why the Sydney Opera House is a Little Overcooked". The Conversation.
- "Dear Mr Trump, Here's How You Build a Wall". The Conversation.
- Ruan, Xing (12 February 2015). "Vale Ath, the genuine architect". Architecture Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- Ruan, Xing (19 March 2012). "The great image has no form". Architecture Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Contributors". Architecture Now NZ.
- "New Chinese Architecture". ABC Radio National. 22 April 2007.
- Crane, Brent (20 December 2021). "20 Minutes With: Architect and Author Xing Ruan". Barron's Magazine.
- Zhang, Yifan (31 August 2020). ""With External Change, Internal Consistency Persists"". ArchDaily. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "RIBA Hello China digital talks, series 5: Professor Xing Ruan". RIBA. 26 January 2022.
- "SUAS 2019 Curatorial Team".
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Academic staff of Curtin University
- Academic staff of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Academic staff of the University of New South Wales
- Academic staff of the University of Technology Sydney
- Architecture academics
- People from Kunming
- Southeast University alumni
- Urban theorists
- Victoria University of Wellington alumni