CV
Education
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2024 |
Doctor, Chair of Urban Design and Regional Planning, TU Munich |
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2013 |
Master, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing |
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2009 - 2010 |
Exchange Student, TU Munich |
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2011 |
Bachelor, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing |
Teaching
| 2023 | Guest Lecturer for the lecture series "Urban Theory and Urban Studies" Postgraduate English Course 2023, School of Architecture, Tianjing University, China |
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2017 - 2018 |
Teaching the seminar "Urban Boundaries", Chair of Urban Design and Reginal Planning, TU Munich |
Academic Work
| 2023 - 2024 | Co-editor of the special issue "Assemblage Theory and Urban Research" for the journal Urban Planning International (01.2025). |
| 2019 - 2022 | Participant in the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation Top-Level Project: "Research on Process- and Use-Oriented, Multiple-Subject-Influence Urban Design Methodology and Strategies of Intrim Use of Urban Space (51878327)". |
| 2015 - 2016 | Spokesperson for doctoral candidates and early-career researchers at the Faculty of Architecture, Member of the student committee of doctoral candidates and researchers, TU Munich |
Architectural Practices
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2021 - 2026 |
Co-founder, Zhu Laub Architekten, Mittenwald |
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2018 - 2020 |
Architect, X2 Architekten GmbH, Munich |
| 2018 | Individual contributor, Tsinghua Tongheng Stadtplanung und Design Institute, Beijing |
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2015 - 2016 |
Project manager and architect, Lingyun Zhang Atelier, in Thomas Herzog Architekten, Munich |
| 2013 | Intern, Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design, Beijing |
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2011 - 2013 |
Architect, Shan Jun Atelier, Beijing |
| 2011 | Intern, Obermeyer Engineering Consulting, Beijing |
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2011 |
Intern, Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University, Beijing |
Additional Experiences
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2019 - 2020 |
Co-founder and secretary-general, Chinese-German Exchange Centre for Building Culture, Germany |
Publication
Journals / chapters
- Zhu, Tianyu and Li, Qi. 2025. Boundary Space as virtual – actual connection: a case study in the Jiugulou neighbourhood of Beijing Old City. Urban Planning International DOI: 10.19830/j.upi.2024.447 (forthcoming, in Chinese).
- Zhu, Tianyu. 2020. Construction and adaptive renovation of senior housing in Germany.
- Zhu, Tianyu. 2019. Performative actions as a method of Participation: Boundary Spaces in five Beijing residential neighbourhoods.
- Zhu, Tianyu. 2019. Building standardisation and architecture standards in Germany.
- Zhu, Tianyu and Lu, Qian
- Zhu, Tianyu. 2018. Porous boundary spaces in the Beijing Old City. In Wolfrum, S. et al. (eds.)
Co-authorship
- Yang, Shan and Zhu, Tianyu. 2019. From architectural autonomy to collective values: a talk with bogevischs buero about wagnisART. The Architect (197), pp.13-22 (in Chinese).
- Cao, Kaizhong and Zhu, Tianyu. 2015. Transition and Attract: Research about Barcelona Park Boundary Space.
Conferences
- Zhu, Tianyu. 2024. Dual body and boundary space: mapping concrete connections with the virtual. Proceedings of Body Matters, Norwich, 21-23.11.2024. (upcoming)
- Zhu, Tianyu. 2023. Mapping boundary spaces: analysis and evaluation of Beijing Old City restoration measures in the name of resilience. Proceedings of Innovation in Humanitarian Habitat: Towards a positive environmental impact, Luxembourg, 27.10.2023. https://www.croix-rouge.lu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Mapping-Boundary-Spaces-Tianyu-Zhu.pdf
- Zhu, Tianyu and Lu, Qian. 2017. Adaptive commercial activities as initiation of entrepreneurial social space in urban residential neighbourhoods: developing policies, private interests and spatial publicness. Proceedings of the Entrepreneurial City: 10th Conference of the International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU), Hong Kong, 14-16 Dec. 2017.
- Zhu, Tianyu. 2017. Is Boundary space a mediator? Understanding participation in performative actions. Proceedings of the Incubators Conference: Urban Living Labs for public space. A new generation of planning? KU Leuven, Brussels, 10-11 Apr. 2017.
- Zhu, Tianyu. 2017. Multiple narratives and boundary spaces: The transformation of collectives in the Xinyuanli neighborhood in Beijing. CA2RE: Conference for Artistic and Architectural (doctoral) Research. KU Leuven, Brussels, 7-9 Apr. 2017.
- Zhu, Tianyu and Li, Qi. 2017. The (in)consistent community boundaries: Temporality in multiple social-spatial interactions. The Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP), Lisbon, 11-14 Jul. 2017.
- Zhu, Tianyu. 2014. Boundary space of communities as potential public space in Chinese context. The Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP), Utrecht, 9-12 Jul. 2014.
Awards
| 2009 | The DAAD Scholarship for international students |
| 2009 | The Yong-Wang Scholarship of the Tsinghua University |
| 2008 | The COSL Scholarship of the Tsinghua University |
| 2007 | 3rd Price in the 58. International Science and Engineering Fair, Albuquerque, America |