Dialogue with Newly Elevated AIA College of Fellows

Join us for an inspiring evening as we celebrate and engage with four distinguished architects elevated to the prestigious AIA College of Fellows in 2023. These architects have demonstrated exceptional contributions to the field of architecture and have enriched the architectural community with their remarkable work and studies.

FAIA stands for "Fellow of the American Institute of Architects," which is an honorific title awarded by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA Fellows are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the field of architecture. Achieving the title of FAIA is a significant honor and reflects an architect's exceptional professional achievements, leadership, ethical standards, and contributions to the architecture community.

To become an AIA Fellow, architects must go through a rigorous review process. The review committee evaluates applicants based on their professional accomplishments, leadership abilities, contributions to the architecture industry, and ethical standards. Becoming an AIA Fellow is a recognition of a distinguished career in architecture and typically requires having a significant impact on and contributions to the field.

After receiving the FAIA title, architects are often recognized as experts in the field of architecture and have the opportunity to be more deeply involved in AIA activities and advocate for the advancement of the architecture industry. This title reflects a high level of professional reputation and achievement in the field of architecture.

This Lecture offers a unique opportunity to delve into the architectural journeys of these distinguished individuals, gain valuable insights into their work, and participate in a thought-provoking dialogue about the future of architecture. We look forward to celebrating this remarkable achievement and fostering connections within the architectural community. Each fellow will give a brief presentation on a topic of their choice, followed by a roundtable discussion. The event is open to the public, and there will be a question-and-answer session. Networking for all attendees will follow the lecture.

7:00 PM - 7:10 PM: 

Welcome and Introduction

7:10 PM – 7:15 PM: 

Present 4 newly elevated Fellows

7:15 PM - 8:00 PM: 

Presentation of Newly Elevated Fellows (15 minutes each)

8:00 PM - 8:30 PM:

Round Table Discussion and Q&A

8:30 PM – 8:40 PM: 

Closing Remarks

8:40 PM - 9:00 PM: 

Networking Reception

Xiangming Huang. Board member and Chief Architect of TIANHUA Group, National 1st Class Registered Architect, Honorary Fellow of International associate AIA, RIBA Chartered Architect, Member of Asian Regional Council of the World Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Director of the Institute of Chinese Architects (ICA) and Institute of Registered Architects (IRA) under the Architectural Society of China (ASC), Director and member of the academic committee of the Architectural Society of Shanghai China, Selected experts from the talent pool of carbon peak and carbon neutral experts in Shanghai's construction and transportation industry.

More than 30 years of experience in architectural design has bestowed him with profound understanding and keen insight on cities and architecture. His fields of expertise are urban development and renewal, cultural architecture, residential architecture, office and commercial development, and comprehensive development. His extensive experiences studying abroad and collaborating with international teams have given him a comprehensive understanding of Chinese and Western design philosophies. He approaches design with an international perspective, promote the integration of design creativity and advanced technology.

TIANHUA is one of the earliest private architectural design enterprises in China. As the founding partner, Huang Xiangming use an inclusive compositional management pattern and human-centered holistic design appoarch. He leads the profession with empathy to archive systemic change, by creating a new type of design practice in China. Also, he endeavored to create an entirely new model of architectural practice, to be more responsive in design, client service, and talent development. In 2019, Huang Xiangming won the honorary title of "Outstanding Figures of China Engineering and Consulting Industry on the 70th Anniversary of PRC" awarded by the China Engineering and Consulting Association. In 2022, he won the honorary title of "RIBA One Hundred Architects in China".

Ping Jiang, FAIA

Founding Partner | Design Principal

EID Architecture

Ping Jiang is the founder and design principal of EID Architecture, a leading international practice for architecture and urbanism based in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Ping Jiang has worked extensively in the United States, Europe, and Asia through his career. His work aims to address the ever-changing urban conditions in China and beyond, confronting the challenges of complex urban realities and environmental issues with a prolific portfolio of projects across typologies and scales.

Seeking to adopt a holistic approach to architecture, landscape and urbanism, Ping Jiang’s practice explores and integrates design innovation that is environmentally sensitive, focusing on human experience, public realm, and connectivity. He has been awarded numerous notable awards, including multiple AIA Design Awards, The Plan Awards, The Architectural Review Future Awards, World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards, etc. Jiang’s work has been frequently published globally and featured at international art exhibitions and biennials. In 2021, Ping Jiang was named to AD 100 as one of the most influential designers working in China, and his studio received AIA International Firm Award in 2022.

Prof. Dr. Jiang WU, graduated and got his bachelor, master and doctor degrees from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai. He is a planner and 1st class national registered architect of China, former Executive Vice President of Tongji University. He is now the director of the Elaborated Urban Governance of Tongji (EUG), the dean of the UNEP-Tongji Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development (IESD), and the director of the Key Lab of Urban Regeneration of Shanghai. He is a member of the Academy of Architecture of France, Hon. Fellow of AIA(Architects Institute of Arica), vice chairman of the Urban Planning Society of China (UPSC) and chairman of Shanghai Urban Planning Society, the chairman of the Institute of Architectural Education of ASC (Architecture Society of China). From 2020 to 2021, he was the Vice President of ARCASIA. He is also the Chief Editor of Architecture Asia, the chairman of the editorial committee of Time+ Architecture (Tongji University), and member of the editorial board of World Architecture (Tsinghua University), Urban Planning Forum (Tongji University), Public Arts (Shanghai University) and Shanghai Urban Planning Review. He was educated in China, got his degrees of Bachelor, Master and Doctor from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning in Tongji University. From 2003 to 2009, Wu was the deputy Director General of Shanghai Municipal Urban Planning Administration Bureau. He has been a visiting scholar in the University of Hong Kong from 1993 to 1994, and a senior visiting scholar in the GSD of Harvard University from 1996 to 1997. In the past 20 years, Wu has published more than 10 books and more than 100 articles in his research fields. In 2021, Wu was honored with the Chevalier Order of Art and Literature by French Government.

Philip F. Yuan is a professor and associate dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at Tongji University, Honorary Fellow of American Institute of Architecture (Hon. FAIA). He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Architectural Intelligence journal. Yuan has served as Thomas Jefferson professor at University of Virginia (2019), the visiting professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2019), and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (2021). He has also served as council member of UIA Professional Practice Commission (PPC). Yuan was attributed with UIA 2023 The Auguste Perret Prize for Technology in Architecture. His work has been recognized with notable awards, including 2022 AIA Open International | Architecture Honor Award, 2022 Dezeen Award Best Civic Building, 2020 ACADIA Innovative Academic Program Award of Excellence etc. Yuan has participated in Venice biennale, Chicago biennale, Milan triennial, Tallin biennale, etc. His works have been collected by MOMA New York, M+ Hong Kong and Centre National d'art et de Culture Georges Pompidou.

*Names are in Alphabetical Order

—

ARCHINA建筑中国很高兴为您呈现一场特别的对话，与来自上海的四位新晋AIA院士学进行交流：姜平院士；黄向明荣誉院士；伍江荣誉院士；以及袁烽荣誉院士。

欢迎加入我们，共同度过一个令人鼓舞的晚上，庆祝四位在国内建筑界具有影响力的著名建筑师与建筑教育的先行者于2023年被提升为享有崇高地位的AIA美国建筑师院士。他们在建筑领域表现出卓越的贡献，并通过杰出的工作和研究丰富了建筑界社群。

FAIA是美国建筑师协会院士（Fellow of the American Institute of Architects）的缩写，用来表彰在建筑领域作出杰出贡献的建筑师。获得FAIA头衔是一个重要的荣誉，代表着建筑师在专业、领导力、道德操守等方面的杰出表现。

获得FAIA头衔需要经过严格的评审程序，评审会考虑申请人的专业成就、领导能力、对建筑行业的贡献以及道德操守等因素。成为AIA院士是对建筑师卓越职业生涯的承认，通常需要在建筑领域有显著的影响和贡献，以及对AIA和建筑社区的积极参与。

获得FAIA头衔后，建筑师通常会被认可为建筑领域的专家，并更深入地倡导建筑行业的发展。这个头衔反映了建筑师在建筑界的高度声誉和专业成就。

这次讲座为与会者提供一个独特机会，深入了解这四位AIA院士的建筑之旅，获得有关他们工作的宝贵见解，并参与引人思考的关于建筑未来的对话。我们期待着庆祝这一卓越成就，并促进建筑界的联系。每位院士将带来主题演讲，圆桌对话，对公众提供开放问答。

19:00 - 19:10：欢迎和介绍

19:10 - 19:15：介绍四位新晋院士

19:15 - 20:00：新晋院士的介绍（每人15分钟）

20:00 - 20:30：圆桌讨论和问答

20:30 - 20:40：结束致辞

20:40 - 21:00：自由交流

黄向明，天华集团董事、总建筑师，国家一级注册建筑师、美国建筑学会荣誉院士（AIA Honorary Fellows）、英国皇家特许注册建筑师（RIBA Chartered Architect）、国际建筑师协会(UIA) Architecture For All工作组成员、世界高层建筑与都市人居学会(CTBUH)亚洲区域理事会成员、中国建筑学会建筑师分会理事、中国建筑学会注册建筑师分会理事、上海市建筑学会常务理事、上海市建筑学会学术委员会委员、上海建设交通行业碳达峰、碳中和专家人才库入选专家。

黄向明先生深耕建筑设计领域30余年，对建筑与城市有独特的理解和敏锐的感受力，在城市发展与更新、文化建筑、人居建筑、办公商业及综合开发等领域实践良多。国外求学经历以及丰富的国际团队合作经验，使其在将中西方设计理念和精髓融会贯通方面胜人一筹，始终以国际视野引导设计风潮，推动设计创意高度与先进技术的融合。

TIANHUA天华是中国最早的民营建筑设计企业之一。作为创始合伙人，黄向明以具有包容性的融合管理模式和以人为本的整体设计方法，在中国创造一种新型的设计实践来推动行业的系统性变革。他努力创造开创了一种全新的建筑实践模式，更加注重在设计上敏捷响应、客户服务、人才培养。2019年黄向明获得由中国勘察设计协会颁发的“全国勘察设计行业建国七十年杰出人物”荣誉称号、2022年获评“RIBA中国百位建筑师”荣誉称号。

美国伊利诺伊州注册建筑师。他主持或参与过多项全球具有影响力的建筑项目，遍及美国、欧洲和亚洲地区。近期的建筑实践聚焦跨越边界的多元建筑类型，通过对不同尺度及类型的建筑研究与设计来探索人与建筑、城市与环境之间的关系。

从辨识度极高的超高层建筑，到创新的复合型城市综合体；从微观尺度的市民性文化建筑，到宏观视角的城市设计，姜平的设计实践与研究关注多维的城市环境，回应场地的文脉、气候及地理特质，拓展建筑与景观的边界，推动跨学科设计与研究的发展。他的设计作品曾多次获得美国建筑师协会(AIA)设计荣誉奖，英国The Architecture Review建筑奖，意大利The Plan建筑大奖，世界建筑节WAF中国最佳建筑设计奖等奖项，并入选了《安邸》AD100位在中国最具影响力的建筑师及室内设计师。EID Arch姜平工作室荣获2022年美国建筑师协会国际年度最佳事务所奖。他的作品曾在The Architectural Review、Domus、The Plan、Detail、MARK / FRAME、Canadian Architect等多家知名国际媒体上发表，曾多次受邀参加国际设计论坛等学术活动及艺术展。

伍江，1960年10月生于南京。博士，同济大学建筑与城市规划学院教授，博士生导师。上海市领军人才，国家一级注册建筑师，享受国务院特殊津贴专家。同济大学联合国环境与可持续发展学院院长、长三角可持续发展研究院院长、超大城市精细化治理研究院院长、教育部生态城市设计国际联合实验室主任，上海市城市更新及其空间技术重点实验室主任，国家文化公园建设工作专家咨询委员会委员，住建部历史文化保护与传承专家委员会副主任，上海市历史风貌区与优秀历史建筑保护委员会副主任，上海市政府决策咨询特聘专家，上海市城市发展与管理重点智库首席专家。法国建筑科学院院士，美国建筑师学会荣誉会士，亚洲建筑师协会副主席，联合国环境署青年与教育联盟联合主席，中国城市规划学会副理事长，上海市城市规划学会理事长，中国建筑学会建筑教育分会理事长。《Architecture Asia》主编、《时代建筑》编委会主任。曾任同济大学常务副校长、上海市城市规划与国土资源管理局副局长。

长期从事城市建筑历史、历史文化遗产保护和城市更新问题研究。著有《上海百年建筑史》、《历史文化风貌区保护规划编制与管理》、《历史街道精细化规划研究》《中国近代建筑史（五卷本）》、《中国近代建筑学术思想研究》等专著10余部。曾获全国优秀规划设计一等奖、全国教学成果二等奖、教育部科技进步二等奖、上海市科技进步一等奖、上海市决策咨询一等奖、上海市优秀教学成果特等奖、上海市哲学社会科学优秀成果奖一等奖等重要奖项。2021年获法国艺术与文学骑士勋章。

袁烽，同济大学建筑与城市规划学院教授；美国建筑师协会荣誉会士（FAIA）；国际建协职业实践委员会(UIA-PPC)理事委员； Architectural Intelligence期刊主编；麻省理工学院、皇家墨尔本理工客座教授，弗吉尼亚大学托马斯·杰佛逊教席教授。2023年获国际建筑师协会Auguste Perret建筑技术大奖；2022获美国建筑师协会国际建筑荣誉大奖；2022获Dezeen全球年度最佳Civic Building设计大奖；2020获全球ACADIA协会学术创新大奖等。代表作品多次参加威尼斯建筑双年展、芝加哥建筑双年展、俄罗斯建筑双年展、米兰三年展等；多件作品被纽约 MOMA、香港M+、法国蓬皮社多家艺术博物馆永久收藏。

按姓氏排序