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About Xudong Zhu : Xudong Zhu, RIBA, Assoc.AIA, is an architect and urban designer with over eight years of experience specializing in integrating architectural design with urban functionality. He holds a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and a Master of Science in Architecture from Tongji University and Politecnico di Milano. As the leading designer at T.E.N, Xudong has contributed to projects across master planning, urban revitalization, mixed-use developments, and cultural architecture, with a focus on sustainability and adaptive reuse. His work has been widely exhibited, published, and recognized internationally.
ORGANIZATION:T.E.N
EDUCATION:
09. 2019 - 05. 2022, Urban Design, Master of Architecture in Urban Design , Harvard University, Cambridge/USA.
09. 2016 - 04. 2019, Architecture, Master of Science in Architecture, Tongji University, Shanghai/China.
09. 2017 - 10. 2018, Architecture (Double Degree Program with Tongji University), Master of Science in Architecture, Politecnico di Milano, Milab/Italy.
09. 2012 - 07. 2016, Architecture, Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture, Tongji University, Shanghai/China.
EXPERIENCE:
03. 2019 - Present, Co-founder & Principal Designer, T.E.N, Shanghai/China.
04. 2017 - Present, Co-founder & Principal Designer, OnLand Studio, Hangzhou/China.
06. 2022 - 09. 2022, Research Associate, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge/USA.
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
12. 2020, Utopia. NYC Exhibition - The Shape of Things to Come, New York/USA.
09. 2020 - 12. 2020, DO IT Contemporary Art Exhibition - To Build a City, Chengdu/China.
01. 2020 - 02. 2020, Harvard GSD Exhibition: The Singular Point in 90s, Beijing/China.
09. 2015 - 11. 2015, Shanghai Art Fair and Shanghai Urban Space Art Season 2015, Shanghai/China.
08. 2015, Gravitational Field - Interconnections between Architecture and Public Culture, Shanghai/China.
AWARDS:
2024, Silver Award, Global Architecture Design Award - Architectural Design-Mixed Use, GLOBAL.
2024, Winner, LOOP Design Awards - Concept - Retail & Commercial Concept, GLOBAL.
2024, Winner, LOOP Design Awards - Architecture - Hospitality & Hotels, GLOBAL.
2024, Finalist (Top 24), WUPENiCity Ancient City - Suzhou Innovation Competition, SUZHOU/CHINA.
2024, Second Prize, Shanghai Infrastructure Design Competition - Site 5, SHANGHAI/CHINA.
2024, Second Prize, Shanghai Infrastructure Design Competition - Site 17, SHANGHAI/CHINA.
2024, Platinum Winner, MUSE Design Awards - Architecture Design - Commercial Building, GLOBAL.
2023, Third Prize, WUPENiCity The Coast of Qingdao Urban Creative Design Youth Competition, QINGDAO/CHINA.
2023, Gold Winner, Global Future Design Awards - Future Architecture (Concept), GLOBAL.
2023, Gold Winner, Urban Design & Architecture Design Awards - Sustainable Architecture (Concept), GLOBAL.
2023, Finalist, London International Creative Competition - BUILD Professional, GLOBAL.
2023, First Prize, Shh...it Matters Architecture Design Competition, GLOBAL.
2023, Second Prize, Global Design Award for Chengdu Public Aesthetic Space in Community, CHENGDU/CHINA.
2023, Silver Award, WUPENiCity Feixi Urban Creative Design Youth Competition, FEIXI/CHINA.
2022, Gold Award, Asian Digital Art Design Competition (Architecture, Urban Planning, Landscape), ASIA.
2022, Emerging Architect of the Year, BLT Built Design Awards, GLOBAL.
2022, Winner, BLT Built Design Awards - Architectural Design - Sustainable and Energy Saving, GLOBAL.
2022, Winner, BLT Built Design Awards - Architectural Design - Mixed-use Building, GLOBAL.
2022, Winner, BLT Built Design Awards - Architectural Design - Recreational, GLOBAL.
2021, Third Prize, International Design Competition for Yuyuan Plaza, SHANGHAI/CHINA.
2021, Silver Award, Exhibition of Architectural Design in Developing Countries 2020, GLOBAL.
2021, Second Prize, Haikou Jiangdong New Area Road Landscape and Street Furniture Competition, HAIKOU/CHINA.
2020, First Prize, West Sichuan Linpan Traditional Residential Renovation Design Competition, SICHUAN/CHINA.
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2024, "2024 LOOP DESIGN AWARDS", Harvard GSD News - Alumni Updates, https://alumni.gsd.harvard.edu/alumni_updates/stud
io-founded-by-xudong-zhu-maud-22-won-2024-loop-des
ign-awards/, December, CAMBRIDGE/USA.
2024, "2024 MUSE DESIGN AWARDS", Harvard GSD News - Alumni Updates, https://alumni.gsd.harvard.edu/alumni_updates/xudo
ng-zhu-maud-22-won-2024-muse-design-award-for-the-
anji-youth-pulse-center/, December, CAMBRIDGE/USA.
2024, "Interview with Xudong Zhu", CHINADAILY.COM.CN, https://cnews.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202411/29/WS6749
5483a310b59111da62ac.html, November, BEIJING/CHINA.
2023, "Design Conversation with Xudong Zhu", D5 Design Magazine, https://d5mag.com/design-conversation-xudong-zhu-d
iscusses-his-approach-to-urban-design/, November, GLOBAL.
2023, "Winner Interview", ARCHIOL Competition, https://www.archiol.org/results/top3_shh_it_matter
s_2022, January, GLOBAL.
2023, "Interview with Emerging Architect of the Year", BLT BUILT DESIGN AWARD, https://bltawards.com/interview-with-emerging-arch
itect-of-the-year-2022/, January, GLOBAL.
2022, "The Overseas Album - No.112 Episode", Gooood, https://www.gooood.cn/overseas-xudong-zhu.htm, August, GLOBAL.
2021, "Interview with Xudong Zhu", A8 Design Center, https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3z2NC0c4NNbctq_Ev-tqEg, July, HANGZHOU/CHINA.
SYMPOSIUMS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES::
2018, "The Transformation of an Urban Heritage in Shenzhen - The Urban Institute along the Secondary Borderline", AESOP Annual Congress - Making Space for Hope, Goteborg/SWEDEN.
2018, "Do Small Bicycles Promote Big Cities? - Research on Urban Publicity under the Background of Sharing Era", AESOP Annual Congress - Making Space for Hope, Goteborg/SWEDEN.
2018, "Research on the Difficulties and Solutions to the Installations of Elevators in Multi-story Residential Building in Shanghai", ENHR 2018 Conference - More Together, More Apart: Migration, Densification, Segregation, Uppsala/SWEDEN.
2018, "Function Replacement Provides a Way for Traditional Residence Area (Hutong) to Survive in High-density Urban Development", ENHR 2018 Conference - More Together, More Apart: Migration, Densification, Segregation, Uppsala/SWEDEN.
2018, "Flexible Landscape - An Urban Natural Installation", The 106th ACSA Annual Meeting - The Ethical Imperative, Denver/USA.
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
2024, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), LONDON/UNITED KINGDOM.
2024, American Institute of Architects (AIA), WASHINGTON D.C./USA.
JURY MEMBERSHIPS:
2024, French Design Awards | International Awards Associate (IAA), GLOBAL.
2023, ARCHIOL Competition - Sensory Architecture Essay Competition, GLOBAL.
2023, ARCHIOL Competition - Aural Architecture Design Competition, GLOBAL.
2023, ARCHIOL Competition - Off the Grid Design Competition, GLOBAL.
WEB SITE:
https://www.tenstudio.net/
PORTFOLIO URL:
https://www.tenstudio.net/
REGISTRATION DATE:
2024-12-25 20:37:45
COUNTRY/REGION:
United States of America
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
Awards received by Xudong Zhu
| Green Island Urban Power Substation Bronze A' Design Award Winner for Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category in 2024 Xudong Zhu for T.e.n |
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