REASEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Modern Architectural History and Theory
Contemporary Architectural Theory
History of Architectural Theory
Architectural Criticism
EDUCATION
2009 PhD, Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh
2003 Master of Architecture, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University
2001 Bachelor of Architecture, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2017-present Tenure-Track Associate Professor, Research Fellow, Doctoral Supervisor, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University
2016-2017 Visiting Scholar, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2014-2017 Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University
2011-2014 Lecturer, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
2009-2011 Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
2022-present Field Editor, Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering (SCI, A&HCI)
2020-present Associate Editor in Chief, Journal of Architecture History, 2020-Present
2018-present Associate Editor in Chief, World Architecture (Journal)
2017-present Council Member, Architectural Criticism Academic Committee of the Architectural Society of China
2016-present Associate Secretary-General, Architectural Media Academic Committee of the Architectural Society of China
2012-2016 Associate Secretary-General, Architectural History Branch of the Architectural Society of China
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate Courses
2023-present Brief History of World Architecture (90 students in Spring)
2021-present Experiencing Architecture (55 students in Autumn)
2015-present Architectural and Urban Cultures (30 students in Autumn)
2011-present History of Modern Architecture (106 students in Autumn)
2011-present Contemporary Architectural Theory (50 students in Spring)
2010-present Ancient Architecture Surveying and Drawing (15 students in Summer)
2010-2017 Architecture Design Studio 4 (2nd Year, 11 students in Spring)
2010-2021 Architecture Design Studio 3 (2nd Year, 11 students in Spring)
Postgraduate Course
2023-prsent An Outline of Western Thoughts on Contemporary Architecture （15 students in Autumn）
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Theoretical Research
1. History of Modern and Contemporary Architecture
2. Moral Discourses in the History of Architectural Theory
3. Contemporary Architectural Theory
4. Architectural Criticism
5. Architectural Education
6. Interpretation of Architectural Meaning
Applied Research
1. Conceptual Design of the CRland(Beijing) Village of Hope (2011)
2. Conceptual Design of the Shangqiu Science Pavilion (2012)
3. Conceptual Design of the Museum of Qing County （2013）
4. Beijing Yidu Mountain Inn （2021）
5. Conceptual Design of the Ark Gallery （2022）
SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS
1. Qing Feng, History & Theory in the Criticism of Contemporary Chinese Architecture, The 9th International Symposium on the Teaching and Research of World Architecture History, Southeast University, Nanjing, China, 2021/11
2. Qing Feng, Keeping Silent （keynote speech）, CAFA Young Scholar Forum: Modernity in Adolf Loos’ Works, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China, 2020/11
3. Qing Feng, Reflections and Thoughts on Teaching “Architectural and Urban Culture” in the Xinya College, Tsinghua University （paper presented）, 2019 International Symposium on Architectural Education and National Conference of Deans of Architectural Schools, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China, 2019/10
4. Qing Feng, From the San Catacldo Cemetery to Tomba Brion （keynote speech）, The 8th International Symposium on the Teaching and Research of World Architecture History, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an, China, 2019/10
5. Qing Feng, The Thick Realism in Contemporary Chinese Architecture （paper presented）, 2012 International Conference on East Asian Architectural Culture, Hong Kong Chinese University, Hong Kong, China, 2012/12
6. Qing Feng, Perception and Ontology （paper presented）, The 2nd Aranya Forum, World Architecture Magazine, Beidaihe, China, 2018/10
7. Qing Feng, Architecture and Metaphysics in Giorgio de Chirico’s Architecture Period Works （paper presented）, The 7th International Symposium on the Teaching and Research of World Architecture History, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, 2017/09
8. Qing Feng, Teaching Contemporary Architectural Theories on the Basis of Humanistic Thought (paper presented), The 6th International Symposium on the Teaching and Research of World Architecture History, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, 2015/10
9. Qing Feng, The Will of Material （keynote speech）, Time + Architecture Forum on Material, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 2014/07
10. Qing Feng, The Strategy of Architectural Criticism in the Age of Nihilism （keynote speech）, Tsinghua Thinking Architecture Forum, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2014/07
11. Qing Feng, The Unit Ideas in the Teaching of the History of Modern Architecture （paper presented）, The 5th International Symposium on the Teaching and Research of World Architecture History, Chong Qing University, Chong Qing, 2013/11
12. Qing Feng, The Thick Realism in Contemporary Chinese Architecture, 2012 International Conference on East Asian Architectural Culture, Hong Kong Chinese University, Hong Kong, China, 2012/12
13. Qing Feng, The Moral Discourse of the Modernist Movement （paper presented）, The 4th International Symposium on the Teaching and Research of World Architecture History, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, 2011/11
14. Qing Feng, Rebuilding Utopia： The Future of Chinese Architecture, 2011 International Conference on East Asian Architectural Culture, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2011/04
15. Qing Feng, Teaching Architectural Theory in the 2nd Year Design Studios （paper presented）, 2010 Joint Conference of Steering Committees for Architecture Majors and Urban Planning Majors in Colleges and Universities, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 2010/08
16. Qing Feng, Utilitarianism, A Neglected Origin of the Modern Architecture, The 3rd International Symposium on the Teaching and Research of World Architecture History, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2009/11
Selected Journal Essays
1. Qing Feng, The Meaning of a Garden: An Approach to Landscape Design Criticism as Illustrated by the Case of Tomba Brion [J]. Landscape Architecture, 2023(03): 18-25
2. Ye Zhengbing, Qing Feng, Machine and Harmony: Le Corbusier’s Quasi-autonomy in His Purism Period [J]. Architectural Journal, 2023(03): 93-99
3. Ju Hening, Qing Feng*, Panofsky, Wittkower and Proportion [J]. Architectural Journal, 2023(01): 66-73
4. Qing Feng, Architecture as the Origin of Other Arts: Vitruvius’ Discussion in the Ten Books on Architecture [J]. Journal of Architecture History, 2022(04): 157
5. Qing Feng, Squeeze, Fold, and Boat: Comments on the Design of the Seaside Zigzag Building [J]. Time + Architecture, 2022(04): 88-89
6. Qing Feng, On the Boundary of Science in Architectural Design [J]. World Architecture, 2022(11）：125
7. Qing Feng, Rudolf Olgiati: A Silent Pioneer of Regionalism [J]. Architectural Journal, 2022(05): 107-115
8. Qing Feng, Vitruvius on the Origin of Architecture in the Ten Books on Architecture [J]. Journal of Architecture History, 2021(04): 173
9. Qing Feng, The Sound from the Depth of the Earth: An Interpretation of the Chapel of Sound [J]. Architectural Journal, 2021(11): 64-69
10. Qing Feng, Aristotle on Architecture in On the Parts of Animals [J]. Journal of Architecture History, 2021(03): 156
11. Qing Feng, Is Post-modern Architecture Dead? [J]. Decoration, 2021(03）：18-25
12. Qing Feng, Book Review: The Curves of Time by Oscar Niemeyer [J]. World Architecture, 2021(6）：125
13. Qing Feng, After Knowledge: An Interpretation of Zhang Li’s Architectural Evolvement [J]. Urban Environment Design, 2021(03）：28-41
14. Qing Feng, Plato on Architecture in Philebus [J]. Journal of Architecture History, 2021(01): 161
15. Wang Hui, Qing Feng, Design, Order and Nature: An Interpretation of the Conference Centre of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies [J]. World Architecture, 2021(02）：24-29
16. Qing Feng, Melancholy and Joy: The San Cataldo Cemetery and the Brion Cemetery [J]. Journal of Architecture History, 2020(01): 159-167
17. Qing Feng, The Wild Power of Origin Architect [J]. Urban Environment Design, 2020(05): 22-27
18. Qing Feng, The Introspection and Revelation of Álvaro Siza: Architectural Impressions of the Huamao Museum of Art Education for the Dongqian Lake Education Forum [J]. Architectural Journal, 2020(09): 49-55
19. Qing Feng, Philosophy and Architectural Education [J]. Contemporary Architectural Education, 2019(01）：13-17
20. Qing Feng, Whispers behind the Wall: A Discussion on the Design of the Contemporary Art Museum of Taizhou [J]. Time + Architecture, 2019(05): 76-89
21. Qing Feng, The Formation of Settlements: A Dialogue with ZHU Xiaofeng, the Founder of Scenic Architecture Office [J]. The Architect, 2019(02): 114-121
22. Qing Feng, Landscape Wins： UCCA Dune Art Museum [J], Domus, 2019(01): 44-51
23. Qing Feng, Prometheus and the Herb Collector： A Discussion on the Design of the Alila Yangshuo Hotel [J], Times + Architecture, 2019(01): 108-123
24. Qing Feng, Socrates by the Sea: A Discussion on the UCCA Dune Art Museum by OPEN Architecture [J], Architectural Journal, 2019(01): 74-79
25. Qing Feng, The Representation of Visual Logic: An Interpretation of Carlo Scarpa's Design of the Handrail of the Fondazione Querini Stampalia Bridge [J], World Architecture, 2018(09): 24-29+121
26. Qing Feng, A Man of Byzantium Who Came to Venice by Way of Greece: Carlo Scarpa and the Castelvecchio Museum in Verona [J], Decoration, 2018(08): 19-29
27. Qing Feng, Book Review: Modern Architectural Theory, A Historical Survey, 1673-1968 by Harry Francis Mallgrave [J]. Book Town, 2018(04): 77-80.
28. Qing Feng, Re-sculpturing the Perceptions: A Criticism on the Design of the Stage of Forest [J], World Architecture, 2018(03): 96-103+122
29. Qing Feng, Architect as a Weaver： Discussions on the Design of Vocation Houses at the Foot of Changbai Mountain [J], Times + Architecture, 2018(02): 92-99.
30. Qing Feng, You Are on Board： The Metaphor and Meaning of the “Captain’s House” [J], Urban Environment Design, 2018(01): 240-247
31. Qing Feng, The Gate to an Alien World[J]. World Architecture, 2017(12）：17-21
32. Qing Feng, Around the Ramp: A Discussion of the Design of the Aranya-Idea Camp [J]. Time + Architecture, 2017(06）：112-121
33. Qing Feng, Architecture and Metaphysics in Giorgio de Chirico’s Architectural Period Works [J]. World Architecture, 2017(09）：21-29
34. Qing Feng, You Are On Board: The Metaphor and Meaning of the “Captain’s House” [J]. Time + Architecture, 2017(03）：110-123页
35. Qing Feng, News from the Town of Zhang Wu: Discussions on Five Micro-Activating Projects of Rural Construction [J]. Architectural Journal, 2016(08）：53-58
36. Qing Feng, From Taliesin to Tsinghua: A Review of the Symposium in Memory of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of WANG Tan and some Related Discussions [J]. World Architecture, 2016(06）：10-13
37. Qing Feng, A Hotpot Consumer: A Review of the Architectural Design of the West Village in Chengdu [J]. The Architect, 2016(04）：89-99
38. Qing Feng, From Poetic Scene to Tranquility [J]. Architectural Journal, 2015(11）：24-29
39. Qing Feng, A Gray Bricoleur [J]. Time + Architecture, 2015(06）：104-111
40. Qing Feng, Walking with Socrates [J]. China Architectural Education, 2015(02）：90-91
41. Qing Feng, Sea and Light: The Two Sides of the Seashore Library at Nan Dai He [J]. World Architecture, 2015(09）：90-95
42. Qing Feng, Fragments of Thoughts on Death and Architecture [J]. World Architecture, 2015(08）：20-26
43. Qing Feng, Feng Lu, Clarity and Concealment: A Conversation on Translucency [J]. World Architecture, 第300期, 2015(06):132-134
44. Qing Feng, Starting from the Periphery [J]. World Architecture, 2015(06):15-16
45. Qing Feng, Observations on the Xiaoqinghe Wetland International Design Workshop [J]. World Architecture, 2015(04): 123-127
46. Qing Feng, Reformers within the Institution: The Design of Beijing No. 4 High School, Fangshan Campus [J]. Time + Architecture, 2014(06）：98-108
47. Qing Feng, Comments on Several Norwegian Architectures [J]. World Architecture, 2014(12）
48. Qing Feng, Comments on Several Works of Shigeru Ban [J]. World Architecture, 2014(12）：52、80、93、110
49. Qing Feng, The Strategy of Architectural Criticism in the Age of Nihilism [J]. World Architecture, 2014(08）：70-73
50. Qing Feng, Geometry, Sheng Jing and Poetry [J]. World Architecture, 2014(08）：74-75
51. Qing Feng, Book Review: Louis I. Kahn by Robert McCarter [J]. World Architecture, 2014(07）：135
52. Qing Feng, A Discussion on the Origins of Modern Architecture: William Morris and Utilitarianism [J]. Architectural History, 2014(01）：207-222
53. Qing Feng, Doctoral Education in the Department of Architecture at the University of Edinburgh [J]. China Architectural Education, 2014(01）：31-34
54. Qing Feng, Between “Jing” and “Wu”: A Discussion on the Changing Design Strategies of Atelier Deshaus [J]. World Architecture, 2014(03）：82-91
55. Qing Feng, Book Review: A Philosophy of Garden by David E. Cooper [J]. World Architecture, 2014(02）
56. Qing Feng, The Unit Ideas in the Teaching of the History of Modern Architecture [J]. Journal of Human Settlements in West China, 2014,29(01): 1-5
57. Qing Feng, Comments on Several Bamboo Architectures [J]. World Architecture, 2013(12）: 37, 45, 59, 73
58. Qing Feng, Book Review: The Artless Word by Fritz Neumeyer [J]. World Architecture
59. Qing Feng, Book Review: The Ethical Function of Architecture by Karsten Harries [J]. World Architecture, 2013(07）：131
60. Qing Feng, Comments on Several Residential Architectures in Japan [J]. World Architecture, 2013(07）：48、57、71、76
61. Qing Feng, Still Meandering: Gehua Youth and Cultural Center and the Modernist Tradition [J]. The Architect, 2013(03）：106-125
62. Qing Feng, The Meaning of Thickness [J]. The Architect, 2013(01）：52-61
63. Qing Feng, “Thick” Realism in the Works of Contemporary Chinese Architects [J]. Taiwan Architect, 2012(11）：112-117
64. Qing Feng, Back to Practice: Explorations in the Teaching of Architectural Theory [J]. Archicreation, 第111-112期, 2012(09）：4-27
65. Qing Feng, Geoffrey Scott’s Critique of the Ethical Fallacy in The Architecture of Humanism [J]. Architectural History, 2012(01）：201-212
66. Qing Feng, On the Memorial House of HU Huishan [J]. The Architect, 2011(05）：38-42
67. Qing Feng, A. W. N. Pugin’s Two Types of Functionalism [J]. The Architect, 2011(01）：5-16
68. Qing Feng, The Rebirth of Academic Tradition [J]. Design and Research, 2010(10）：57-59
69. Qing Feng, Architecture, Gesture, Aura, and Distance: Reused Roof Tiles in WANG Shu's Recent Projects [J]. World Architecture, 2008(10）：112-116
70. Qing Feng, Floor 7, Unit 2, Building 11, No. 3, Yu Lin Street [J]. The Architect, 2007(02）：82-89
71. Qing Feng, The Legitimacy of Architectural Criticism [J]. The Architect, 2006(06）：9-16
BOOKS
Qing Feng, Contemporary Theories of Architecture [M]. Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press, 2022. (ISBN 978-7-112-27051-4)
Qing Feng, Melancholy and Joy: An Architectural Dialogue Between Rossi and Scarpa [M]. Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press, 2022. （ISBN 978-7-112-27870-1)
Qing Feng, The Flying Daedalus [M]. Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press, 2021. (ISBN 978-7-112-25377-7)
Qing Feng, Criticisms and Responses: Discussions on Contemporary Chinese Architecture [M]. Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press, 2016. (ISBN 978-7-112-19333-2(28587))
Qing Feng, In the Shadow of Tuscany [M]. Nanjing: Jiangsu People's Publishing House, 2013. (ISBN 978-7-214-07671-7)
BOOK SECTIONS
Qing Feng, Chapter 3 The Maturation of Modern Architecture: Exploration and Developments between the Two World Wars [M]// LUO Xiaowei, LU Yongyi et al., History of Modern Architecture (3rd edition). Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press, 2023:46-203
Qing Feng, The Introspection and Revelation of Álvaro Siza [M]// Álvaro Siza + Carlos Castanheira, Huamao Museum of Art Education. Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press, 2020: 14-43
Qing Feng, News from the Town of Zhang Wu [M]// JING Qiuye, WANG Bo et al., New Collectivity and Everyday Life. Shanghai: Tongji University Press, 2018: 193-207
Qing Feng, An Enlightenment Builder [M]// LI Hu, HUANG Wenjing. Towards Openness. Applied Research and Design Publishing, 2017:260-270
Qing Feng, Geometry, Sheng Jing and Poetry [M]// LI Xinggang, Tranquility and Noise. Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press, 2015: 257-261
Qing Feng, From Poetic Scenery to Silence [M]// LI Xinggang, Essays on Poetic Scenery and Geometry. Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press, 2015: 479-497.
Qing Feng, Chapter 5 Modern Architecture in the 20th Century, Chapter 6 Postmodernism and Architecture after Modernism [M]// WANG Guixiang, Qing Feng, Zhou Yupeng (Editor and author), Introduction to the Classical Texts of Architecture. Beijing: Beijing Normal University Press, 2012: 259-310
BOOK TRANSLATED
Sebastiano Serlio. Sebastiano Serlio on Architecture, Vol. 2, translated by Qing Feng, Yang Shu, Weng Fan, Zhang Xiaoli, China Architecture and Building Press, Beijing, 2018
Diane Ghirardo, Architecture after Modernism, translated by Qing Feng, Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, Oct. 2012
William J. R. Curtis. Modern Architecture since 1900 (3rd edition), translated by Wang Junyang, Qing Feng et al., China Architecture and Building Press, Beijing, 2011
Marvin Trachtenberg and Isabelle Hyman, Architecture, from Prehistory to Postmodernity, translated by Wang Guixiang, Qing Feng, Zhou Yupeng and Bao Zhiyu, China Mechine Press, Beijing, Jun. 2011
