Research Field
Urban Design
Chinese Urban Space Elements
Space Emotion Perception
Educational Background
Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral Degrees from Tsinghua University, China (1999-2011)
Postdoc Fellow at the Department of Architecture, ETH Zurich, Switzerland (2011~2013)
Visiting Assistant Researcher at the School of Architecture, Yale University (YSOA), USA (2008~2009)
Academic Positions
Young Member, Urban Design Academic Committee of the Urban Planning Society of China
Field Editor of the Journal <JAABE> (SCI source journal)
Editorial Board Member of the Journal <Urban Design>
Teaching
11 times Top 5% Teaching Evaluation among Tsinghua University. Awarded multiple teaching awards, including the 'Excellent Young Faculty Teaching Award’(2019), the 'Gong Yuzhi Teaching Award’(2024), and the 'Excellent Teaching Award of the Year’(2017, 2025). Published 10 papers on teaching as the first or corresponding author. Current courses:
(1) "Introduction to Urban Design Elements", 2020~Present, Instructor. Awarded Tsinghua University General Education Honor Course (August 2025), the First Cohort of Tsinghua University’s Excellent General Education Course Program (2021)
(2) "Introduction to Urban Design", 2022~Present
(3) “Urban Design (Fourth Year, 1)”. Coordinator for the Fourth-Year Urban Design Studio, 2025~Present
(4) "Architectural Design (First Year 1)", "Architectural Design (First Year 2)", "Architectural Design (First Year 3)", "Architectural Design (First Year 4)", 2013~Present. Coordinator for the First-Year Architectural Design Studios, 2017~2022
(5) "Design Thesis", 2019~Present
Selected Publications
7 books published. Over 20 papers published as the first or corresponding author. Selected publications include:
(1) Jinxi CHEN. University Campuses in Beijing [M]. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press, 2014
(2) Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani, author. Jinxi CHEN, editor & translator. Urban Design as Craft [M]. Beijing: The Commercial Press, 2021
(3) Chenyagn YU, Jinxi CHEN*, The Influence of Boundary Elements on Walkability in Beijing Compound-Unit Livable Streets[J]. Planning and Construction, 2024, (07):96-102(CSSCI)
(4) Jinxi CHEN*, Yingqi LAN, Xiaowen MA. A Brief Analysis of Interdisciplinary Architectural Design in Universities[J]. Decoration, 2022, 351(07): 29-34(CSSCI)
(5) Jinxi CHEN*, Exploration of First-Year Architectural Design Teaching Based on the Theory of "Embodied Cognition"[J]. Architectural Journal, 2020, 621(07): 80-84(CSSCI)
(6) Jinxi CHEN*, Zeyang LIU, A Study on the Change of the Recent Discipline Focuses of Foreign Architectural Schools[J]. Architectural Journal, 2017, 585(06): 94-100(CSSCI)
(7) Jinxi CHEN*, A Study on the Early Campus Planning of Tsinghua University[J]. Architectural Journal, 2009(z1): 115-114(CSSCI)
(8) Jinxi CHEN*, “Space Unit” Design Based on Daily-Life Experience[J]. Tsinghua Journal of Education, 2019，40(Suppl): 40-45(CSSCI)
(9) Jinxi CHEN*, Case Study of Urban Design Practice Based on the Composition of Urban Space Typologies[J]. Architect, 2018, 195(5): 56-62
(10) Jinxi CHEN*, Space and Public Realm: Transforming Beijing[J]. Materia Arquitectura, 2010, 2: 44-51
Main Research and Design Projects
(1) Research on the Typology and Elements of the Contemporary Beijing Urban Street, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Principal Investigator, 2018~2020
(2) Eine wissenschaftsgeschichtliche Untersuchung städtebaulicher Manuale in der Gründungsphase der Disziplin Städtebau (1875-1930), Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Core Participant(PI: Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani), 2012~2016
(3) Research on Urban Renewal Trends and Theories with Chinese Characteristics, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Core Participant (PI: Lanchun BIAN), 2022~Present
(4) Beijing Experimental Primary School Honglian Campus Renovation, Xicheng District Education Commission of Beijing, Lead Designer (PI: Lanchun BIAN), 2022~2024
(5) University Partner Consultant for Municipal Planners of Haidian District Beijing, Haidian Branch of Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources, Academic Partner for Planner-in-Residence of Yong Ding Lu Community (PI: Lanchun BIAN), 2020~Present
(6) Architectural Design of Dongyi Optoelectronic Industrial Park (Phase I) in Yantai Shandong Province, Dongyi Optoelectronics, Lead Designer, 2010~2012
(7) Architectural Design of a Management Building & Public Toilet within the Beijing Olympic Forest Park, Tsinghua Tongheng Planning and Design Institute, Lead Designer, 2006~2007
(8) General Urban Design of Chongli District's Main Urban Area (Xiwanzi Group) and Detailed Urban Design of Key Areas, Tsinghua Tongheng Planning and Design Institute, Core Participant (PI: Lanchun BIAN), 2017~2018
(9) General Urban Design of Tianjin Binhai New Area, Tianjin Binhai New Area, Core Participant (PI: Wenyi ZHU), 2007~2010
(10) Urban Regeneration of the Dashila Area of the Historic City Center of Beijing, Participant (PI: Lanchun BIAN), 2004~2006
Organizing Conferences & Conference Presentations
Organized four International Symposia on "Urban Design Research and Teaching "(2021-2024) and served as the academic Coordinator. Presented over 10 reports at conferences, including 3 presentations at the "Annual National Architectural Education Conference" hosted by the Ministry of Education's Teaching Steering Committee for Architecture. Including:
(1) Public Space Regenerated through Participatory Design? -The 4th Urban Design Teaching and Research Symposium, Milan, Italy, October 3~4, 2024 (Organizing International Conference)
(2) The Frontier of Urban Design in the Context of Urban Regeneration - The 3rd Urban Design Teaching and Research Symposium, Beijing, China, hosted by the Urban Design Branch of the Architectural Society of China, Dec. 15, 2023 (Organizing International Conference)
(3) Jinxi CHEN. A Brief Overview of Chinese Urban Design Elements. Beauty and the Built Landscape-International Urban Design Congress. Viterbo, Italy, Jun. 17, 2025 (Coordinator, Conference Presentation)
(4) Jinxi CHEN, The First Year Architectural Design Teaching Based on the Theory of Embodied Cognition. Annual National Architectural Education Conference 2020-2021, Harbin, China, Oct.22~24, 2021 (Conference Presentation)
(5) Jinxi CHEN, From Space Cognition to Fundamental Design: Pedagogy for a First-Year Studio with a Mixed Cohort of Architecture, Urban Planning, and Landscape Design Students. 2019 National Conference on Basic Design Teaching for Architecture Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Zhengzhou, China, Sep. 27~29, 2019 (Conference Presentation)
Major Awards
(1) Excellent Yearly Teaching Award Tsinghua Univ., Individual Award, Sep. 2025
(2) Gong Yuzhi Teaching Award Tsinghua Univ., Individual Award, Dec. 2024
(3) Excellent Young Faculty Teaching Award Tsinghua Univ., Individual Award, Sep. 2019
(4) Excellent Yearly Teaching Award of Tsinghua Univ., Individual Award, Sep. 2017
(5) Excellent Tutor Award (Second Prize) Tsinghua Univ., Individual Award, Oct. 2017
(6) First Prize for Teaching Achievement Award Tsinghua Univ., Group Award: Core Participant (11/15), Aug. 2025
(7) Second Prize for Teaching Achievement Award Tsinghua Univ., Group Award: Core Participant (7/7), Aug. 2025
(8) Beijing Urban Regeneration Best Practice, the “Xicheng District’s Small, Beautiful, and Delicate School Construction Project” including the "Beijing First Experimental Primary School Honglian Campus Renovation", awarded by the Beijing Urban Planning Society, Group Award: Core Participant, Oct. 2024
(9) National Award for Excellent Course Design in Architectural Design at Higher Education Institutions, awarded by the Teaching Steering Committee for Architecture of the Ministry of Education, Group Award: Core Participant (17/30), Oct. 2019
(10) Second Prize of the International Union of Architects (UIA) Design Competition-“Urban Celebration”, awarded by The Architectural Society of China (ASC), Group Award: Lead Designer (2/2), Oct. 2004
