CURRICULUM VITAE

Wei (Windy) Zhao, PhD, AIA, LEED. AP. Assistant Professor School of Louisiana Tech University Hale Hall, Rm 226 Ruston, LA 71272 [email protected] (217) 418-5188

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, 2015 Area of Focus: Social and Cultural Dimensions of the Built Environment Dissertation: Home Beyond the House: The Meaning of Home for People Living in Yanxia Village, Zhejiang Province, China Minor: Heritage Management

Master of Architecture, , NY, 2003 International Study: Florence Program, Fall 2001 Thesis: Negotiated Transparencies and tneiciffe-noN (Non-efficient) Communications: A Local Bath and a Public Lounge in Beijing Recipient for James Britton Memorial Award for Outstanding Senior Design Thesis

Bachelor of Architecture, , Beijing, China, 2000 Area of Focus: Chinese Vernacular Architecture Thesis: Chinese Vernacular Architecture: A Comparative Study of Nest and Cave Style Dwellings

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor, School of Design, Louisiana Tech University, LA, 2018-present Arch 235: Core Design III, Spring 2019 . Examination of modes of architectural investigation and production, emphasizing design development principles as related to building components and systems, environmental issues, and digital technologies. Arch 325: Core Design V [Tectonic Assemblies Studio], Winter 2019 . Examination of design processes emphasizing appropriate selection of materials, structural systems, and building envelopes through an integrated approach to aesthetic and environmental issues. Arch 125: Foundation Design II, Winter 2019 . Introduction to three-dimensional massing and spatial design issues; introduction to related compositional, analytical, and representational strategies; and development of a material and tectonic vocabulary. Arch 222: Architectural History II, Winter 2019 (Guest Lecture) . The of the lecture is “Modernism in China.” Arch 215: Core Design I, Fall 2018 . Provide an in-depth inquiry into the creation of spatial and tectonic complexity through the lens of human scale and experience, materials, structure, form, organization, site, and idea.

Curriculum Vitae _Wei (Windy) Zhao 1 Arch 115: Foundation Design I, Fall 2018 . Introduce two-dimensional design issues and related compositional, analytical, and representational strategies.

Research Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, , UT, 2018 Go Learn (Continue Education) Instructor/Trip Leader, Summer 2018 . Organize and lead a study tour to China that focuses on cultural tradition and vernacular built environment. CHIN 4900 / CLCS 3900: Culture and Heritage in China, Spring 2018 . Introduce Chinese vernacular cultural traditions and theories on vernacular, tradition, heritage, place, globalization, and sustainable heritage management. CHIN 3903: CLAC Culture and Heritage in China . A CLAC (Cultures and Languages across the Curriculum) course that offers students the opportunity to study discipline-specific content in Chinese.

Postdoctoral , School of Architecture, University of Utah, UT, 2015-2017 Research Assistant for Center for Ecological Planning and Design, Fall 2017 . Director: Sarah Hinners. . Bridge the gaps between research and the design and planning fields with a focus on the built environment and the human communities that inhabit it. Arch. 4010: Architectural Design Studio III, Fall 2017 . Further develop architectural research ability and design and technical skills; better understand design process. Arch. 1516: Introduction to Architecture, Fall 2017 (Guest Lecturer for 3 lectures) . A survey of broad historic periods with recurring themes and influences that guide the ebb and flow of architectural style. Arch. 6971: Final Design Studio, Spring 2017 (Co-Teach with Prescott Muir) . Each student develops their own design project on a site of their choice in rural China. Arch. 6965/4965: Chinese Vernacular Tradition and Cultural Heritage, Fall 2016 . Use vernacular settlement as both the social context and an interdisciplinary and dynamic framework to examine the theory and practice of vernacular traditions and heritage management in China. . Organize and lead an 11-day study tour to visit vernacular settlements and cultural landscape in Yunnan Province, China. Arch. 4010: Architectural Design Studio III, Fall 2015 . See above. Arch. 6816: Community Engaged Design Build, Fall 2015 (Guest Lecture) . The lecture is titled “Meaning of Place.”

Instructor, School of Architecture, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, China, Spring 2014 Sponsored by Overseas Young Chinese Forum Teaching Fellowships Cultural Heritage: Theory and Practice (Graduate Seminar) . Introduce the theory and practice in the field of heritage study.

Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, 2012-2013 Anth. 445: Ecotourism and Primate Conservation in China, Summer 2013 . Introduce cultural heritage of Xi’an, coordinate course schedule and details, and coordinate fieldwork. Arch. 577: Theory of Architecture, Fall 2012 . Lead discussions, give selected lectures, grade exams, and grade papers.

Studio Instructor, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, 2011-2012

Curriculum Vitae _Wei (Windy) Zhao 2 Arch. 272: Strategies of Architectural Design, Spring 2012 . Introduce design methodologies and concept development through the application of architectural design principles and project based development. Arch. 373: Architectural Design and the Landscape, Fall 2011 . Focus on the building in a landscape setting and the creation of place. Introduce schematic building design and site planning theory.

Lecturer, Department of Architecture, , IA, 2008-2010 Arch. 402: Architectural Design VI, Spring 2010 (Rome, Italy) . Examine the city of Rome through four particular lenses each represented by one of the classical elements, water, fire, earth, and air. . Explore the city’s physical environment against which the social and cultural experience is staged through rehabilitating a historic farmhouse in Rome. . Organize and lead fieldtrips in Rome and other cities in Italy. Arch. 431: Analytical Drawing, Spring 2010 (Rome, Italy) . Explore 2- and 3-dimensional representations. Emphasize on on-site freehand sketching, perspective and orthographic drawing, rendering of shadows and textures, and use of diverse media. DsnS. 183: Design Cultures, Fall 2009 (Lanzhou, China) . Explore the intersections between design (products, process, practice) and culture (economy, society, politics, history anthropology) through case studies from a range of design disciplines. DsnS. 102: Core Design Studio, Fall 2009 (Lanzhou China), Spring 2009, Fall 2008 . Introduce the fundamental design principles and shared langrage for all the programs in the College of Design. Arch. 302: Architectural Design IV, Spring 2009 . Examine housing in the urban situation. Examine collective and individual identities related by the condition of adjacency, the ability to consider varieties of scale within a project, and a further development of critical and technical methods. . Two students received the BWBR design awards (5 total). . Organize and lead the fieldtrip to New York City. Arch. 590: Graduate Independent Study, Spring 2009 . Study the history, the architecture, and the spatial character of one historical neighborhood in Beijing; identify its essential architectural and spatial elements, as well as design principles which could be applied in modern urban design practice. Arch. 201: Architectural Design I, Fall 2008 . Explore architectural design through projects that focus on the issues of human need, the environment, and the elements of architecture.

Research Fellow, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2007-2008 Focus: Chinese Vernacular Architecture Topic: the vernacular architecture and its relationship with the local religion and economy in Fangyan District, Zhejiang Province

Teaching Assistant, School of Architecture, Syracuse University, NY, 2000-2003 Recipient of the Graduate Assistant Prize at the University Level in 2003 Arc. 623: Advance Building System, Prof. Joel Bostick . Prepare lectures and grade assessments and exams. Arc. 108: 1st Year Design Studio, Prof. Andrew Klamon . Introduce architectural issues, history, skills/techniques, design methodologies and texts that are fundamental to an understanding of architecture and the process of design Arc. 107: 1st Year Design Studio, Prof. James Cooper

Curriculum Vitae _Wei (Windy) Zhao 3 . Same as Arc. 108 Pre-Architecture Program for High School Students, Prof. Bruce Coleman . Introduce fundamental graphic technics and architectural design principles. Arc. 104: 1st Year Drawing Class, Prof. James Cooper . Introduce the graphic language of architecture and experiential/analytical sketching, including descriptive geometry, architecture representation, and the science and art of casting shadow. Arc. 104: 1st Year Drawing Class, Prof. Scott Ruff . Vacillate between freehand and mechanical/drafting as well as introduce the basic color theory and 2D composition. Arc. 103: 1st Year Drawing Class, Prof. Martha Foss . Develop hand-eye coordination, skill and confidence in drawing.

Invited Critic outside the Affiliated Institution Graduate studio final review, , May 2009 First year final review, The , Beijing Campus, January 2008 Third year mid-term review, Tsinghua University, November 2007 Thesis review, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, June 2006 First year mid-term review, School of Architecture, Syracuse University, October 2004 Third year mid-term review, Boston Architectural Center, October 2004

PUBLICATIONS

Zhao, Wei. “From Sacred Wu-Yue to ‘The Centre of Heaven and Earth’: Constructing an Imperial Landscape and a Global Heritage in China.” Heritage & Society. Submitted for review.

Zhao, Wei. “The Creation of the Past and Interpretation in the Present: The Selective Construction of the Intangible Heritage of the Legend of Hu.” Asian Ethnology. Submitted for review.

Zhao, Wei. “Politicized Gentrification: Deconstructing Local Place While Rebranding the Capital of China.” The Plan Journal. Accepted for publication.

Zhao, Wei. “Book Review: Learning from Shenzhen: China’s Post-Ma Experiment from Special Zone to Model City.” Building & Landscape 26, no. 2 (2019).

Zhao, Wei. “Seasonal Hotel.” “Ancestral Hall.” “Theatrical Structure inside Temples and Ancestral Halls.” “Tong-Tang-Chang.” “Bracket.” “Water System.” Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World, 2nd Edition, editor-in-chief: Marcel Vellinga. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.

Knapp, Ronald G., and Wei Zhao. “Zhejiang.” Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World, 2nd Edition, editor-in-chief: Marcel Vellinga. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.

Zhao, Wei. “Behind the Sealed-up Doors: The New Urban Renewal Movement in Beijing.” Proceedings for the Association of Collegiate School of Architecture 106th Annual Meeting, 2018.

Zhao, Wei. “Place-Bound Relationship: The Missing Components in the ‘New Socialist Countryside.’” Proceedings for the Architectural Research Centers Consortium Annual Meeting, 2017.

Zhao, Wei. “再论传统的本质：传统文化在当代环境下的生存与发展 [Re-Examining the Essence of Tradition: Sustainability and Development of Cultural Tradition in Present Day].” 遗产与保护研 究 [Research on Heritage and Preservation] 2, no. 2 (2017): 46-51.

Curriculum Vitae _Wei (Windy) Zhao 4 Zhao, Wei. “Beyond the Invariable Style: The Development of Residential Architecture in Yanxia Village, Zhejiang Province, China.” Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review 26, no. 2. (2015): 41-58.

Zhao, Wei. “中国式‘建造’: 以国外文化遗产研究理论来审视国内近几年开展的文化遗产保护项 目 [China-Style Construction: Using the Concept of Heritage to Examine the Recent Preservation Projects in China].” 南方建筑 [South Architecture] no. 1 (2015): 24-29.

Zhao, Wei. “China: Managing Cultural Heritage and the World Heritage List.” In Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, editor-in-chief: Claire Smith, 1421-1433. New York: Springer, 2014.

Zhao, Wei. 岩下老街 [The Historical Path of Yanxia]. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press. 2013.

Zhao, Wei. “Local versus National Interests in the Promotion and Management of a Heritage Site: A Case Study from Zhejiang Province, China.” In Cultural Heritage Politics in China, edited by Helaine Silverman and Tami Blumenfield, 73-100. New York: Springer, 2013.

Zhao, Wei. “Becoming a Seasonal Hotel: The Impact of Pilgrimage Activities on the Housing Tradition of Yanxia, Zhejiang Province, China around the Turn of the Twentieth Century.” Proceedings for the Tenth International Conference on Traditional Housing Research, 2013.

Zhao, Wei. “The Man-Made God: Thriving between Buddhism and Daoism, the Almighty God of Hugong Dadi.” The International Journal of the Humanities v. 8, no. 9 (2010): 107-118.

Luo, Deyin. 南北两瓷村 [North and South Kilns]. Translated by Wei Zhao (2 chapters: “三卿口古窑村 [Historic Kiln of Sanqingkou]” and “招贤古瓷村 [Historic Kiln of Zhaoxian].” Beijing: Tsinghua University Press, 2008.

GRANTS, AWARDS AND HONORS

Community Engaged Scholarship Grant, University of Utah, 2018 (Collaborators: Stephen Goldsmith and Vellachi Ganesan)

Postdoc Travel Assistance Award, University of Utah, 2017

Faculty Research Travel Grant, University of Utah Asia Center (As part of the Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center Grant), 2016

University of Utah Research and Creative Grant, 2016-2018 (Collaborator: Thomas Carter)

SAH Opler Electronic Membership Grant, 2016

CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award (Nominated), 2015

Dissertation Completion Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014-2015

Graduate School Travel Grant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011-2015

Carter Manny Award (Nominated for the Writing Award), 2014-1015

Dissertation Travel Grant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2013-2014

Overseas Young Chinese Forum Teaching Fellowships, 2013-2014

Plym Foundation Fellowship, 2010-2011, 2013-2014

Environmental Design Research Association Conference Scholarship, 2012, 2014

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University of Illinois Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011-2013

Graduate Scholar Awards, International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, 2013

Society of Architectural Historians Travel Fellowship, 2012

Frank B. and Jennie M. Long Traveling Award, 2012

Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies Travel Grant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012

Pamela H. Simpson Presenter’s Fellowship, Vernacular Architecture Forum, 2012

Louise Woodroofe Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011

James Britton Memorial Award for Outstanding Senior Design Thesis, Syracuse University, 2003

Graduate Assistant Prize, Syracuse University, 2003

Graduate School Scholarship, Syracuse University, 2000-2003

Myron Jordan Scholarship, Syracuse University, 2001

Tsinghua Excellent Student Scholarship, Tsinghua University, 1995-1999

Shu-Ping Scholarship (a national award), 1990-1999

INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

“Design in Global Context with Local Dynamics.” (peer-reviewed) Syracuse University, February 2018.

“Global Context and Local Dynamics.” (peer-reviewed) Pennsylvania State University, March 2017.

“Chinese Vernacular Tradition.” Salt Lake County Library, September 2016.

“The Essence of Tradition.” Jilin University Zhuhai College, Zhuhai, China, June 2016.

“Home beyond the House: The Meaning of Home for People Living in Vernacular Settlements in Rural China.” University of Utah, April 2016.

“From the Land: The foundation of Rural China.” Urban China Forum, , October 2015.

“The Meaning of Place.” Jilin University Zhuhai College, Zhuhai, China, November 2013.

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Zhao, Wei. “The Meaning of 100,000: The Confrontation between Vernacular Tradition and National Heritage.” Vernacular Architecture Forum Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, May 2019.

Zhao, Wei. “A Historic Palace or a National Icon?: The Reconstruction of Daming Palace Archaeological Park.” The 16th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments, Coimbra, Portugal, October 2018.

Zhao, Wei. “Politicizing the Vernacular: Building a New Capital of China with Renovated Courtyard Houses.” Vernacular Architecture Forum Annual Meeting, Alexandria, VA, May 2018.

Zhao, Wei. “Behind the Sealed-up Doors: The New Urban Renewal Movement in Beijing.” Association of Collegiate School of Architecture 106th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, March 2018.

Curriculum Vitae _Wei (Windy) Zhao 6 Zhao, Wei. “Place-Bound Relationship: The Missing Components in the ‘New Socialist Countryside.’” Architectural Research Centers Consortium Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2017.

Zhao, Wei. “Building Upwards: The Development of the Shophouse in Southern China.” Vernacular Architecture Forum Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2017.

Zhao, Wei. “Making Participants the Photographers: Challenges, Validity, and Strength of the Photovoice Method.” Vernacular Architecture Forum Annual Meeting, Durham, NC, June 2016.

Zhao, Wei. “We Are the People Living under Fangyan Mountain!”: Cultural Landscape and Collective Identity of Yanxia, Zhejiang Province, China.” Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, March 2016.

Zhao, Wei. “Home Beyond the House: The Meaning of Home for People Living in Yanxia Village, Zhejiang Province, China.” The 14th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2014.

Zhao, Wei. “‘Won't I Then Become a City Dweller?’ The Future of Vernacular Dwellings and Settlements in Rural China.” The 45th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association, New Orleans, LA, May 2014.

Zhao, Wei. “The China-Style Re-Construction.” The 45th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association, New Orleans, LA, May 2014.

Zhao, Wei. “Becoming a Seasonal Hotel: The Impact of Pilgrimage Activities on the Housing Tradition of Yanxia, Zhejiang Province, China around the Turn of the Twentieth Century.” The Tenth International Conference on Traditional Housing Research, Nanjing, China, November 2013.

Zhao, Wei. “The Creation of the Past and the Interpretation in the Present: A Case Study of the Oral Tradition of Hu Ze in Fangyan, Zhejiang Province, China.” The Eleventh International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Budapest, Hungary, June 2013.

Zhao, Wei. “Home Beyond the House: The Perceptions of Home for People Living in Vernacular Built Environments in Rural China (Proposal).” The 22nd Annual Graduate Conference on East Asia, Columbia University, New York, NY, February 2013.

Zhao, Wei. “Missing Memories and Forgotten Homes: Challenges in the Construction of a New Socialist Countryside in Rural China.” The 13th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments, Portland, OR, October 2012.

Zhao, Wei. “The Imprint of Railroad: The Commercial Landscape and the Railroad Hotels of Bement, Illinois.” Vernacular Architectural Forum, Madison, WI, June 2012.

Zhao, Wei. “The Making of ‘The Center of Heaven and Earth’: A Constructed World Heritage Site in 2010.” The 43th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association, Seattle, WA, May 2012.

Zhao, Wei. “The Sacred Wu-Yue: A Politically Constructed Landscape in Imperial China.” Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Annual Conference, Champaign, IL, March 2012.

Zhao, Wei. “The Rise of a Man-Made God and the Fall of a Pilgrimage Temple: A Case Study of the Promotion and Management of a Heritage Site in Zhejiang Province.” World Archaeological Congress Inter-Congress on Heritage Management in East and South East Asia, Beijing, China, July 2011.

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Zhao, Wei. “The Man-Made God: Thriving between Buddhism and Daoism, the Almighty God of Hugong Dadi.” The Eighth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities (Virtual Presentation), Los Angeles, CA, June 2010.

Zhao, Wei. “Behind the ‘Invariable’ Style: The Development of Residential Architecture in Yanxia Village, Zhejiang Province, China.” Vernacular Architecture Forum, Washington DC, May 2010.

EXHIBITIONS

At the Tip of the Pencil: Travel Sketches and Preparatory Drawings of Architecture of the World, School of Architecture, University of Utah (as part of the National Conference on the Beginning Design Student), March 2017.

China Through the Lens: Selected Artwork from Students Who Attended the China Study Tour (Curator), School of Architecture, University of Utah, December 2016.

Chinese Vernacular Tradition: Selected Work from the World Through My Eyes. Solo-Exhibition (As part of Chinese Cultural Week), Photography and Texts. October 2016.

Home in their Eyes: Images and Stories of Home by Residents in Rural China (Curator), Photography and Texts, J. Willard Marriott Library, March - June 2016.

The World Through My Eyes: One Photography and One Story for Every City I Visited, Solo-Exhibition, Photography and Texts, The Illini-Union, Champaign, IL, February 2014

Place: Photographs from the World Through My Eyes, Solo-Exhibition, Photography and Texts, Jilin University Zhuhai College, Zhuhai, China, November 2013 Rome Underneath My Feet. Photography, Indi Go Gallery, Champaign, IL, April 2012

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

Registered Architect, State of Arizona, License #46815, 2007 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professionals, United States, 2005

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MPlacez, LLC. (Founder), Salt Lake City, UT, 2017-present Lead Designer, SZA Inc., Beijing, China, 2011-present Junior Project Architect, HGA Inc., Los Angeles, CA, 2005-2007 Project Designer, Icon Architects, Boston, MA, 2005 Assistant Designer, Childs Bertman Tseckares Inc., Boston, MA, 2003-2004 Intern Architect, Diana Kellogg Architects, New York, NY, 2001 Intern Architect, China Academy of Building Research, Beijing, China, 1999

PROFESIONAL AND ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS

American Institute of Architects (AIA)

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FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE

Shophouses in Seattle, 2018 The “New Socialist Countryside,” Zhejiang Province, China, 2016 Shophouses in Fujian, Guangdong, and Jiangxi Provinces, China, 2016 Dissertation research at Yanxia, Zhejiang Province, China, 2007-2014 (IRB approval since 2011) Vernacular built environment of Xihe, Henan Province, China, 2013 History of Bement, IL, 2012 (IRB approval) Vernacular built environment of Tongdao, Hunan Province, China, 2011 The World Heritage Site in Dengfeng, Henan Province, China, 2011 Kangbaiwan Castle in Kangdian, Henan Province, China, 2007 Vernacular built environment of Qikou, Shanxi Province, China, 2000 Anzhen Fortress in Huainan, Fujian Province, China, 2000 Vernacular built environment of Xiwenxing, Shanxi Province, China, 1999

NATIONAL SERVICE

Co-Chair, ARCC (Architectural Research Centers Consortium) Conference, 2017 Co-Editor, ARCC (Architectural Research Centers Consortium) Proceedings, 2017 Reviewer, ARCC (Architectural Research Centers Consortium) Proposals, 2017 Reviewer, TDSR (Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review), 2015

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Enrichment Committee, School of Design, Louisiana Tech University, 2018-19 Guest Editor, Dialectic, School of Architecture, University of Utah, 2016-17 Academic Culture and Outreach Committee, School of Architecture, University of Utah, 2015-18 Admissions, Recruitment and Diversity Committee, School of Architecture, University of Utah, 2015-18

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Participated in the renovation project (design phase) of Xihe village, Henan Province, China, as a new way to explore the possibility of building a new socialist countryside, October 2013.

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