A leading academic in China’s public art discipline: founded the first undergraduate studio in public art in China in 2000, and established the Department of Public Art in 2005.

• Pioneered the concepts of AUD (Art-led Urban Design) and Soft City, using art to revitalize urban public spaces.

• Served as a planner for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games, chief planner of the Humanistic Daxing International Airport, and participated in the design for Expo 2010.