Dr. Yunsheng Su is chief engineer for the Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning & Design Institute, a position he has held since 2008. Su is also a planning consultant for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo, a guest lecturer at Shanghai’s Urban Planning Bureau Director Training Course, and co-founder of Urban China Magazine. He has lectured at Tongji University in Shanghai.

Su earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree in urban planning design and design theories from Tongji University. His career at Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning & Design Institute started in 2001, and he has led many important urban design projects such as the Beijing Tongzhou Canal City and the 2010 Shanghai Expo-village Project.

He has been active in bringing the experience of China’s rapid modernization and its designs to other developing countries. In 2005, he undertook the task of promoting Tongji University globally and introduced the concept of “China Cities.” That same year, he played a role in launching Urban China Magazine, a modern planning and design publication. In 2008, together with some Tongji designers, he found Etopia, a conceptual construction platform.

 
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