About Jiang Wu’s work
Jiang Wu held a Croucher Visitorship at the University of Hong Kong from February to June 1994. At the time, Wu was based at Tongji University.
Biography
Jiang Wu is an architectural historian whose work traces the development of Shanghai through its buildings and streets. His books include a history of Shanghai architecture from 1840 to 1949 and a study of the city’s alleys. He completed his doctorate at Tongji University’s School of Architecture in 1993. During the 1990s he was a visiting scholar at the University of Hong Kong and Harvard University. He also lectured at universities and research institutions elsewhere in Asia, Europe and Australia.
Wu served as deputy dean of Tongji’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning and as vice president of the university from 2008 to 2021. His work in Shanghai extended to municipal planning, land use and the protection of historic buildings. He served on the city’s cultural relics management committee and as deputy director of the expert committee concerned with historic buildings and landscapes. He is a member of the French Academy of Architectural Sciences.