Dèng Sīqí | 邓斯琪
Dèng Sīqí | 邓斯琪
XJTLU Degrees
BEng(Hons) Architecture, RIBA Part 1, 2016
MArch Design, RIBA Part 2, 2018
PhD, XJTLU, Univ. of Liverpool, since 2019
Practice
SUNYAT Architecture, Shanghai, 2018-19
Masters' Architecture Office, Shanghai, 2019
I received both my undergraduate and postgraduate degree from the Architecture Department of XJTLU, where I am currently also a full-time PhD student. What impressed me a lot is the help and encouragement that the teachers offered when I was in trouble. It supported me immensely. The academic atmosphere, international working environment and good facilities provide broad prospects for my research. Meanwhile, the open and eclectic cultural attitude undoubtedly provides me with enlightening guidance, assisting my search for pluralistic approaches in contemporary architectural research. Studying at XJTLU is a process of continually discovering and developing myself.
While studying for my Bachelor, I developed an interest in architectural aesthetics. For my Master’s project, I explored the relation between Chinese calligraphy and architectural space, between writing and constructing environments, which presented new architectural typologies based on a new architectural language. The work provided for indications that it should be possible to create a new methodology for the design of contemporary architecture in China - one that reflects traditional Chinese culture. My PhD research project pushes this further. The aim is to develop theories and strategies for the design of an architecture that is resonant with what could be called the Chinese spirit. The thesis will also provide a better understanding of how practices relate to traditional conceptions of space in China.
Images on the left
Image 01 to 03: Walking experience in Chinese calligraphy, individual work, MArchDes, XJTLU
