Research direction: architectural design and theories, design methods of public architecture

Ma Jin: winner of the 8th “Young Architect Award”, Architectural Society of China; permanent expert of Nanjing Planning Bureau; member of Architectural Design Professional Committee, China Association for Engineering Construction Standardization; member of Academic Committee for High-rise Residential Environment, Architectural Society of China. He has served as a teacher in the past 10+ years, while engaging in design and practice for over 20 years. Also, he has been appointed as the scheme creator and project leader in over 100 large and medium-sized projects of public architecture. Besides, he has won prizes in many large-scale international competitions which were participated by top design institutions both at home and abroad.

He has long adhered to the combination of practice and theoretical research, with rich experience in practice and a solid foundation in architectural theories. The UAG studio led by him has become an outstanding integrated platform for industry, academia, and research, where a large number of top postgraduates are cultivated. His research on architectural theories includes: design methods of large and complex public buildings, space types of educational buildings, as well as theories and practice of contemporary architecture and construction. The buildings designed by him are mainly referred to hotels, educational buildings, and renovated industrial-heritage buildings. These projects include: Nanjing Xinzhuang International Convention and Exhibition Center, Urban Design of Nanjing Xianlin University City Center, Comprehensive Cultural Center in Nanjing Lukou Airport New City, Nanjing Zhonghua Middle School - Yuhua Campus, Industrial Heritage Renovation of Nanjing Compressor Factory, and so on. His projects have won over 40 awards at both national and provincial levels, including the Silver Award of National Excellent Engineering Design, the Bronze Award ofArchitectural Creation presented by Architectural Society of China, the Gold Award of Purple Gold, the Gold Award of Asian Educational Environment Design, the Excellent Survey and Design Award inJiangsu Province, as well as the first and second prizes of Architectural Creation presented by Architectural Society of Jiangsu Province. His works have been published more than 10 times on many professional websites, such as Archdaily International,gooood,POSITION, and so on. In addition, he has published more than 20 papers in such journals asArchitectural JournalandDEAIL, and has published the monograph Analysis on the Construction of Contemporary Architecture. What’s more, he has been given exclusive interviews by such magazines asWorld ArchitectureandTime + Architecture.