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Basic Information
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Brief Introduction
Dr Xin Li holds a PhD in Architecture and an MPhil in Architecture and Urban Studies from the University of Cambridge, and a B.A. in Architecture from the University of Liverpool (First Class with Honours). She was awarded the China Scholarship Council Cambridge International Scholarship for her PhD, Postdoctoral International Exchange Programme, and “Yuxiu Young Scholars Program” of Nanjing University. She participated the 9th Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture as an exhibiting artist and obtained “Young Talent Award”. Her research interests lie in socio-technical constructs of architectural space and energy.
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Honors and Awards
l2023 9th Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture, Young Talent Award（Artwork title: The Urban Palimpsest）
l2018-21 CSC Cambridge International Scholarship
l2020 St Edmund's College 2020 CR Art Contest, Most Creative Prize & People's Choice runner up
l2020 St Edmund’s College Student Awards
l2019 Kettle's Yard Travel Fund
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Research and Projects
lPostdoctoral International Exchange Programme (YJ20220271), 2022-24, host.
lJiangsu Province Social Science Foundation Youth Project (23SHC013), 2023-25, 50,000RMB, host.
lJiangsu Province Social Science Foundation Major Project (23ZDW005), 2023-25, 300,000RMB, participating.
lUC Berkeley-Cambridge University Urban Design Charrette, 2018-19, ￡30k, participating. -
Publications
lLi, X.*, & Sunikka-Blank, M. Technology, high-rise, and the modern homes: How vertical life accelerates domestic energy use in urban China. Housing, Theory and Society. (under review)
lLi, X.*, & Sunikka-Blank, M. (2023). “The computer is never turned off”: Children’s domestic practices and energy demand in urban China. Energy Research & Social Science, 97, 102962. //doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.102962
lLi, X. (2022). Urban densification, social capital, and domestic energy demand: Neighbourhood restructuring in Jinan City, China [Thesis, University of Cambridge].
lLi, X.*, & Sunikka-Blank, M. (2021). Urban densification and social capital: Neighbourhood restructuring in Jinan, China. Buildings and Cities, 2(1), Article 1. //doi.org/10.5334/bc.70
lLi, X. and Sunikka-Blank, M. (2019) ‘Understanding and Assessing Social Capital in a Restructured Chinese Neighbourhood: A Case Study in Jinan, Shandong’, in. At the Frontiers of The Urban: Thinking Concepts and Practices Globally, University College London, United Kingdom, pp. 271–280
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Works
The Urban Palimpsest
9th Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture, Young Talent Award
（Collaborator: Edward Leung）
