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Basic Information
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Brief Introduction
Pingping Dou holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Southeast University, followed by a Master of Environmental Design in Architecture and a Ph.D. in Architecture and Urban Studies, both from University of Cambridge. She has accumulated extensive professional experience, beginning her career as an Environmental Designer at RMJM London Ltd, and later serving as a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge and a Visiting Design Tutor at the University of Sheffield. Currently, she is an Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, and also serves as the Director of the Intelligent Perception and Environmental Behavior Sub-Laboratory at the Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Urban AI and Green Human Settlements. Her research focuses on intelligent perception and environmental behavior, future human habitat and architectural adaptability, multi-modal interaction in architectural design and urban regeneration. Academically, she contributes as an Accreditation Reviewer for RIBA Architecture Degree Programs, a Guest Editor for Architectural Design. Additionally, she is a Committee Member of both the Environmental Behavior Committee and the Architectural Criticism Committee within the Architectural Society of China, and an Expert Advisor at the Jiangsu Acoustic Industry Technology Innovation Center.
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Courses
lArchitectural Design (3) (For Undergraduate of Architecture)
lConceptual Design (For Master of Architecture)
lResearch Methods for Architecture and Urban Studies (For Master of Architecture and Urban Planning)
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Honors and Awards
l2023, Excellent Young Architect Award, Yangtze River Delta Architectural Society Alliance
l2023, Jiangsu Provincial Society of Civil and Architectural Engineering Science and Technology Award - Urban Design Category, Second Prize
l2021, Excellent Survey and Design Award of Jiangsu Urban and Rural Construction System, First Prize, 2021.
l2021, Excellent Engineering Design Award of Jiangsu Province, First Prize
l2021, Jiangsu Provincial Social Science Applied Research Excellence Project Award, First Prize
l2021, The 15th Jiangsu Civil Engineering and Architecture Society Architectural Creation Award, First Prize
l2020, The 7th Zijin Award - Architectural and Environmental Design Competition (Professional Group), Gold Award
l2020, The 14th Jiangsu Civil Engineering and Architecture Society Architectural Creation Award, First Prize
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Research and Projects
l2025-26, Science and Technology Strategic Consulting Project of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Sub-project Lead
l2024-25, Suzhou · China Sound Valley Innovation Fund, Principal Investigator
l2024-25, Ministry of Education Industry-University Cooperation Collaborative Education Program, Principal Investigator
l2023-25, Major Project of Jiangsu Provincial Social Science Fund, Sub-project Lead
l2021-22, Jiangsu Acoustic Industry Technology Innovation Center Project, Principal Investigator
l2017-21, China Architecture Design & Research Group, Environmental Design for the Venues and Facilities Construction Project of the Yanqing Competition Zone for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Principal Investigator
l2016-18, European Commission Erasmus+ Programme, Principal Investigator (China Side)
l2015-18, National Natural Science Foundation of China (Young Scientists Fund), Principal Investigator
l2014-17, Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Young Scientists Fund), Principal Investigator
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Key Publications
Books：
lGuangtian Zou, Pingping Dou*, Fei Lian eds. (2026) Environment-Behavior and Future Human Habitat, Springer Nature
Papers：
lKeqian Shi & Pingping Dou*. (2025) From conflict to resilience: a cross-cultural analysis of NIMBY phenomena in urban infrastructure development and its implications for China’s new urbanization. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 1–23.（A&HCI、SSCI）
lShanshan Hu & Pingping Dou*. (2024) Anthropomorphic design with HCI technology for place-making in urban regeneration, Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Environment-Behavior Studies
lKe Sun & Pingping Dou*. (2024) A Fine-Grained Sentiment Analysis Based on Social Media Comment Data: An Exploration on Museum Public Buildings as Emotional Ties for Communities, Proceedings of the International Forum on Urbanism
lYi Cheng & Pingping Dou*. (2023) Delimiting Renewal Units: A regeneration method for the hybrid district of Suzhou Old Town, Praxis of Urban Morphology, Pt 2
lPingping Dou, Yuan Zhang (2019) "Hygiene and Residence" and the Transition of Weisheng in Urban China, Cambridge Journal of China Studies, Vol.14, No.2, pp.17-30
lPingping Dou (2018) Lost and Found: Reinventing Multi-Screen Adaptable Architecture, Architectural Design, vol.88, 2018-6: 32-39 （A&HCI）
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Works
Nanjing Institute of Creative Agriculture Rural Empowerment Centre, Gaochun District, 2021
Nanjing University Urban Regeneration Workstation (Renovation of Historical Houses in Menxi), Nanjing, 2022
Suzhou·China Sound Valley Sound Media Lounge, 2022
Nanjing City of Literature: Literary Trail and Literary Canopy, 2023
Renovation Design for the Mental Health Education and Research Center, Nanjing University Xianlin Campus, 2024
