Mia Tedjosaputro PhD

Assistant Professor and Deputy Head of Department

Mia Tedjosaputro is an Indonesian architect with professional experience in Indonesia and Singapore prior to pursuing her further degree in the UK. She obtained her PhD from the University of Nottingham UK in 2018. Her main research focuses are the study of design behaviour, augmented reality and bamboo architecture.

She joined XJTLU ARC in April 2022; currently is the DHoD (Deputy Head of Architecture Department) and Digital Design and Fabrication lab (DDF LAB) coordinator. Along with her professional practice, she founded Architects Without Borders (AWB), a work-in-progress platform for social missions through architecture practices.

Current PhD supervision:
Holographic Construction Methods for Circular Design - one PGRS student

She is also a reviewer in DIMENSI, an international peer-reviewed journal, ISBN: 2338 7858; and The Design Journal, Print ISSN: 1460-6925 Online ISSN: 1756-3062.

Her personal website is www.miatedjosaputro.com

A recent Xinhua News (national) short video coverage: https://english.news.cn/20221120/0153ec67502e45b481f296a32253d27d/c.html


  • PGCHE (Higher Education teaching qualification), Falmouth University (UK), 2020
  • PhD, University of Nottingham (UK), 2018
  • M.Arch, University of Nottingham (UK), 2012
  • B.Arch, Petra Christian University (Indonesia), 2007


  • Assistant Professor; Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University, 2022-present
  • Guest Lecturer in Preliminary Year Architecture; University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 2020-2022
  • Lecturer in Architecture; Ningbo University (International program), 2020-2022
  • Founder and Creative Director; AKSEN (China est 2019 and Indonesia est 2001), 2019-present
  • Architectural Assistant; SAA Architects Pte Ltd (Singapore), 2009-2011
  • Architectural Assistant; Tierra Design(s) Pte Ltd, Singapore, 2008-2009
  • Architect Engineer, Project Controlling and Monitoring; Prosys Engineers International, Indonesia, 2007-2008


  • Study of design behaviour
  • Bamboo architecture, including AR for Bamboo architecture
  • Digital design cognition
  • Design pedagogy
  • Embodied creativity
  • UAVs for design pedagogy
  • Circular Economy in Design


  • Tedjosaputro, M. (2024). Hyperboloid Structure (Reciprocal Tower) in Bamboo Architecture. In Creativity, Heritage and the City Springer.
  • Tedjosaputro, M.A, Wallwork, M. and Ramadhana, A. (2023) "The Potential Uses of Augmented Reality (AR) in Temporary Bamboo Architecture." The International Journal of Design Education 17 (2): 65-75. doi:10.18848/2325-128X/CGP/v17i02/65-75.
  • Qonatirila, N. A., Junaidy, D. W., Ihsan, M., Tedjosaputro, M. A., Larasati, D. & Satari, F. (2020). The Domain Specificity of Creativity in Young Design Entrepreneurs. The International Journal of Design Management and Professional Practice, 14, 23-47.
  • Tedjosaputro, M. A., Shih, Y.-T., Niblock, C. & Pradel, P. (2017b). Interplay of Sketches and Mental Imagery in the Design Ideation Stage of Novice Designers. The Design Journal, 1-25.


  • Roslan, S. B., & Tedjosaputro, M. (2024). Integration of design and structure: Applying tectonic thinking with bamboo in formative architecture design studios. In 6th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture Springer.
  • Tedjosaputro, M., & Roslan, S. B. (2024). Community of Inquiry Practice within Architecture Students through Bamboo Bridges Group Works. In 6th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture (ICCEA 2023) Springer.
  • Tedjosaputro, Roslan and Maurina (2023). Towards the Creation of New Paradigm of Tectonic Bamboo Education (TBE). Teaching Beyond Curriculum Education Conference 2023. The Glasgow School of Art, Louisiana State University and Wenzhou Kean University. November 15-17, 2023.
  • Tedjosaputro (2023). Designing out waste: a literature review. The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (ICSBS2023): Towards a Carbon Neutral Future. Springer, in press.
  • Tedjosaputro (2023). Holographic Construction in Circular Design: A literature review. In: CAADRIA 2023 (28th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia), in press.
  • Wallwork, M., Tedjosaputro, M. & Xu, W. (2021). An investigation into the effectiveness of student-led experiential learning for UG architects and the implications of incorporating AR into such pedagogical exercises. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2021. IOP Publishing, 012019.
  • Tedjosaputro, M. A. & Mareta, S. (2021). Embedding VRAD (Virtual Reality Aided Design) in Architectural Pedagogy. In: TALE2021, I., ed. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE), 2021 Central China Normal University (CCNU), Wuhan, China. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., 752-756.
  • Mareta, S., Hung-Lo-Sang, L. L. K., Tedjosaputro, M. A. & Hadian, G. S. Rivero, R. Thenara, J.M. (2021). Virtual Reality-Based Immersive Digital Learning Resources: Initial Study of the Design Features Perception from Future Architects. In: TALE2021, I., ed. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE), 2021 Central China Normal University (CCNU), Wuhan, China. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., 784-789.
  • Tedjosaputro, M. A. (2020). Concerning digital design in architectural pedagogy. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2020. IOP Publishing, 012011.
  • Tedjosaputro, M. A. & Shih, Y.-T. (2019). Perceiving Design Processes as Embodied Experience. In: Chakrabarti, A., ed. Research into Design for a Connected World, 2019 Singapore. Springer Singapore, 21-31.
  • Tedjosaputro, M. A. & Shih, Y.-T. (2018). A visualization tool to investigate the interplay of external and internal processes. International Conference on-Design Computing and Cognition, 2018. Springer, 669- 686.
  • Tedjosaputro, M. A. (2018). Designing with and without access to externalisations, a summary. In: Huang, W., Williams, M., Luo, D., Wu, Y.-S. & Lin, Y., eds. The 23rd International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, 2018 Beijing. China Architecture & Building Press, Beijing, 103-108.
  • Tedjosaputro, M. A., Shih, Y.-T., Niblock, C. & Pradel, P. (2017). Differences in Sketches and Mental Imagery in Ideation Stage of Novice Designers. In: Chakrabarti, A. & Chakrabarti, D. (eds.) Research into Design for Communities, Volume 1: Proceedings of ICoRD 2017. Singapore: Springer Singapore.
  • Tedjosaputro, M. A., Pradel, P. & Niblock, C. (2015b). Contribution of smartpens to design studies in capturing design process. Interplay 2015. Brisbane: International Associations of Societies of Design Research.
  • Tedjosaputro, M., Shih, Y., Pradel, P. & Niblock, C. (2015a). Multidisciplinary Design Behaviour Using Sketching and Mental Imagery: A Literature Review and Considerations for Future Research. In: Chakrabarti, A. (ed.) ICoRD’15 – Research into Design Across Boundaries Volume 1. Springer India.


  • Tedjosaputro and Sun (2023). ‘Flow’ in Architecture Pedagogy (Studio), Observations and Future Applications. 11th European Conference on Education (ECE2023). SOAS University of London and University of College London. July 13-17 2023
  • Wallwork and Tedjosaputro (2023). Reflections on Fostering Learner Autonomy in a Hands-On Workshop for Building and Flying UAVs via EMI. School of Languages at XJTLU Symposium, Flying Solo: Fostering Learner Autonomy. Xi'an Jiaotong- Liverpool University. Jun 7, 2023.
  • Tedjosaputro and Kevin (2022). A Decade of Technological Support for Bamboo Design. 2022 International Conference- Bamboo: A Very Sustainable Construction Material. November 15th, 2022
  • Tedjosaputro (2022). Hyperboloid Structure (Reciprocal Tower) in Bamboo Architecture. Building Technology and Culture in the Asia-Pacific Region: Histories and Projects. June 24th, 2022
  • Wallwork and Tedjosaputro (2022). The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Architectural Pedagogy: Improving Student Retention and Engagement by the Creation of Dynamic Input Materials. Sixteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices · Jan 21, 2022


  • XJTLU Postgraduate Research Scholarship PGRS2212008 'Holographic Construction Methods for Circular Design' (Three years full scholarship including tuition fee and monthly stipend for one PhD candidate, equivalent to 420k RMB)
  • XJTLU Research Development Fund RDF-22-01-003. 'Holographic Construction in Circular Design' (Total amount 84,620 RMB, Jan 2023- Dec 2025)
  • XJTLU Teaching Development Fund TDF21/22-R25-186. 'Embedding ARAD (Augmented Reality Aided Design) in Design Pedagogy' (Total amount 40,000 RMB, Feb 2023 - Jan 2026)


  • AAB 2024 (August 2024) conference in XJTLU, organising committee (member) and scientific committee (member)
  • xArch 2023 (November 2023) symposium in XJTLU, organising committee (head) and scientific committee (member)
  • ICEA 2023 (October 2023) conference in Petra Christian University, Indonesia; scientific committee (member)
  • So Swiss! in Suzhou (June 2023) event in collaboration with Swiss Consulate in Shanghai (organising team). https://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/news/2023/07/so-swiss-scholars-and-practitioners-share-sustainable-practices
  • ICSBS 2023 (August 2023) conference in XJTLU, technical committee (member)


  • ARC 202 Structural Design
  • ARC 204 Design Studio - Small Urban Buildings


  • Board of Indonesian Architects, since 2007
Mia Tedjosaputro