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XJTLU shines at Milan Design Week, inspired by Chinese pictograms

XJTLU shines at Milan Design Week, inspired by Chinese pictograms

Presenting furniture designs that fuse ancient Chinese pictograms with modern-day interpretations...

03 May 2023
The Conversation: ‘Uncomfortable heritage’ – how cities are repurposing former slaughterhouses

The Conversation: ‘Uncomfortable heritage’ – how cities are repurposing former slaughterhouses

Exterior of Smithfield Market in London. Credit: I Wei Huang via hellorf In the second half of...

28 Apr 2023
Students win acclaim for urban designs to reconnect humans and nature

Students win acclaim for urban designs to reconnect humans and nature

Four architecture students from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University have received praise at an in...

21 Apr 2023
Community Garden Open Day promotes sustainability on campus

Community Garden Open Day promotes sustainability on campus

The Design School and Campus Management Office recently co-organised the first Community Garden O...

20 Apr 2023
Why are polders an important part of China’s water heritage

Why are polders an important part of China’s water heritage

As a civilisation originating from rivers, China possesses one of the world’s largest water resou...

27 Feb 2023
XJTLU offered me new perspectives on design

XJTLU offered me new perspectives on design

Adam Kuzma, a Polish alumnus of Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (BEng Architecture, 2021), hi...

13 Feb 2023
Appetite for Deconstruction: Art exhibition calls for reflection on human-nature relations

Appetite for Deconstruction: Art exhibition calls for reflection on human-nature relations

 Recently, academics at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University recreated the visual part of the ...

10 Feb 2023
Video: Indonesian architect sees education’s role in helping planet

Video: Indonesian architect sees education’s role in helping planet

Video courtesy of Xinhua News Agency. It was originally published in their Global Connection colu...

12 Jan 2023
Researchers propose a more effective method to predict floods

Researchers propose a more effective method to predict floods

More of us are vulnerable to the effects of flooding than ever before due to changes in climate, ...

09 Jan 2023