Dr Fei Chen Ph.D, MA, B.Arch
Reader in Architecture and Urban Design Architecture
- +44 (0)151 794 2620
- Work email Fei.Chen@liverpool.ac.uk
- ORCID0000-0001-8168-507X
Professional Activities
Conference Roles
- Scientific Committee member of the 28th International Seminar on Urban Form, by Invitation (Glasgow, 2021)
- Invited talk in the Webinar "What does the Global Pandemic COVID-19 Teach Us? Reflections of the Global urban Leaders", by Invitation (Webinar, 2020)
- Scientific Committee member of the 27th International Seminar on Urban Form (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2020)
- Invited talk in the seminar of the Urban Morphology Research Group, University of Birmingham , by Invitation (University of Birmingham, 2019)
- Invited lecture series 'Current Research in Urban Design' in Nanjing University, China, by Invitation (School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, 2018)
- Invited public lecture titled 'The wall, boundaries and community-building' in the RIBA North Social Housing Symposium, by Invitation (RIBA North, 2017)
- Invited public lecture titled ''The ‘visual effect’ in Chinese urban design'' as part of the Liverpool International Photography Festival LOOK/17, by Invitation (the Bluecoat, 2017)
- Invited to be a panellist for the public discussion in the UK/China Cultural Exchange Lab, by Invitation (2017 LOOK Liverpool International Photography Festival, 2017)
- Invited speaker in the Home symposium organised by the London Confucius Institute, SOAS, ACROSS Architecture. My presentation was titled 'Make a house home: typomorphology and sense of place'., by Invitation (London Confucius Institute, SOAS, ACROSS Architecture, 2016)
- Invited speaker in the Urban Design Education Symposium organised by the AA School, London. My presentation was titled 'Chinese Urban Design: Practice and Challenges'. Watch the video of the presentation at http://www.aaschool.ac.uk//VIDEO/lecture.php?ID=3372, by Invitation (the AA School, 2016)
- Invited to give a public lecture on Chinese urbanisation in the Blue Coat, Liverpool., by Invitation (The Blue Coat, Liverpool, 2015)
- Invited speaker in the Bartlett Morphological Group Workshop. My presentation was titled 'Interrogate urban form with culture in the Chinese context' , by Invitation (The Bartlett, 2015)
- Invited lectures to the delegation from the China Ministry of Housing and Rural-Urban Development, by Invitation (Delegation from the China Ministry of Housing and Rural-Urban Development, 2014)
- Invited speaker of the research seminar 'Life on the Edge', University of Sheffield. Watch the vedio of the presentation at http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/landscape/lectures, by Invitation (University of Sheffield, 2013)
- Invited speaker in the seminar of Urban Morphology Research Group, University of Birminham, by Invitation (University of Birmingham, 2011)
- Scientific Committee member of the XXVI ISUF Conference (2018 - 2019)
- Invited talk in the Seminar of the Urban Morphology Research Group, Birmingham University, by Invitation (2018 - 2019)
Editorships
- Journal of Urban Management (Associate Editor, 2018 - present)
- Journal of Chinese Architecture and Urbanism (Editorial (Advisory) Board Member, 2018 - present)
Examination Roles
- University of Nottingham, PhD examination (2022 - present)
- Victoria University of Wellington, PhD examination (2021 - 2022)
- University of Nottingham, MArch Sustainable Urban Design (PGT, 2021)
- University of Auckland, PhD examination (2022 - present)
- University of Nottingham, MArch Sustainable Urban Design (PGT, 2020)
- University of Huddersfield, PhD examination (2020 - 2021)
- Massey University, PhD examination (2020)
- University of Sheffield, PhD examination (2019)
- University of Liverpool, PhD examination (2019)
- University of Nottingham, MArch Sustainable Urban Design (PGT, 2019)
- National University of Singapore, PhD examination (2018 - 2019)
- University of Nottingham, MArch Sustainable Urban Design (PGT, 2017 - 2018)
- University of Sheffield, PHD examination (PhD, 2017 - 2018)
- University of Auckland, MPlan Examination (MPhil, 2017 - 2018)
- University of Nottingham, MArch Sustainable Urban Design (PGT, 2016 - 2017)
- University of Sheffield, PHD examination (PhD, 2016 - 2017)
- University of Huddersfield, PhD examination (2013 - 2014)
- University of Strathclyde, PhD examination (2012 - 2013)
- University of Aruckland, MPlan examination (MPhil, 2011 - 2012)
External Administrative or Committee Roles
- Director of the European Chapter of the International Association of China Planning (2021 - present)
- Peer Review College member of Arts and Humanities Research Council (2022 - 2025)
Internal Administrative or Committee Roles
- EDI academic lead in the School of the Arts (School / Institute, 2020 - present)
- Deputy Head of the School of Architecture (Department, 2020)
- Research group lead for Urban Form and Social Space (Department, 2019 - present)
- Internationalisation lead of the School of the Arts (School / Institute, 2015 - 2018)
- International Exchange Coordinator in the School of Architecture (Department, 2012 - 2015)
Professional Body Memberships
- International Seminar on Urban Form (Member)
- International Association for People-Environment Studies (Member)
- International Association for China Planning (Member)