Research outputs
2025
Activating Liverpool’s railway heritage: Integrating historical rail assets for modern sustainable transport and communities
Chen, C. -L., & Xi, J. (2025). Activating Liverpool’s railway heritage: Integrating historical rail assets for modern sustainable transport and communities. Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place. Retrieved from chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/
Activating Liverpool's Railway Heritage: Integrating Historical Rail Assets for Modern Sustainable Transport and Communities
Chen, C. -L., Xi, J., & Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, P. A. P. (2025). Activating Liverpool's Railway Heritage: Integrating Historical Rail Assets for Modern Sustainable Transport and Communities. doi:10.17638/03172471
2024
A Theoretical Design Framework of Contemporary Vernacular Architecture Based on a Scoping Review of the Best Practices Worldwide
Yang, N., Chen, B., & Xi, J. (2024). A Theoretical Design Framework of Contemporary Vernacular Architecture Based on a Scoping Review of the Best Practices Worldwide. Buildings. Retrieved from https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/11/3525
2023
Liveability and its Implication in Comparative Planning
Chen, F., Istrate, A. L., & Xi, J. (n.d.). Liveability and its Implication in Comparative Planning. In E. Babalık, A. Frank, & O. Sykes (Eds.), Routledge Companion to Comparative International Planning. Routledge.
Chinese lessons
Lewis, P., Poll, R., Cameron, A., Xi, J., Richardson, V., & Schumacher, P. (2023). Chinese lessons. In A. Williams (Ed.), Five Critical Essays on “The Crit”. Machine Books. Retrieved from https://www.machinebooks.co.uk/portfolio/five-critical-essays-on-the-crit/
2022
China’s Railway Transformation
Xi, J., & Villatoro, P. M. (2022). China’s Railway Transformation. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429022142
Off-Grid Toilets: Compilation, Analysis and Comparison
Mejias Villatoro, P., Xi, J., & Shafique, T. (2022). Off-Grid Toilets: Compilation, Analysis and Comparison. Altrim. Retrieved from https://altrim.net/
Public Space
Chen, F., Piazzoni, F., Xi, J., Shun Kei, Y., & Antonopoulou, A. (2021). Public Space. In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures (pp. 1-7). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-51812-7_172-1
2021
Public Space
Chen, F., Piazzoni, F., Xi, J., Shun Kei, Y., & Antonopoulou, A. (2022). Public Space. (pp. 1358-1364). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-87745-3_172
Re-Imagining Railway Stations: Connecting Communities
Xi, J., Mejias Villatoro, P., Di, Y., Huang, M., Wan, Z., & Sun, Z. (2021). Re-Imagining Railway Stations: Connecting Communities [Design]. Retrieved from https://www.thisstudioisopen.org/
2020
The Phenomenology of a Railway Expedition in China: The Gate, the Station, the Journey and the Arrival
Xi, J., & Mejias Villatoro, P. (2020). The Phenomenology of a Railway Expedition in China: The Gate, the Station, the Journey and the Arrival. Ambiances. doi:10.4000/ambiances.3074
2018
Small-Scale Public Transportable and Pre-Fabricated Buildings
Xi, J. (2018). Small-Scale Public Transportable and Pre-Fabricated Buildings. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315518893
The Future of Vernacular Architecture in China: Redefining Vernacular Architecture through Contemporary Design and Emerging Technology
Yang, N., Chen, B., Kronenburg, R., & Xi, J. (2018). The Future of Vernacular Architecture in China: Redefining Vernacular Architecture through Contemporary Design and Emerging Technology. In SMART AND HEALTHY WITHIN THE TWO-DEGREE LIMIT (PLEA 2018), VOL 3 (pp. 1115-1117). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2016
Evaluating the Functional Performance of Demountable Buildings
Xi, J. (2016). Evaluating the Functional Performance of Demountable Buildings. Zhuangshi Journal.