E-Mail
yangyaoning[at]mailbox.tu-berlin.de
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Yaoning Yang, holding doctoral degrees in both Philosophy and Engineering Science, was born in Kunming, China. He won the Scholarship from the China Scholarship Council and the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Technical University of Berlin. Throughout this period, he was funded by the National Science Fund and the Key Laboratory Fund by the Ministry of Education. Prior to this, a bachelor's and a master's degree from Tongji University were earned in Shanghai.Since 2012, Dr. Yang participated in the "Tianjin Smart City," led by Chinese Premier Li and German Chancellor Merkel, to pilot the "EU-China Urbanization Strategic Partnership". Invited by GIZ, he cooperated with the NDRC of China on the "Low-Carbon City Development Plan Phase I and II." Besides, his work on the "Chengdu Green Fifth Rings" was featured in the Venice Biennale, and his contributions to the "Taiwan Strait Atlas" were included in the Blue Book project. Over recent years, Yaoning and his team have undertaken urban planning and design projects, including Flower City Zhalantun, Xiamen Aviation City, and Kunming Smart Wuhua. One of his crucial responsibilities at the institute is to promote and implement the Dual Master Degree program between TU Berlin and Tsinghua University in China. He has been teaching a range of courses, including architectural design, urban planning and design, modern architectural art appreciation, smart cities, comparative analysis of Chinese and German architectural cultures, sustainable development case studies, architectural environment, architectural physics, and green buildings.Currently, his primary focus is related to green and low-carbon buildings and environments, health-focused buildings and cities, smart ecological areas, new countryside developments, and sustainable development planning.