Xiaodu Liu

About

In 1999, LIU Xiaodu co-founded URBANUS with partners MENG Yan and WANG Hui. URBANUS developed branches in Beijing and Shenzhen and has become one of the most influential architectural practices in China. Many works of URBANUS have become new landmarks of urban life. The projects have received numerous prominent awards, exhibited and published worldwide.

LIU Xiaodu played the primary role in establishing the firm structure and is responsible for its daily operation. The design projects co-led by LIU Xiaodu included Tulou Collective Housing, Hui Hotel, Bcn Re.Set-Identity Pavilion, Oct Loft Renovation, IFC-Greater China, Jiading Worker’s Union Building, SHUM YIP UpperHills Loft and Wanxia Complex; Urban design projects included Beijing Hutong Urban Renewal in Eastern Qianmen District, Huaqiangbei Commercial Area Renewal Plan, Vanke Liuxiandong Urban Design.

LIU Xiaodu has received his Bachelor of Architecture in Tsinghua University and Master of Architecture in Miami University, Ohio. He is the academic committee member of Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-city Biennale. He is the visiting professor in School of Architecture in HKU and Hunan University. He is regularly invited to be a jury for many international competitions and give lectures at many influential academic institutions worldwide. LIU Xiaodu currently serves as the first chairman of Shenzhen City of Design Promotion Association, and was appointed the curator of China Pavilion for London Design Biennale 2016.