Wei Gan

Wei Gan is an Associate Professor of School of Architecture and Urban Planning and the director of Design Innovative Center at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He was also a visiting researcher at Georgia Institute of Technology in United Sates.  He has published more than 10 original articles on domestic and international journals, and his

research focuses on landscape design and urban design, particularly the smart design approaches and interdisciplinary methods for creating performance-based plan. 

Research Focus

Urban design

Landscape design

Innovative design approach 

Awards and Honors                                                              

1. Scientific Achievement Award, 2007-2008.

2. Scientific Innovation Award of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2008.

3. Selected Award of the First Sino-Japanese University Landscape Design Competition, 2008.

4. Third Prize of the Third U + L New Thinking National Academic Symposium Proceedings, 2008.

5. Third Prize of the Second Canada Wood Cup College Landscape Design Competition, 2009.

6. Outstanding Graduate of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2009.

7. First Prize of the Bus Station Creative Design in Wuhan City, Hubei Province Pavilion, 2009.

8. Top Prize of the First Design Exhibition Academy Award of Hubei Province, 2011.

9. Excellent Guide Teacher Award of the Environmental Art Design Exhibition, 2011.

10. Guide teacher of See Sea Ocean Park, the Bronze Award of the Blue Star Cup, 6th Weihai International Architectural Design Competition, 2011.

11. Guide teacher of Natural Growth - Weihai Coastal Eco-Water Park, the Bronze Award of the Blue Star Cup, 6th China Weihai International Architectural Design Competition, 2011.

12. Gold Prize of Hubei Design and Art Exhibition (Planning of Wutong Lake Landscape System), 2001.

13. Excellent Guide Teacher of the College Students' Science and Technology Innovation Activities, 2012.

14. Guide teacher of Flowing Landscape - Design of Green Ecological Corridor on the Main Road of Wuluo-Luoyu Road, the Bronze Award of the Aijing Award, Second International Landscape Planning and Design Conference, 2012.

15. Guide teacher of Chloroplast - Urban Stereo Filtration Device, the Silver Award of the Aijing Award, Second International Landscape Planning and Design Conference, 2012.

16. Guide Teacher Award of National College Student Interior Design Competition, 2013.

17. Excellent Guide Teacher Award of the Second National Architectural and Environmental Design Students' Art Works Competition of Higher Institutions, 2013.

18. Excellent Guide Teacher Award, Aijing Award, International Landscape Architecture Competition, 2018.

19. Excellent Award of the 6th Art and Design Exhibition of Hubei Universities, 2016.

20. Best Guide Teacher Award of the National College Student Interior Design Competition, 2014.

21. Second Prize of Teacher Teaching Competition of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2015-2016.

22. Excellent Guide Teacher of Scientific and Technological Innovation Activities for College Students, 2015.

23. Best Guide Teacher Award of the National College Student Interior Design Competition, 2015.

24. Best Guide Teacher Award of the National College Student Interior Design Competition, 2016.

Fund Projects                                                                  

1. National Social Science Fund Project: Research on Design Strategy of Urban Public Transport Station Based on Digital Technology (Project No. 15YJC760028), 2015.

2. Hubei Social Science Fund Project: Research on Cultural Inheritance and Spatial Art Design of Funeral in Hubei Province (Project No. 2017187), 2017.

3. HUST Independent Innovation Fund Project: Research on Urban Traffic Intelligent Construction Strategy Based on Palantir System (CXY12M012), 2012.

Thesis                                                                          

1. From the Visual Space to The Auditory Space - Urban Landscape of Mixing Sound Design Exploration, Wei Gan, The highest award of Interior Design Branch of China Construction Institute Conference Proceedings, 2008.

2. Harmonious Chorus - Research on the Method of Design in Two Type Society, Wei Gan, The Third U + L New Thinking National Academic Symposium Proceedings, 2008.

3. Landscape architecture: a starting point to explore the street space reconstruction, Wei Gan, Huazhong Architecture, 2009.

4. Urban Public Space Environment Behavior Study — Take Luxiang Square and the Surrounding Environment in Wuhan as an example, Wei Gan, Chinese &Overseas, 2011.

5. The Overview of Chinese Master Thesis Topic Selections on Urban Nightscape Lighting, Wei Gan, China Illuminating Engineering Journal, 2015.

6. Research on Interactive Expression of Interior Design, Wei Gan, Interior Architecture of China, 2014.

7. Interior Modular Design Research, Wei Gan, Interior Architecture of China, 2015.

8. Color Design of Campus Landscape, Wei Gan, Huazhong Architecture, 2015.

9. The Vitality Rebuild of the Lost Space of Urban Historic Block: Taking Lihuangpi Road, Wuhan as an Example, Wei Gan, Huazhong Architecture, 2016.

10. Having a Natural Beautiful Habitation: Practical Exploration for Approx-Natural Riverfront Landscape Restoration of Xushui River in Zhengzhou, Huazhong Architecture, 2016.

11. Detailed Design and Experience of Wuhan Bus Stations from a Multi-Dimensional Perspective, Wei Gan, Interior Architecture of China, 2017.

12. An Ecological Analysis of the Application of Landscape and Sculpture Materials, Interior Architecture of China, 2017.

13. A Review of Water Reclamation Research in China Urban Landscape Design and Planning Practice, 2017 International Conference on Sustainable Development and Green Technology (SDGT 2017), included in EI、CPCI-S、NASA Astrophysics Data System.

14. Study on the Extensive Teaching of Micro-lecture under the Background of Education Informationization, 4th International Conference on Arts, Design and Contemporary Education (ICADCE), 2018, included in (ISSHP).

Major Projects                                                                 

1. Design of Bus Station on Wuhan Avenue in Wuhan City.

2. Landscape Design of Luxiang Primary School.

3. Phase I Detailed Planning of Yinhu Xiaogan Science and Technology Industrial Park.

4. Planning and Design of Boxueyuan, Wuhan.

5. Planning and Design of Campus and Residential Area of Second Artillery College.

6. Planning and Design of Jingshan.

7. Planning Design and Research Report of Langqiao Expo Park, Taishun, Wenzhou.

8. Expressway entrance square design of Zaoyang.

9. Villa design in Nanyang.

10. Concept planning and design of hot-spring resort in Dahuashan.

11. Landscape design of the Peach Garden.

12. Detailed Planning of new campus of Anshun Vocational and Technical College.

13. Landscape design of Anshun National Normal School.

14. Landscape design of Longyuan Sales Center.

15. Landscape design of administrative center square in Enshi.

16. Control detailed planning of the southwest area of center district in Ji An.

17. Urban design of Zhongyuan district starting area.

18. Landscape design of Waterside Park and Mountain Park in Hengyang.

19. Zhengzhou Civic Garden Landscape Design.

20. The Yangtze River Park design of Zhongyuan district in Zhengzhou.

21. Landscape design of Dongchenwuzhai Park of Zhongyuan district in Zhengzhou.

22. Xushui River riverfront landscape design of Zhongyuan district in Zhengzhou.

23. Landscape Design of the Mountain Park in Hengyang, Hunan.

24. Ecological landscape design of Cultural Park Section of South Demonstration in Zhongyuan district of Zhengzhou.

Design Patents                                                                  

1. Design Patent: Intelligent Bus Station Design A No. 2015302070413

2. Design Patent: Intelligent Bus Station Design B No. 2015303141350

3. Design Patent: Intelligent Bus Station Design C No. 2015303142156

4. Design Patent: Intelligent Bus Station Design D No. 2015303142809