Dr Xiang Ren is Associate Professor in architectural theory, history and design at the University of Sheffield School of Architecture and Landscape. His research and teaching are centred on the design and humanities of traditional settlements and contemporary buildings, often with a global East-West comparative lens and an architectural-anthropological close-reading.

Experience

  • 2026–present
    Associate professor, University of Sheffield
  • 2018–2025
    Assistant professor , University of Sheffield

Education

  • 2017 
    University of Sheffield, PhD in Architecture

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