Dr. Charlie Q. L. Xue has heldteaching appointments in architecture at Jiaotong University, Shanghai;University of Texas, USA and City University of Hong Kong. Dr. Xue has ninebooks published including Building Practicein China (1999, 2009),Building a Revolution: ChineseArchitecture Since 1980 (2006,2009) and World Architecture in China (2010. His research papers werepublished in the international refereed journals like?Journal of Architecture, Journal of Architectureand Planning Research, Urban Design International, Journal of Urban Design,Habitat International, Cities. His worksare widely read and cited internationally. Xue’s research focuses on architectureof the Greater China area and design strategies of high densityenvironment.??