Yichang Dai

(he/him)

Overview

Yichang Dai started his research journey at Cardiff University from Oct. 2024. He obtained his master degree in Architecture and Urban Design in Politecnico di Milano, Italy in 2024. He completed the bachelor study in Architecture at Beijing University of Technology, China in 2021. The transnational study and project experience has shaped his perspective in Architecture, Urban Design and Heritage studies in an international trace. 

In 2020, Yichang Dai participated in the collection and exhibition of the projects for the Egyptian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale as a student participant on behalf of Politecnico di Milano. This project explores bridging the gap between the living and heritage cities of the archaeological village of Tel Amarna in central Egypt and has inspired his current research. In addition, his research in Milan on Italian heritage and the application of digital technologies to architectural heritage have also shaped his research direction.

His research interests lie on the intersection of world heritage studies in China, community participation and digital heritage. By exploring the dynamic relationship between digital tools and multiple actors within the digital transformation of World Heritage sites,  would like to investigate the driving factors of the digitalization of the world heritage properties and identify the roles of the participants, especially those on sites.