Overview
My academic career began with an emphasis on architectural design. I am now a PhD candidate at the Welsh School of Architecture. My research topic focuses on using the design research method to enhance spatial quality for older adults in line with the community and home space context. From 2019 to 2020, I was awarded a Master of Art, in Architectural Design (MA AD) from the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University with a distinction, of 92% dissertation mark. From 2014 to 2019, I received five years of rigorous professional design training at the Fujian University of Technology, China at the undergraduate level, including architectural space design, urban planning, building construction, materials, and building environment design. I received a bachelor's degree and an excellent graduation design award, Asian Design Student Award 2018-Excellence Award.
From 2020-2021, I was an assistant architect in the W&R Architecture and Planning Group in Shenzhen, China. I participated in a planning project winning the AIA Design Awards Ceremony (Shanghai) Honour Award. In 2018, I participated in Fuzhou Strait Culture and Art Centre winning the International Architecture Awards 2022 as an assistant architects at PES-Architects Ltd (Helsinki-Shanghai). In 2016, I was a part-time intern-tracer in Housing and Urban-rural Development in Fujian, China. From 2013 to 2015, I interned in construction management at China State Construction Engineering Corporation.
Publication
2025
- Chen, Y., Wulff, F., Clark, S. and Huang, J. 2025. Indoor comfort domains and well-being of older adults in residential settings: A scoping review. Building and Environment 267(Part A), article number: 112268. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.112268)
2023
- Chen, Y. 2023. A multi-scalar representation of the emerging spaces of gerontological care in China: an architectural survey of Home-Community-Based Services. Presented at: 52nd Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology, 5 - 7 July 2023: ‘Inclusive Participation Through Ageing: Creating a Society for All', Norwich, UK, 5-7 July 2023.
- Chen, Y., Yamashita, J. and Cheng, L. 2023. An architectural investigation of Home-Community-Based Services in China: multi-scalar representation of gerontological demands by Scoping-Review. Presented at: New York–Livable Cities, New York City College of Technology, 15 June 2023.
2020
- Chen, Y., Davidova, M. and Wulff, F. 2020. Gigamapping as a toolkit for city analysis: a design-led research. Presented at: Relating Systems Thinking and Design 9 (RSD9 2020), Ahmedabad, India, 9-18 October 2020 Presented at Jones, P. ed.Proceedings of Relating Systems Thinking and Design (RSD9) 2020 Symposium. Ahmedabad: Systemic Design Association
Articles
- Chen, Y., Wulff, F., Clark, S. and Huang, J. 2025. Indoor comfort domains and well-being of older adults in residential settings: A scoping review. Building and Environment 267(Part A), article number: 112268. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.112268)
Conferences
- Chen, Y. 2023. A multi-scalar representation of the emerging spaces of gerontological care in China: an architectural survey of Home-Community-Based Services. Presented at: 52nd Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology, 5 - 7 July 2023: ‘Inclusive Participation Through Ageing: Creating a Society for All', Norwich, UK, 5-7 July 2023.
- Chen, Y., Yamashita, J. and Cheng, L. 2023. An architectural investigation of Home-Community-Based Services in China: multi-scalar representation of gerontological demands by Scoping-Review. Presented at: New York–Livable Cities, New York City College of Technology, 15 June 2023.
- Chen, Y., Davidova, M. and Wulff, F. 2020. Gigamapping as a toolkit for city analysis: a design-led research. Presented at: Relating Systems Thinking and Design 9 (RSD9 2020), Ahmedabad, India, 9-18 October 2020 Presented at Jones, P. ed.Proceedings of Relating Systems Thinking and Design (RSD9) 2020 Symposium. Ahmedabad: Systemic Design Association
Research
My research topic is enhancing spatial quality for future older females' care in terms of architectural design in the gated communities of urban China. It is meaningful research that strengthens the connection between architectural design and the requirements of future older females.
Teaching
Atelier Tutor, Year 1, Bachelor of Architecture (current position) October 2024 - July 2025
Internal Assistant, Postgraduate Taught (PGT) new MArch internal approval process July 2024-present
Internal Assistant, Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Redesign Group June 2023 - July 2025
Teaching Assistant, MA in Architectural Design (MA AD) November 2021 - September 2024
Atelier Tutor, MA in Architectural Design (MA AD) November 2021 - September 2024
Lecture delivery, Master of Architecture (MArch) Year 1 November 2024
Teaching Assistant, CAUKIN Studio Workshop November 2022 - November 2023
Lecture delivery, Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) Year 1 November 2023
Critic for Design Studios (BArch and MA AD) October 2021 - Present