XIAO, Min

Name:XIAO, Min
Introduction:

XIAO, Min
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: 1972/3
Title: PhD of Architectural History, Associate Professor in South China University of Technology (SCUT)
Email: xiao@scu,t.edu.cn
Fax/Telephone: +86 20 87114884

His main field of research and work are the technology and ideology of the traditional buildings and vernacular settlements. He is director of a NSFC project for the survey of the traditional craftsperson in vernacular settlements from 2004. He has also been responsible of several historic preservation projects in South China area, which involve historic Conservation planning and historic building restoration. He developed over 10 years of experiences in field work of vernacular settlement research in South China villages.

Recent Projects
He worked as the director of the following projects:
1. Vernacular Building Study in South China as Anthropology: Field works in Meixian County. 2007-2009
Sponsored by National Education Ministry No. 06JC840003
2. Research on the Traditional Architectural Techniques of the Local Craftsmen in Lingnan (South China). 2004-2006
Sponsored by NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation of China) No. 50308010

He worked as one of the main partners in the team of the following projects:
1. Integration Planning of Urban Water System of Foshan City. 2006-2009
2. Historic Conservation Planning of Cuiheng Village (hometown of Dr. Sun Yat-sen), Zhongshan City. 2006-2007
3. Historic Conservation Planning of Foshan City. 2004-2006

Selected Publications
1. Xiao Min. Tangsong Gujianzhu Chidu Guilu Yanjiu/ Measure Rules of Ancient Buildings from Tang to Song Period. Dongnan Daxue Chubanshe/ Southeast University Press, 2006
2. Xiao Min. Preliminary Research on the Traditional Architectural Techniques of the Local Craftsmen in Lingnan. Urbanism and Architecture (China). 2005，No. 2, p8-10
3. Xiao Min. Evolution of the Types of Ancient Chinese Wooden Frameworks and Their Relationship. Huaxia Archaeology (China). 2005，1，p69-74
4. Xiao Min. Measure regulation of the sakyamuni pagoda in Yingxian County, Shanxi Province. Xinan Jiaotong Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University (China). 2004. vol. 39, No. 6, p 815-818
5. Xiao Min. Exploration of Cong-chu-shi folk houses. Huazhong Jianzhu - HJ/China Huazhong Architecture. 2003. Vol.21 No.1，p85
7. Xiao Min. Tower and Courtyard：On the Two Phenomena of Ancient Chinese Architecture Schemes. Huazhong Jianzhu - HJ/China Huazhong Architecture. 2002. Vol.20, No.3，p65
8. Xiao Min. Linguistic Concept of Chinese Classical Gardens. Huazhong Jianzhu - HJ/China Huazhong Architecture. 1996. Vol.14, No.3，p28

Honor
He worked as one of the partners of the architect, Dr. Wu Qingzhou in the project Conservation of the Zhaoxiang Huang Ancestral Hall in China, which got the honorable mention of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific awards for Culture Heritage Conservation in 2005.