Dr Kai Gu
PhD (Planning), MArch, BEng (Architecture)
Biography
Following research appointments at the University of Birmingham, UK and the University of Waterloo, Canada, Kai Gu moved to the University of Auckland in 2006. He now teaches urban design at the School of Architecture and Planning. Most of his research publications are on urban morphology and urban landscape management. His field-based urban research has been supported by the British Economic and Social Research Council, the Canadian International Development Agency and the Natural Science Foundation of China. He served as Secretary-General of the International Seminar on Urban Form between 2010 and 2018.
Research | Current
- Urban morphology and urban design
- Methods of characterising and managing the urban landscape
- Urban planning and design of Chinese cities
Teaching | Current
UrbPlan 708 Urban Design Studio; UrbPlan 110 Urban Planning Studio One; UrbPlan 757 Dissertation
Committees/Professional groups/Services
School Director of Postgraduate Engagement
Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)
- Wang, S., & Gu, K. (2020). Pingyao: The historic urban landscape and planning for heritage-led urban changes. Cities, 97.10.1016/j.cities.2019.102489
- Xie, S., Gu, K., & Zhang, X. (2020). Urban conservation in China in an international context: Retrospect and prospects. Habitat International, 95.10.1016/j.habitatint.2019.102098
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/49806 - Gu, K., Li, Y., & Zheng, X. (2019). A typological approach to planning. Journal of Urbanism, 12 (4), 373-392. 10.1080/17549175.2019.1626264
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/48014 - Gu, K. (2019). Urban morphological regions: Development of an idea. In V. Oliveira (Ed.) J.W.R. Whitehand and the Historico-geographical Approach to Urban Morphology (pp. 33-46). Cham: Springer. 10.1007/978-3-030-00620-4_2
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/45414 - Xie, P. F., & Gu, K. (2018). The Morphology of Tourism Planning for Impact in Tourist Destinations. Routledge. Pages: 204.
- Gu, K. (2018). Exploring urban morphology as urban design pedagogy. In V. Oliveira (Ed.) Teaching urban morphology (pp. 145-157). Cham: Springer. 10.1007/978-3-319-76126-8_9
- Gu, K. (2018). The teaching of urban design: A morphological approach. Journal of Planning Education and Research10.1177/0739456X18775480
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/42492 - Whitehand, J. W. R., & Gu, K. (2017). Urban fringe belts: evidence from China. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 44 (1), 80-99. 10.1177/0265813515608849
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