Dongming Xu
About
Dr. Dongming Xu is an architect and interdisciplinary researcher specializing in cultural heritage preservation and foodways. He is a key participant in the five-year project 'A Middle Way? Probing Sufficiency through Meat and Milk in China' (MidWay - ERC Starting Grant). It aims to better understand the concept of 'sufficiency' using the cases of meat and milk production and consumption in China.
Dr. Xu worked on many conservation projects of the listed heritage sites as an architect and a heritage professional in China from 1996 to 2008. As an interdisciplinary study is a must for a clearer understanding of the cultural heritage site, he is experienced with the scientific methods in sociology and social anthropology from the early stages of his career. From 2008 to 2018, he went to the Faculty of Architecture and Design at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology for his Ph.D. and other academic projects and teaching programs. He received his doctorate on a transdisciplinary approach to archaeological site museums, “A Multi-Perspective Observation of Site Museums” from NTNU in 2018. Dr. Xu is also the “Conservation Dialogue” columnist for Community Design Journal, Tsinghua University, China.
Publications
2023
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Høyem, Harald;
Xu, Dongming.
(2023)
Permanence and Change: China through the Lenses of a Norwegian Architect, 1985-2019.
Blossom Press
Academic monograph
2020
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Bye, Mette;
Xu, Dongming;
Hou, Xiaoqing.
(2020)
The Packing Houses in ‘Trader´s street’: Preserving and Enhancing the Historic, Social and Economic Values of Urban Wooden Built Vernacular.
Community Design
Academic article
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Gao, Yisheng;
Chen, Yue;
Xu, Dongming;
Li, Enwei;
Li, Jun;
Ge, Zhedong;
Zhou, Yucheng.
(2020)
Preventive Monitoring and Study of Insect Damage of Carpenter Bees to Timber Components of Chinese Historic Buildings, Preventive Conservation: From Climate and Damage Monitoring to a Systemic and Integrated Approach.
Taylor & Francis Group
Anthology
2019
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Xu, Dongming;
Fan, Chunfei;
Gao, Yisheng.
(2019)
Technical Innovation and Revitalization of Yaodong Cave Dwellings by Application to Reinforced Masonry Construction as Appropriate Strategies, Vernacular and Earthen Architecture Towards Local Development, Proceedings of 2019 ICOMOS CIAV & ISCEAH International Conference.
Tongji University Press
Anthology
2018
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Xu, Dongming.
(2018)
A Multi-Perspective Observation of Site Museums: Case study of Archaeological Site Museums in China, with Norwegian Example as Reference.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
2017
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FAN, Chunfei;
Xu, Dongming.
(2017)
"Application to Reinforced Masonry Construction as Appropriate Strategies-Taking the Reflection on Tongchuan Snail-Valley Tourism Centre as example".
New Architecture
Academic article
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Valentin, Nilda;
Zheng, Shiling;
Genovese, Paolo Vincenzo;
Lai, Delin;
Li, Xiangning;
Colazza, Laura;
Valente, Massimo;
Zhou, Minghao;
Zhang, Xiaochun;
Discepolo, Bruno.
(2017)
The influence of Western Architecture in China.
Gangemi Editore
Anthology
2014
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Nilsen, Dag;
Xu, Dongming.
(2014)
"The Cathedral of Nidaros, Building a Historic Monument".
Community Design
Academic article
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Xu, Dongming.
(2014)
Study on the Different Values and History of Cultural Heritage Conservation from the Norwegian Contribution to the International Competition of Xi’an Daming Palace National Site Park.
Community Design
Academic article
Journal publications
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FAN, Chunfei;
Xu, Dongming.
(2017)
"Application to Reinforced Masonry Construction as Appropriate Strategies-Taking the Reflection on Tongchuan Snail-Valley Tourism Centre as example".
New Architecture
Academic article
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Nilsen, Dag;
Xu, Dongming.
(2014)
"The Cathedral of Nidaros, Building a Historic Monument".
Community Design
Academic article
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Bye, Mette;
Xu, Dongming;
Hou, Xiaoqing.
(2020)
The Packing Houses in ‘Trader´s street’: Preserving and Enhancing the Historic, Social and Economic Values of Urban Wooden Built Vernacular.
Community Design
Academic article
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Xu, Dongming.
(2014)
Study on the Different Values and History of Cultural Heritage Conservation from the Norwegian Contribution to the International Competition of Xi’an Daming Palace National Site Park.
Community Design
Academic article
Books
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Valentin, Nilda;
Zheng, Shiling;
Genovese, Paolo Vincenzo;
Lai, Delin;
Li, Xiangning;
Colazza, Laura;
Valente, Massimo;
Zhou, Minghao;
Zhang, Xiaochun;
Discepolo, Bruno.
(2017)
The influence of Western Architecture in China.
Gangemi Editore
Anthology
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Høyem, Harald;
Xu, Dongming.
(2023)
Permanence and Change: China through the Lenses of a Norwegian Architect, 1985-2019.
Blossom Press
Academic monograph
-
Xu, Dongming;
Fan, Chunfei;
Gao, Yisheng.
(2019)
Technical Innovation and Revitalization of Yaodong Cave Dwellings by Application to Reinforced Masonry Construction as Appropriate Strategies, Vernacular and Earthen Architecture Towards Local Development, Proceedings of 2019 ICOMOS CIAV & ISCEAH International Conference.
Tongji University Press
Anthology
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Gao, Yisheng;
Chen, Yue;
Xu, Dongming;
Li, Enwei;
Li, Jun;
Ge, Zhedong;
Zhou, Yucheng.
(2020)
Preventive Monitoring and Study of Insect Damage of Carpenter Bees to Timber Components of Chinese Historic Buildings, Preventive Conservation: From Climate and Damage Monitoring to a Systemic and Integrated Approach.
Taylor & Francis Group
Anthology
Student thesis or dissertation
Outreach
2024
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Conference lectureKorsnes, Marius; Xu, Dongming; Wang, Yu. (2024) The embeddedness of animal foods in China’s agri-food system: A practice lens. European Association for Chinese Studies
2023
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Interview
2022
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Conference lectureXu, Dongming. (2022) The History and Present of Norwegian Vernacular Heritage Conservation. 2022 Sino-European Forum on Vernacular Heritage
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Conference lectureWang, Yu; Xu, Dongming. (2022) Self-Organizing Growth VS. Top-Down Dominated Development: Transformation of the Historic Urban Landscape in Xi’an, China. Storby_The 2022 Urban Research Conference Conflict and Cohesion
2021
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InterviewAlmaas, Ingerid Helsing; Xu, Dongming. (2021) People have to be strong to cope with good architecture - An interview with Sverre Fehn.
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Conference lectureXu, Dongming. (2021) Challenges of Reconstruction Approach to Archaeological Site Presentation in China - Taking the case of Xi’an Daming Palace Site (Silk Roads, WHS) as an example. Session 20: Physical Reconstruction in World Heritage Sites, One World Seminar on Disasters and Pandemics
2019
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Interview
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Conference lectureXu, Dongming. (2019) Technical Innovation and Revitalization of Yaodong Cave Dwellings by Application to Reinforced Masonry Construction as Appropriate Strategies. 2019 ICOMOS CIAV & ISCEAH International Conference
2018
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Interview
2017
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InterviewXu, Dongming; ZHANG, Tinghao. (2017) “Anthropological Field Notes on Hedmark and Han Yangling Site Museums: An Interview with ZHANG Tinghao”, Column of “Conservation Dialogue”.
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InterviewXu, Dongming; Huang, Xianming. (2017) An Interview with HUANG Xianming on Sino-Norwegian Architecture Forum: Zero Emission Architecture, Special Issue "Architecture of Tomorrow".
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InterviewSong, Yehao; Xu, Dongming. (2017) An Interview with SONG Yehao on Sino-Norwegian Architecture Forum: Zero Emission Architecture, Special Issue "Architecture of Tomorrow".
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InterviewWyckmans, Annemie; Xu, Dongming. (2017) An Interview with Annemie Wyckmans on Sino-Norwegian Architecture Forum: Zero Emission Architecture, Special Issue "Architecture of Tomorrow".
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InterviewFinocchiaro, Luca; Xu, Dongming. (2017) An Interview with Luca Finocchiaro on Sino-Norwegian Architecture Forum: Zero Emission Architecture, Special Issue "Architecture of Tomorrow".
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Interview
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InterviewHessle, Anna; Xu, Dongming. (2017) An Interview with Anna Hessle on Sino-Norwegian Architecture Forum: Zero Emission Architecture, Special Issue "Architecture of Tomorrow".
2015
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Feature article
2014
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Conference lectureXu, Dongming. (2014) “Archaeological Site Museum as Architectural Heritage - An assessment of the Reversibility and Minimal Intervention Principle through the Case Study of Norwegian and Chinese Site Museums”. The 40th Conference of ICAMT, International Committee for Architecture and Museum Technique
2010
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Conference posterXu, Dongming. (2010) Norwegian Value: Study on different conception of value in museum and cultural heritage conservation from the Norwegian contribution to the international competition of XI'an Daming Palace national site park. Region IV UIA 2010 International Symposium on the Conservation of Architectural Heritage