Wang Shouzhi, President of the 15th IAI Jury

Date：2023-02-25

Wang Shouzhi, one of the important founders of modern design and modern design education, an expert in design theory and design history, and a tenured professor of the theory department of the American Art Center Design School, was invited to serve as the chairman of the jury of the 15th IAI Global Design Award in 2023.

Full Professor, Vice Dean, School of Creativity and Art, ShanghaiTech University.Shouzhi Wang is one of the most important founders of modern design and the education of modern design in China. Since 1980s, he has been extensively engaged in teaching, textbook-writing, academic research, advocacy for the reform of education systems, planning and organization of large-scale events and activities, education of graduate programs and international exchange activities. He was a tenured professor at ArtCenter College of Design and the former Dean of Cheung Kong School of Art & Design, Shantou University. As an internationally renowned designer and design historian, he has participated in the planning and design of hundreds of prominent projects and authored publications of more than ten million words. He has been appointed Vice Dean of School of Creativity and Art of ShanghaiTech University since September 2019.

Published works:

Wang Shouzhi has published a lot of works on design theory and design history, and has published many influential important works on design theory, such as:

A History of Modern Architecture

A History of Modern Design

A History of Graphic Design (2001)

History of American Illustrations

History of Fashion

Fashion Times

"Breeze over Santa Barbara"

The pure minimalism

Indulge in Modern Times

Hello, Middle Class

The Chinese Complex in the Bone

The Scandinavian Design of Nordic Walking in the White Night