GT15's Journey at Tongji University Begins

The semester for GT15 officially kicked off in Shanghai with the first studio session of the cohort at Tongji University, marking a new chapter of academic exchange and design exploration within the Global Track program.

The opening studio was a collaboration between Tongji University professors Liu Kan and Hua Xiahong and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa professor Ben Parker. Their collaboration immerses students in a semester of research, discussion and architectural inquiry based on the urban and cultural setting of Shanghai.

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As the semester begins, GT15 will continue to build on the Global Track’s emphasis on international collaboration, cross-cultural learning, and design research, using Shanghai as both a classroom and a site for architectural inquiry.