Juchen Zhang

Juchen Zhang is a master’s student in the History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture and Art (HTC) program at MIT, with research interests in the intersection of functionalist planning, postcolonial theory, and cultural identity in U.S. Chinatowns. His ongoing investigation of inhabitant agency in mass housing is evident in his pending publication in PLAT journal, which proposes a revisionist view of East German prefabricated communities, and his M.Arch. thesis on the impact of rapid urbanization on rural living in his hometown, Hefei, China. Juchen has engaged in professional practice, teaching, and exhibition work, with degrees in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, and Rice University.