Hsia Chu-joe

Hsia Chu-joe (traditional Chinese: 夏鑄九; simplified Chinese: 夏铸九; pinyin: Xià Zhùjiǔ; born 1947) is a Taiwanese activist, architect, and academic specializing in urban design.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hsia (Xia).

Life and career

Hsia was born in Nanjing, Republic of China in 1947.[1] His father Hsia Hsiao-hua founded the Taiwan Daily.[2] Hsia Chu-joe has two younger siblings, brother Hsia Yu-joe, and sister Hsia Lin-ching.[2]

Hsia earned a bachelor's degree in architectural engineering from the Feng Chia College of Engineering and Business in 1971. Hsia then attended Yale University, where he obtained a master's degree in architecture in 1975, followed by a master's degree in urban design two years later at Harvard University.[1][3] He began teaching at what became National Taiwan University's Graduate Institute of Building and Planning after completing his second master's degree.[4] In 1987, Hsia graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a doctorate.[3][5] Between 1997 and 2012, Hsia served as chief editor of the academic journal Cities and Design.[3] In 2013, Hsia was elected a distinguished fellow of the International Forum on Urbanism.[6] Between 2013 and 2016, Hsia was Yixing Chair Professor of Nanjing University. From 2014 to 2016, Hsia was president of the Asian Planning Schools Association. He later taught at Southeast University as Tongjuan Chair Professor within the School of Architecture.[3]

In 2004, Hsia served as the inaugural convener of the architectural group at the National Arts Awards.[7] In 2010, Hsia helped evaluate bids for the Pop Music Center at Kaohsiung Harbor.[8] In 2015, Hsia was elected chair of the jury that selected the winning bid for the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Terminal 3 Area International Design Competition.[9] That year, Hsia concurrently served on the Taipei City Government's Cultural Heritage Evaluation Committee.[10] Hsia was invited to judge the entrants for the first Taiwan Light Environment Award presented by the Coretronic Culture and Arts Foundation in 2018.[11]

Hsia is also an activist,[12] and identifies with the political left.[7] Hsu Hsin-liang considered Hsia as a potential vice presidential candidate in his 2000 presidential campaign, before he chose Josephine Chu as his running mate.[13] Hsia is a founding member of the Coalition for Equal Opportunity, established in 2004.[14][15] Hsia spoke at the 2014 Taipei International Book Exhibition in support of independent bookstores.[16] He pushed for the Losheng Sanatorium to be preserved without the evictions of its residents.[17][18] He has been critical of Taiwan's "twisted" development, stating in 2000, "Taiwan is seriously ill. It's because of the dominant ideology's focus on economic development over the past 30 years."[19] In 2012, Hsia described Taiwan's attempts at cultural preservation as materialistic, due to influence by the Western world.[20] He is a proponent of involving people in the process of reconstruction and cultural preservation.[20][21]

Personal life

Hsia's first marriage was to Wang Mei (王槑), with whom he had a son.[2][22] He later married Chen Ming-fang (陳明芳).[2] In February 2019, Hsia married Yu Shangqing (于上清), who is 40 years his junior, in Nanjing. Yu, a Chinese computer engineer with a Ph.D. degree, had helped Hsia process electronic information.[22]

References
  1. 夏鑄九小檔案. Yazhou Zhoukan. 25 (45). 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  2. Guo Shicheng 郭石城 (13 December 2009). 夏曉華叛逆 兒子夏鑄九反骨. United Daily News. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. "Hsia Chu-joe". Southeast University. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  4. "Introduction". Graduate Institute of Building and Planning, National Taiwan University. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  5. "President Ma meets UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau". Office of the President of the Republic of China. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  6. "Nomination of Prof. Hsia Chu-joe as IFoU distinguished fellow has been approved by IFoU scientific board". International Forum on Urbanism. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  7. Chu Tien-hsin; Hou Hsiao-hsien; Hsia Chu-joe; Tang Nuo (July–August 2004). "Tensions in Taiwan". New Left Review (Interview). Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  8. Wang, Flora (11 June 2010). "Kaohsiung mayor defends decision to halt pop venue bid". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  9. "Pride of Taiwan's Gateway: TTIA T3 Design Competition Winner Unveiled". Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  10. Chin, Jonathan (17 October 2015). "Memorial cemetery gets cultural nod". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  11. Teng, Cathy (November 2018). "Creating a "Tranquil" Lightscape—The Taiwan Light Environment Award". Taiwan Panorama. Translated by Newell, Phil. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019. Alt URL
  12. Momphard, David (19 November 2004). "Flowers are blossoming everywhere". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  13. Low, Stephanie (21 November 1999). "Hsu chooses New Party running mate". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  14. "Revenge or reconciliation?". Taipei Times. 1 March 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  15. "Editorial: KMT insincere on ethnic harmony". Taipei Times. 15 January 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  16. Tang, Hsiang-yi (13 February 2014). "Books plus ..." Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  17. Wang, Hsiao-wen (11 December 2004). "Lepers protest to save their home". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  18. Wang, Hsiao-wen (14 February 2005). "Lepers don't want to leave their home". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  19. Liu, Shao-hua (31 August 2000). "Cities score low for quality of life". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  20. Ho, Yi (10 August 2012). "Heritage act needs work, forum told". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  21. "FEATURE: Netizens rally for Japan tsunami survivors". Taipei Times. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  22. He Dingzhao 何定照 (2019-03-31). 建築界喜事 72歲夏鑄九與32歲大陸電腦工程師成婚. United Daily News (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-06-14.
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