Sifei Mo received her Honours Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Design from the University of Toronto and her Master of Architecture from the University of Michigan. She has worked for URBANUS Architecture and Design striving to create interdisciplinary solutions through collaboration between disciplines. Her experience as a researcher and designer including her work with the 2017 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture (2017UABB) has provided her with a foundation that spans multiple aspects of the field of architecture. Sifei’s research interests include social housing and informal urbanism, especially urban villages in Shenzhen. Her research and design practices cover many fields from the urban policy of Shenzhen, revitalization of public space, adaptive reuse of industrial heritage as well as urban curation and intervention in the urban villages.
Adjunct Professor