Weiping Wu

Weiping Wu
吴维平
Wu speaking into a microphone.
Wu at GSAPP in 2016
OccupationUrbanist
TitleProfessor
Academic background
EducationTsinghua University
Alma materRutgers University
Academic work
DisciplineUrban planner
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsColumbia GSAPP
Tufts University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Main interestsUrban development and urbanization in China
Notable worksThe Chinese City (2012)

Weiping Wu (Chinese: 吴维平) is a China urban specialist and Professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, where she directs the Urban Planning program.[1] In January 2022, she was appointed interim dean and served until August.[2] She became the Vice Provost for Academic Programs at Columbia in September 2023.[3]

Wu was appointed as the President of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) from Fall 2017 through Fall 2019,[4] and was editor of ACSP's Journal of Planning Education and Research from 2008 to 2012.[5]

  1. ^ "Columbia GSAPP names Weiping Wu Director of Urban Planning Program". Archinect. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  2. ^ Bollinger, Lee C. (November 10, 2021). "Weiping Wu Appointed Interim Dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation | Office of the President". president.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Dennis A. (August 3, 2023). "Weiping Wu Appointed Vice Provost for Academic Programs | Office of the Provost". provost.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  4. ^ "ACSP Governing Board". Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  5. ^ "Weiping Wu". Columbia University Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Retrieved 2018-02-19.