Dr Charlie Fu

Associate Professor in Architectural Technology

School of Computing and Engineering

charlie.fu@uwl.ac.uk

As the course leader for the Architectural Design and Technology courses at UWL, Dr Fu teaches a number of undergraduate modules in Architectural Design & Technology and Built Environment across different levels. These include level 6 studio-based projects and the final dissertation.

He has also supervised PhD students in the areas of BIM implementation, computational architecture, sustainable built environments, urban planning and development.

Prior to joining the University of West London in 2009, he worked as a researcher in the built environment area at Salford University and Cambridge University. He was a practical architect and a master planner in China.

Currently, he is also a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (MCIAT) and the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI), a qualified membership assessor for CIAT and a member of the EPSRC Peers Review College.

Qualifications

MEng (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), MPhil Town Planning (Anglia Rustin University), PhD Built Environment (Salford University)
Memberships

Chartered member: The Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI)
Chartered member: The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (MCIAT)
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Member of Peer Reviewer College of the EPSRC
Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars

See Dr Charlie Fu's publications list in the UWL Repository.

Research and publications

Book or book chapter
Fu, C. (2013) Integration and Interoperability of IT Applications in Construction, Scholar Press, Saarbrücken, Germany. ISBN 978-3-639-70288-0.
Fernando, T., Aouad, G., Fu, C. & Yao, J. (2009) Chapter 12: IT Infrastructure for supporting multi-disciplinary urban planning. In Cooper, R., Evans, G. & Boyko, C. (2009) Designing Sustainable Cities, Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1-4051-7915-7.
Journal articles
L.Y. Li, Fu, C. (2019) A Practical Study on Reducing CO2 Concentration in Educational Buildings in North-East China, Journal of Construction Research, vol 1, issue 1, 2019, Bilingual Publishing Co.
Hakimnejad A., Fu, C., Titkanlou H. M. (2015) A Review of Sustainable Built Environment Development and Evaluation in Iran, International Journal - Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, Volume 168, Issue 3, 01 June 2015, pages 105 –119.
Fu, C., Aouad, G. (2009) Data Integration for Quantitative Analysis of Sustainability. ICE Urban Design and Planning 162(3): 131 –140. ISSN:1755-0793.
Fu, C., Tah, J., Aouad, G., Kagioglou, M. & Zeisel, J. (2007) Space-centred information management approach to improve CAD-based healthcare building design. Journal of Information Technology in Construction 12: 61-71.
Fu, C., Kaya, S., Kagioglou M., Aouad G. (2007) Development of an IFC-based Lifecycle Costing Prototype Tool -Integrating Lifecycle Costing to nD modelling. Construction Innovation 7(1): 85-98.
Fu, C., Aouad, G., Lee, A., Marshall-Ponting, A. & Wu, S.(2006) IFC Model Viewer to Support nD Model Application. Automation in Construction 15: 178-185.
Fu, C., Aouad, G., Marshall-Ponting, A., Lee, A. & Wu, S.(2004) IFC Implementation in Lifecycle Costing. The Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology 4: 42-54.
Lee, A., Wu, S., Fu, C., Marshall-Ponting, A., Aouad, G., Tah, J. & Cooper, R. (2005) nD Modelling–A Driver or Enabler for Construction Improvement? RICS Research 5(6); April 2005.
Wu, S, Lee, A, Koh, W.W., Aouad, G. & Fu, C. (2004) An IFC-based Space Analysis for Accessible Building Layout. Journal of Construction Innovation 4: 129-141.
Research projects
Principle Investigator: A feasibility study on implementing BIM in HE courses in built environment, sponsored by Vice-Chancellor’s SEED research funding (£3000) in 2018
Principle Investigator: Teaching Exchange Scheme on BIM in HE Built Environment with Salford University, awarded by Centre for Education in Built Environment of The Higher Education Academy (£2000) in 2011.
Principle Investigator: The UK-China Fellowship for Excellence of the British Department Innovation, University, Skills (DIUS), which sponsored me to conduct an urban sustainability research in China for six months in 2008 (£7800).
Co-Investigator: The EPSRC-funded Interact II project - Salford (UK) - China: towards global harmonisation of construction research (EP/C519035/1) (£11,500). It is also a part of UK-China Partner in Science activities, which were organised by the British Embassy in Beijing in 2005.
Conferences

Conference papers
Hakiminejad, A., Fu, C., Titkanlou, H.M. (2016) Social Sustainability and Its Relationships to the Urban Form, 18th International Conference on Sustainable Urban Environment, Paris, France January, 21-22, 2016
FU, C., Khm IO. C (2014) Modernisation of Construction and Housing in UK, The Proceedings of the International Scientific-practical Conference, Part 2, p398-403, ISBN 978-601-296-592-6, Karaganda, Kazakhstan.
Li, X., Aouad, G., Li, Q. & Fu, C. (2008) An nD Modelling Enabled Collaborative Construction Supply Chain. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Intelligent Information Technology Application. ISBN: 978-0-7695-3497-8.
Fu, C., Tah, J. & Aouad, G. (2007) The Lifecycle Costing Simulation for Building Construction and Maintenance in nD Modelling. International Conference of Building Simulation 2007, Tsinghua University, Beijing.
Fu, C., Tah, J., Aouad, G. & Cooper, R. (2007) Statistic-Data-Based Urban Information Modelling For Sustainability Analysis. In Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium of Salford Centre for Research and Innovation (SCRI), Salford, UK: 333 – 342.
Fu, C., Tah, J. & Ruffle, S. (2006) Implementation of Web-based Virtual Reality Technology in Public Participation, 2nd CIB International Conference of Mega Cities, Guangzhou, China.
Fu, C., Tah, J., Aouad, G. & Cooper, R. (2006) Developing an Integrated Database for Urban Sustainability Analysis, 3rd International SCRI Research Symposium, Delft, Netherlands.
Fu. C., Ruffle, S., Richens, P. & Aouad, G. (2005) Using Virtual Reality Technology to Facilitate Web-based Public Participation, The International Conference of Computing in Urban Planning and Urban Management 2005, University College, London, UK.
Fu, C., Kagioglou, M. & Zeisel, J. (2005) The Development of A Space-Centred CAD Tool to Support Healthcare Building Design. In Proceedings of the 2nd International SCRI Symposium, Salford, UK: 526-535.
Fu, C., Cooper, R. & Aouad, G. (2004) Sustainable Urban Planning and Design with ICT Support: An Introduction of VivaCity 2020 Project, 1st International SCRI Symposium, Salford, UK: 526-535.
Ingirige, B., Kagioglou, M., Wetherill, M., Fu, C. & Aouad, G. (2004) A state of the Art review on Healthcare Delivery in the Built and Human Environment enabling a Vision for the Salford Centre for Research and Innovation (SCRI), 1st International SCRI Symposium, Salford, UK.
Lee, A., Wu, S., Aouad, G. & Fu, C. (2004) nD Modelling in Construction – Buzzword or Reality? World IT Conference for Design and Construction, INCITE 2004: 35 – 42.
Wu, S., Lee, A., Aouad, G., Cooper, R. & Fu, C. (2003) Web Services for Crime Deterrent Design Knowledge, CIB W78 – 20th International Conference on Information Technology for Construction, New Zealand.
Wu, S., Lee, A., Aouad, G. & Fu, C. (2003) Web Services for Crime Deterrent Design Knowledge, CIB W78 - Distributing Knowledge in Building, Denmark.
Lee, A., Wu, S., Aouad, G. & Fu, C. (2002) Towards nD Modelling, European Conference on Information and Communication Technology Advances and Innovation in the Knowledge Society (E-sm@art), Salford, UK.
Fu, C. (2001) E-participation of Urban Design and Planning, UK Planning Research, Liverpool, UK.
Hall, A. & Fu, C. (2000) Paper and presentation: Computer Visualisation Applied to the Participation of residents in the Regeneration of their Housing Estate, 5th Design and Decision Support System Conference in Architecture and Urban Planning, Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Hall, A. & Fu, C. (2000) Poster session: Computer Visualisation Used to Assist Participation in Regeneration-the Woodberry Down Estate, Hackney, London, Planning Research 2000, London School of Economics, London, UK.

Hall, A.& Fu, C. (2000) Computer Visualisation as an Aid to Participation in the Regeneration of Housing Areas, 14th Aesop Congress, Brno, Czech Republic.
Research degree supervision

Principal Supervisor
Developing Innovative BIM Based Design Briefing Methods and Framework to Improve the Quality and Performance of Building Projects. (Supreet Lama)
Measuring Cities: A Study on the Development of Iranian Urban Sustainability Assessment Mechanisms; Based on the UK Experience. (Ahmadreza Hakiminejad) - awarded March 2018