Zherui Wang
Biography
Zherui Wang is a designer, researcher, and Assistant Professor of Architecture in Design and Building Technology at Kent State University.
Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program, his PhD research at the University of Pennsylvania explores the design integration of structural form-finding and building thermal mass performance, informed by architectural geometry, materials science, and life-cycle thinking. He is a co-author of Hydroculus, an evaporative and radiative cooling roof prototype that received a Holcim Foundation Award for Sustainable Design and Construction and exhibited at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale.
Previously, Wang was an Academic Professional Researcher at CHAOS Lab in Princeton Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. He has practiced in design roles at Barkow Leibinger Architects and served on the design faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, Pratt Institute, and State University of New York at Buffalo, where he was named the 2020-21 Reyner Banham Fellow. Wang holds a BArch from Pratt Institute, a post-professional MArch and a Media & Modernity certificate from Princeton University, and a graduate certificate in Energy Policy from the Penn Kleinman Center.
Publications
- Wang, Zherui, Masoud Akbarzadeh, and Dorit Aviv. “Multi-Objective Design Exploration for Integrated Structural-Environmental Performance of Buildings: A Review.” Energy and Buildings, August 13, 2024, 114638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114638.
- Lua, Yalin, Nan Ma, Alpha Yacob Arsano, Nathan Brown, Jihoon Chung, Zherui Wang, et al. "Towards high-performance buildings for thermal resilience and health." Energy and Buildings, 25 August, 2025, 116367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.116367.
- Jung, Heesuk, Miaomiao Hou, Byungsoo Kang, Zherui Wang, et al. “Large-Scaled and Solar-Reflective Kirigami-Based Building Envelopes for Shading and Occupants’ Thermal Comfort.” Advanced Sustainable Systems 7, no. 12 (September 2023): 2300253.
