Li Ning, born in 1982, holds a Ph.D. in engineering from Tsinghua University and a national first-class registered architect. He is currently an associate professor, deputy director of the Department of Architecture, and deputy director of the Institute of Architecture of Beijing University of Technology. At the same time, he is also the deputy chief architect of the Architectural Survey and Design Institute of Beijing University of Technology and a member of the Green Building and Building Materials Committee of the China Asian Economic Development Association.