Dr Jeffrey Chan gained his Masters degree from Harvard university in 2004 and his PhD from University of California, Berkeley in 2009. He is currently an Associate Professor at Singapore University of Technology & Design, and has taught courses in design in the Anthropocene, contemporary theories and architectural design. His main research focus is in urban design and planning in the context of social changes within cities.
Dr Ye Zhang graduated in 2014 from the University of Cambridge, gaining his PhD from the department of Architecture. Prior to that, he gained his masters degree from Tsignhua University in 2008. He is now an Associate Professor and National University of Singapore, teaching in areas such as architecture and urban design, urban design theory and praxis and research methodology. Dr Zhang and Dr Chan are co-editing a special issue on sharing spaces in the journal Built Environment.