Chunyao Liu

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

2025      Liu, Chunyao*, and Erin Cunningham. “From Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo Mansion to Ralph Lauren’s New York City Flagship Store: The Commodification of History and Authenticity.” Interiors, November 21, 2025, 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1080/20419112.2025.2583386. 

2025      Liu, Chunyao*. “Emotion, Empathy, and Sense of Connection: The Application of Letter Writing in Interior Design Studio,” Journal of Interior Design 50, no. 1 (2025): 30-48. https://doi.org/10.1177/10717641251316802. 

2024      Liu, Chunyao*, Lian Liu, & Erin Cunningham. “Towards a Cross-Cultural Hybridisation: An Exploration of Furniture Design and Advertising in Shanghai, China (1912-1949),” Fabrications (The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand) 33, no. 2 (2023): 306–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/10331867.2024.2320985. 

2023      Liu, Chunyao*, and Erin Cunningham. “Capturing the Haipai Spirit: Garden Villa Interiors and the Preservation of Prada Rong Zhai.” Journal of Interior Design 48, no. 2 (2023): 139–53. https://doi.org/10.1177/10717641231155084.

2017      Liu, Chunyao & Yan Zuo. “Policy Study on Financial Incentives for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings in the Context of the U.S.” Time + Architecture (Shi Dai Jian Zhu). 2017(1):5. 154-158. (In Chinese.)

2017      Zuo, Yan, ChunyaoLiu & Lian Liu. “From Grand Theatre to the House of D.V. Woo -- Study on Decorative Style of Hudec’s Modern Architecture in Shanghai.” The Architect (Jian Zhu Shi). 2017(3):8. 43-50. (In Chinese.)

Peer-reviewed Conference Presentations, Posters, and Proceedings

Accepted      Liu, Chunyao*, and Erin Cunningham. “Old-Money Aesthetics and Adaptive Reuse at Ralph Lauren’s ‘Dream House,’” Interior Design Educator Council (IDEC) Annual Conference 2026. [Extended Abstract & Presentation.] Location: Chicago, IL.

Accepted      Dally, Carrie*, and Chunyao Liu. “Designing With Words: Articulation as a Core Design Competency in the AI Era” Interior Design Educator Council (IDEC) Annual Conference 2026. [Extended Abstract & Presentation.] (Top 3 Submission in Scholarship of Design Practice). Location: Chicago, IL.

2025      Testa, Danielle*, and Chunyao Liu. “Developing Collaborative Competencies in Fashion Retail Development.” International Textile & Apparel Association (ITAA) Conference. [Extended Abstract & Presentation.] November 18-22, 2025. Location: St. Louis, MO.

2025      Yu, Huabing*, Chunyao Liu, and Ching-wen Cheng. “Construction and Reconstruction of Cultural Resilience in Cross-Cultural Community: A Case Study of Chinatown, Los Angeles.” [Extended Abstract & Presentation.] EDRA (Environmental Design Research Association) 56. May 27-30, 2025. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

2025      Liu, Chunyao*, and Brie Smith, “Design with Empathy and Emotional Engagement: An Adaptive Reuse Studio,” Interior Design Educator Council Annual Conference 2025. [Extended Abstract & Presentation.] (Top 5 Submission in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning). March 2025. Location: Chicago, IL.

2025      Yu, Huabing*, and Chunyao Liu. “Public Interiority and Cultural Resilience: A Case Study of Chinatown, LA.” [Abstract & Poster Presentation.] Interior Design Educator Council Annual Conference 2025. March 2025. Location: Chicago, IL.

2025      Liu, Lian, Chunyao Liu & Yan Zuo*, “Oral History and Home Furnishings in New-style Lilong in Shanghai from the 1950s to the 1970s – a Case Study of Qishan Cun.” [Full paper and presentation.] The 8th Oral History Symposium on Architecture, Tianjin University, China. Full paper published in Oral History Series of Chinese Architecture, Vol 8. Shanghai: Shanghai Cultural Press. In Chinese. ISBN: 9787553532950. 

2024      Liu, Chunyao* and Huabing Yu. “Towards Human-Centered Historic Preservation through the Making of Place: A Systematic Review.” [Full paper and presentation.] EDRA (Environmental Design Research Association) 55 Conference Proceedings. June 2024. Location: Portland, Oregon.

2024      Liu, Chunyao*, and Erin Cunningham. “Furniture, Advertising, and Decolonization: The Evolution of Furniture Design in Shanghai, China (1912-1949),” [Extended Abstract & Presentation.] Interior Design Educator Council Annual Conference 2024. (Top 5 submission in Scholarship of Design and Research). March 2024. Location: New York City, NY. 

2023      Liu, Chunyao*. “Fashioning History: Rethinking the Relationship between Taste and Historic Preservation,” Conference Presentation at Prague Heritages, Past and Present - Built and Social, A Conference on Culture, History, Art, and Design. [Full paper and presentation] AMPS (Architecture Media Politics Society) Proceedings Journal Series, 35.3 (2024): 569-79. ISSN 2398-9467. Location: Prague, Czech Republic & Online. June 2023.

2023      Liu, Chunyao*, and Erin Cunningham. “Avant Garde Fashion and the ‘Making’ of Historic Interiors: The Pursuit of Authenticity through Handmaking Processes,” [Extended Abstract & Presentation.] Interior Design Educator Council Annual Conference 2023. (Top 5 submission in Scholarship of Design and Research). March 2023. Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada.

2022      Liu, Chunyao, and Erin Cunningham. “Easternizing Western design: Haipai Interiors and the Development of Cultural Identity in Shanghai, China,” [Extended Abstract & Presentation] Interior Design Educator Council Annual Conference 2022. (Top 5 submission in Scholarship of Design and Research). Presented online.

2020      Liu, Chunyao, and Erin Cunningham. “Fashion Interiors and Historic Preservation: The Commodification of History and Taste,” [Extended Abstract & Presentation] Interior Design Educator Council Annual Conference 2020. (Top 5 submission in Scholarship of Design and Research). Location: Tulsa, OK.

2019      Liu, Chunyao. “Place-making and the Preservation of Historic Interiors in Global Cities: An Instrumental Case Study of Prada Rong Zhai, Shanghai, China,” [Abstract and poster presentation] Interior Design Educator Council Annual Conference 2019. (Top 10 Poster). Location: Charlotte, NC.

2018      Liu, Chunyao. “Historic preservation in the United States in the 20th Century — Institutions, Regulations and Practices,” International Symposium on Architecture Heritage Preservation and Sustainable Development in Tianjin, China. (2018). [Full paper and presentation] Conference proceeding published in Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Architecture Heritage Preservation and Sustainable Development. Jianjin: Jianjin University Press. ISBN: 9787561862568. In Chinese.