Zhe Zhang is a current PhD candidate in the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning, The University of Sydney. He currently focuses his research interests on the governance of city-regions and the mechanisms of regional planning. Zhe holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Henan University, Kaifeng and Master in Architecture from South China University of Technology, Guangzhou. Before joining the University of Sydney, he has worked in various projects related to architectural designing such as protection and renewal planning of traditional villages, modern buildings design with Lingnan characteristics, renovation of traditional dwellings and planning on the historical blocks and streets. Also, Zhe has participated the joint research on Heritage Architecture of Guangdong Province and research on Vocabulary with Lingnan Characteristics, which is funded by Chinese National Natural Science Foundation Projects. Previous projects experience has ignited Zhe's interests on urban planning. So in doctoral research, Zhe explores the recent emergence of transformed forms and mechanisms of urban planning under the context of regional development of China's city-regions.