Nathan Shui is a sixth-year PhD candidate in Architecture (History, Theory, and Society). His research examines the intersection between queer sexuality and urban modernity in postsocialist China. Shui also works on Asian American architecture in the 20th century, with an area focus on Northern California. Before starting the PhD program at UC Berkeley, he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture from the National Institute of Applied Sciences of Strasbourg, France, and a Master of Science in architectural history and theory at the University of Florida, Gainesville.

Nathan’s work has been supported by the Center of Race and Gender Studies, the Center for Chinese Studies at UC Berkeley, and the University of California Humanities Research Institute. Prior to the PhD program, Nathan completed his diplôme de licence and diplôme de master in Architecture at the Institute of Applied Sciences in Strasbourg. He also holds an M.S. from the University of Florida.