Heritage Architecture (quarterly) is the first comprehensive and professional journal covering all aspects of the research, conservation, and regeneration of historic built artefacts and the built environment in China. With the Editorial Team based in Tongji University, the Journal is administrated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and sponsored by the China Science Publishing and Media Group Ltd. and Tongji University. The Journal was launched in 2016, published in Chinese with English abstracts and synopsis, and distributed domestically and abroad.

HA integrates heritage architecture conservation in a broad scope of academic exploration, model project analysis, and artistic appreciation. By adopting a dialectical approach to history and from a ‘glocal’ perspective, it aims to create a cross-cultural and multidisciplinary platform for academic communication all over the world and to provide an expansive view of the frontiers of theory and practice in the field to the scholars. The purpose of the Journal is to improve the overall professional level of architectural conservation, enhance public awareness of architectural heritage conservation, promote sustainable urban and rural development in China, and achieve an integrated usage of cultural resources.  

Professor Chang Qing, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is the Editor-in-chief of the Journal, and Professor Zheng Shiling, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, acts as Director of the Academic Committee. The Journal’s Academic Committee and Editorial Board incorporate many renowned Chinese and overseas experts and scholars in architectural history and architectural heritage conservation. The Editorial Team is composed of academic editors from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University. The Journal contains four regular columns, including Special Focus, Theory and History, Heritage Illustration, and Project Analysis. The potential readers are scholars from architecture, cultural heritage studies, urban and rural planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, history, literature, art and other related disciplines, as well as designers and managers, college teachers and students, and professionals from built environment-related authorities and enterprises.