Richard Hu is an urban planner and a megaproject manager. His work and interests—both intellectual and professional—integrate built environment, economy, and technology to address contemporary urban transformation and sustainable development, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. He is the author of Reinventing the Chinese City (2023) and the editor of Routledge Handbook of Asian Cities (2023), among other books. As an urban practitioner, he has been involved in planning, design, and management of mega urban development projects. He is a consultant for major strategic planning and policy making projects in multinational contexts. He founded Smart Design Lab to experiment and advance new design thinking and approach to tackle the emerging smart urbanism.