ZHANG Jie (b. 1994) is a spatial designer and artist based in Shanghai, specializing in temporary installations and spatial interventions. Through her work, she reimagines local materials to create dramatic and poetic moments within the everyday spaces.

From 2013 to 2018, ZHANG studied architecture at Huaqiao University in her hometown, Xiamen, and earned her bachelor’s degree. Throughout five years of architectural training, she developed a growing interest in urban spaces and everyday landscapes.

In 2018, she continued her studies at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), where she began experimenting with temporary timber structures and textile materials. In 2019, she created her first installation and founded her studio, ReBuild Lab. That same year, she was awarded a travel research scholarship from HKU’s Department of Architecture, which enabled her to conduct research on urban spaces in Paris and Barcelona.

After earning her master’s degree from HKU in 2020, ZHANG moved to Shanghai to establish her independent practice. From 2020 to 2022, she worked at Archimixing, an architecture atelier, contributing to a variety of public architecture projects. This experience deepened her understanding of the practical aspects of spatial design, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and how to navigate the challenges of reality. While continuing to offer design services for local retail brands and government projects—many of which focus on urban space development—she has also worked at Banana Fish Books, an art bookstore and exhibition space in Shanghai, for several months. In this role, she manages daily operations and participates in curatorial activities for the Shanghai Art Book Fair.

On one hand, ZHANG explores the reshaping and reconstruction of space as a central approach to her artistic practice. On the other, she draws on the technical and practical expertise gained throughout her professional design career to inform her artistic work.

ZHANG and her studio ReBuild Lab has received numerous accolades for her work, including the Outstanding Proposal Award at the 2023 Zhoushan “Hello, Islands” (こんにちは、小島さん) installation competition, an Honorary Mention in the 2023 Reuse Italy Ruins Renovation competition, an Honorary Mention in the 2022 Tallinn Architecture Biennale Vision competition, a Shortlist Nomination in the 2021 Ann Arbor Art Center Alley Project competition, First Place in the 2020 UK Bubble Future competition, and Second Place in the 2019 India Archasm competition.

In November 2024, Zhang and ReBuild Lab was invited by the artist residency program of the Promised Land Art Festival l (理想.