OpenFACADES
An open framework for architectural caption and attribute data enrichment via street view imagery
Hi, this is Xiucheng 👋🏻
I am currently a PhD candidate at the Urban Analytics Lab, NUS. My research centers on building-level investigations of urban environments, integrating computer vision, graph neural networks, and multi-modal geospatial data to predict building attributes and uncover patterns of urban form and sustainability.
Research Interests
Urban Analytics
Computer Vision
Building-level Urban Environment Analysis
Graph Neural Networks
Multi-modal Geospatial Data Integration
Street View Imagery
Urban Sustainability
Experience
Visiting Scholar
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
July 2026 – January 2027
Visiting Scholar
Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, Peking University
March 2026 – July 2026
PhD Researcher - CGPA: 4.93/5
Urban Analytics Lab, National University of Singapore
August 2023 – Present
Master of Urban Planning - CGPA: 4.78/5
Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore
June 2021 – March 2023
Bachelor of Engineering in Urban and Rural Planning - CGPA: 3.45/4
School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shenzhen University
September 2014 – June 2019
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Selected Publications
Revealing spatio-temporal evolution of urban visual environments with street view imagery
Xiucheng Liang, Tianhong Zhao, Filip Biljecki
Published in Landscape and Urban Planning, 2023
@article{liang2023revealing, title={Revealing spatio-temporal evolution of urban visual environments with street view imagery}, author={Liang, Xiucheng and Zhao, Tianhong and Biljecki, Filip}, journal={Landscape and Urban Planning}, volume={237}, pages={104802}, year={2023}, publisher={Elsevier} }Evaluating human perception of building exteriors using street view imagery
Xiucheng Liang, Jiat Hwee Chang, Song Gao, Tianhong Zhao, Filip Biljecki
Published in Building and Environment, 2024
@article{liang2024evaluating, title={Evaluating human perception of building exteriors using street view imagery}, author={Liang, Xiucheng and Chang, Jiat Hwee and Gao, Song and Zhao, Tianhong and Biljecki, Filip}, journal={Building and Environment}, volume={263}, pages={111875}, year={2024}, publisher={Elsevier} }OpenFACADES: an open framework for architectural caption and attribute data enrichment via street view imagery
Xiucheng Liang, Jinheng Xie, Tianhong Zhao, Rudi Stouffs, Filip Biljecki
Published in ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2025
@article{liang2025openfacades, title = {OpenFACADES: An open framework for architectural caption and attribute data enrichment via street view imagery}, author = {Liang, Xiucheng and Xie, Jinheng and Zhao, Tianhong and Stouffs, Rudi and Biljecki, Filip}, year = 2025, month = dec, journal = {ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing}, volume = {230}, pages = {918--942}, issn = {0924-2716} }Heterogeneous graph neural networks for building attribute prediction from hierarchical urban features and cross-view imagery
Xiucheng Liang, Winston Yap, Filip Biljecki
Published in ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2026
@article{liang2026heterognn, title = {Heterogeneous Graph Neural Networks for Building Attribute Prediction from Hierarchical Urban Features and Cross-View Imagery}, author = {Liang, Xiucheng and Yap, Winston and Biljecki, Filip}, year = 2026, journal = {ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing}, volume = {234}, pages = {185--204}, issn = {0924-2716}, }