Wang Da-hong

Wang Da-hong
王大閎
Wang Da-hong in 1937
Born(1917-07-06)6 July 1917
Died28 May 2018(2018-05-28) (aged 100)
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsSun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Wang Da-hong (Chinese: 王大閎; 6 July 1917 – 28 May 2018) was a Chinese-born Taiwanese architect. Regarded as one of the pioneers of modernist architecture in Taiwan, his architectural philosophy, whilst very modern in its application, was informed by both the traditional Chinese garden and the Siheyuan – a historical type of family residence which comprises several dwellings around a courtyard.[1]

  1. ^ Ko, Sheng Chieh; Kimura, Satoru; Taji, Takahiro (April 2015). "Taiwanese architect Da-hong Wang's idea of "Chinese"". J. Archit. Plann. AIJ. 80 (710).

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