Wu Liangyong (Chinese: 吴良镛, born 7 May 1922) is a Chinese architect and urban planner. He was a former professor in urban planning, architecture, and design. In preparation to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was leading the team that studied the buildings of the games.[1] He is considered the most influential architect and urban planner in China.[2]
Next to his professorate, Wu carried out different administrative functions. He was vice-president of the International Union of Architects and of the Architecture Society of China. Furthermore, he was chairman of the World Society for the Science of Human Settlements and of the Urban Planning Society of China.[1]
His development of the Ju'er Hutong in Beijing is seen as state of the art. Furthermore, he developed the new library of Beijing and the enlargement of Tiananmen Square, and redeveloped Guilin and the Central Art and Design Academy of the Confucius Institute. In preparation to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Wu was leading the team that studied the buildings of the games.[1]
Wu received a number of awards. He was the first to win the Award for Scientific and Technological Progress by the State Education Commission. In 1993, he won a World Habitat Award of the United Nations for his contribution to the house-building project of Ju'er Hutong in Beijing. In 1995, he won the Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize and in 1996 the UIA Architectural Education Prize of the International Union of Architects. Wu was honored with a Prince Claus Award from the Netherlands in 2002. The jury praised his architectonic work, as well as his compilation of a ten-volume encyclopedia of regional architectures around the world.[1][4][5]
1991: The Second Report on the Rural and Urban Spatial Development Planning Study for the Capital Region, ISBN978-7302139928
1999: Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing: A Project in the Ju'Er Hutong Neighbourhood, ISBN978-0774807265
2014: Integrated Architecture (English-Italian Translation of General Theory of Architecture), ISBN9788868121433. Nuova Cultura, [1]
References
^ abcdeTsinghua University, . Archived from the original on November 22, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ abIan Johnson (6 February 2015). "China's Fog Weighs Heavily on Shoulders of Its Premier Architect". New York Times.
^National Central University renamed Nanjing University in 1949 and reinstated in Taiwan in 1962. The architecture department became part of Nanjing Institute of Technology (now Southeast University) in 1952.
^Yuan, Jie (30 May 2022). "百岁"两院院士"吴良镛：面对未来无限可能，我仍充满期待" [Centenarian "Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences" Wu Liangyong: Facing the infinite possibilities of the future, I am still full of expectations]. The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 November 2022.
May 10, 2023
liangyong, this, chinese, name, family, name, chinese, 吴良镛, born, 1922, chinese, architect, urban, planner, former, professor, urban, planning, architecture, design, preparation, 2008, summer, olympics, beijing, leading, team, that, studied, buildings, games, . In this Chinese name the family name is Wu Wu Liangyong Chinese 吴良镛 born 7 May 1922 is a Chinese architect and urban planner He was a former professor in urban planning architecture and design In preparation to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing he was leading the team that studied the buildings of the games 1 He is considered the most influential architect and urban planner in China 2 Wu Liangyong吴良镛Wu at the age of 24Born 1922 05 07 7 May 1922 age 101 Jiangning County Jiangsu Republic of ChinaAlma materNational Central UniversityCranbrook Educational CommunityAwardsOrdre des Arts et des Lettres 1999 Prince Claus Award 2002 Highest Science and Technology Award 2012 Scientific careerFieldsArchitectureInstitutionsTsinghua UniversityDoctoral advisorEero SaarinenOther academic advisorsLiang SichengChinese nameSimplified Chinese吴良镛Traditional Chinese吳良鏞TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinWu LiangyōngLife EditWu was born in Nanjing on 7 May 1922 In 1944 he obtained a bachelor s degree in architecture at the National Central University now Nanjing University in Chongqing and a master s degree at the American Guangxi Art Academy 3 He also studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in the United States 2 Together with professor Liang Sicheng he founded the Faculty of Architecture on the Tsinghua University in 1946 where he focused on urban planning architecture and design All together he taught fifty years at Tsinghua University 1 4 Next to his professorate Wu carried out different administrative functions He was vice president of the International Union of Architects and of the Architecture Society of China Furthermore he was chairman of the World Society for the Science of Human Settlements and of the Urban Planning Society of China 1 His development of the Ju er Hutong in Beijing is seen as state of the art Furthermore he developed the new library of Beijing and the enlargement of Tiananmen Square and redeveloped Guilin and the Central Art and Design Academy of the Confucius Institute In preparation to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Wu was leading the team that studied the buildings of the games 1 Wu received a number of awards He was the first to win the Award for Scientific and Technological Progress by the State Education Commission In 1993 he won a World Habitat Award of the United Nations for his contribution to the house building project of Ju er Hutong in Beijing In 1995 he won the Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize and in 1996 the UIA Architectural Education Prize of the International Union of Architects Wu was honored with a Prince Claus Award from the Netherlands in 2002 The jury praised his architectonic work as well as his compilation of a ten volume encyclopedia of regional architectures around the world 1 4 5 Wu turned 100 in May 2022 6 Bibliography selection Edit1989 General Theory of Architecture 1991 The Second Report on the Rural and Urban Spatial Development Planning Study for the Capital Region ISBN 978 7302139928 1999 Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing A Project in the Ju Er Hutong Neighbourhood ISBN 978 0774807265 2014 Integrated Architecture English Italian Translation of General Theory of Architecture ISBN 9788868121433 Nuova Cultura 1 References Edit a b c d e Tsinghua University biography Archived from the original on November 22 2008 Retrieved February 3 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link a b Ian Johnson 6 February 2015 China s Fog Weighs Heavily on Shoulders of Its Premier Architect New York Times National Central University renamed Nanjing University in 1949 and reinstated in Taiwan in 1962 The architecture department became part of Nanjing Institute of Technology now Southeast University in 1952 a b China Vitae biography Prince Claus Fund profile Yuan Jie 30 May 2022 百岁 两院院士 吴良镛 面对未来无限可能 我仍充满期待 Centenarian Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Wu Liangyong Facing the infinite possibilities of the future I am still full of expectations The Paper in Chinese Retrieved 26 November 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wu Liangyong amp oldid 1153843499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
