Yang Tingbao was a Chinese architect and architectural educator known as one of "the Four Modern Masters in Architecture" in mainland China, along with Liang Sicheng, Tung Chuin, and Liu Dunzhen.
12 Facts About Yang Tingbao
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Major projects directed by Yang Tingbao involved Nanjing Central Stadium, the Tsinghua University Library Addition, Heping Hotel, Southeast University campus amongst others.
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Yang Tingbao took part in the design of People's Grand Hall, Beijing Train Station and the Chairman Mao Memorial.
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Yang Tingbao presided, participated, or directed over 100 projects in China, mainly in Nanjing and Beijing.
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Between 1930 and 1931, Yang Tingbao added the West and Middle side to the Tsinghua University Library, in which the East side was earlier designed by the American architect, Henry Murphy.
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In 1932, Yang Tingbao took part in the Historical Building Renovation Project in Beijing, where he worked closely with local craftsmen in Beijing.
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In 1940, Yang Tingbao became a professor in the architecture department of Central University.
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Yang Tingbao subsequently remained as architecture department chair at the newly established university.
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Yang Tingbao served as vice president of the Chinese Architects Association four times, and president once.
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Yang Tingbao served as the vice president of the IUA between 1957 and 1963.
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Yang Tingbao wrote articles about urban planning and landscape design.
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Yang Tingbao's son Yang Shi'e was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.