Liang Sicheng

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architect architectural historian educator heritage conservationist human

Liang Sicheng was a pioneering Chinese architect and architectural historian, often called the "father of modern Chinese architecture" for his influential designs, scholarship, and preservation work.

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Label Occurrences
Liang Sicheng canonical 6
梁思成 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architect ⓘ
architectural historian ⓘ
educator ⓘ
heritage conservationist ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived National-level recognition for cultural heritage preservation in China ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship China ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1901-04-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1972-01-09 ⓘ
describedAs pioneering Chinese architect and architectural historian ⓘ
educatedAt University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
employer Tsinghua University ⓘ
ethnicGroup Han Chinese ⓘ
father Liang Qichao ⓘ
fieldOfWork architectural history ⓘ
architecture ⓘ
cultural heritage preservation ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre architectural monograph ⓘ
architectural survey ⓘ
hasRelative Liang Congjie ⓘ
influenced Chinese architectural education ⓘ
urban planning concepts for Beijing ⓘ
knownFor advocacy for preservation of Beijing’s historic cityscape ⓘ
being the father of modern Chinese architecture ⓘ
pioneering study of Chinese architectural history ⓘ
systematic documentation of ancient Chinese timber architecture ⓘ
languageSpoken Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
memberOf Chinese Academy of Sciences ⓘ
movement modern Chinese architecture ⓘ
name Liang Sicheng self-link ⓘ
nativeName Liang Sicheng self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 梁思成
notableWork Design of Jincheng Bank building in Taiyuan ⓘ
Design of Tsinghua University campus buildings ⓘ
Design of the Monument to the People’s Heroes (conceptual contribution) ⓘ
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China ⓘ
surface form: Design of the National Emblem of the People’s Republic of China

History of Chinese Architecture ⓘ
Preservation proposals for Beijing’s old city ⓘ
Research on the Yingzao Fashi ⓘ
Survey of Chinese ancient wooden structures ⓘ
occupation architect ⓘ
professor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Japan ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ
placeOfDeath Beijing ⓘ
China ⓘ
positionHeld Dean of the Department of Architecture at Tsinghua University ⓘ
spouse Lin Huiyin ⓘ
workLocation Beijing ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Emblem of the People's Republic of China → designedBy → Liang Sicheng ⓘ
Monument to the People's Heroes → architect → Liang Sicheng ⓘ
Monument to the People's Heroes → designer → Liang Sicheng ⓘ
Liang Sicheng → name → Liang Sicheng self-link ⓘ
Liang Sicheng → nativeName → Liang Sicheng self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 梁思成
Liang → hasNotableBearer → Liang Sicheng ⓘ
Liang Rengong → child → Liang Sicheng ⓘ
subject surface form: Liang Qichao