Lin Huiyin

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Lin Huiyin was a pioneering Chinese architect, architectural historian, and writer, celebrated as one of the first female architects in modern China and a key figure in the preservation of Chinese architectural heritage.

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instanceOf architect
architectural historian
essayist
human
poet
professor
translator
burialPlace Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery (memorial tablet) NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
child Liang Congjie NERFINISHED
Liang Zaibing NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship China
dateOfBirth 1904-06-10
dateOfDeath 1955-04-01
educatedAt St Mary's Hall, Shanghai NERFINISHED
University of Pennsylvania
Yale University (auditor in drama and literature) NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
father Lin Changmin NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork architectural history
architecture
historic preservation
modern Chinese literature
gender female
influenced development of architectural conservation in China
influencedBy Western architectural education at the University of Pennsylvania
knownFor advocacy for preservation of Beijing’s city walls and historic buildings
being one of the first female architects in modern China
pioneering research on ancient Chinese timber-frame architecture
languageOfWorkOrName Chinese
English
memberOf Beiping Research Society of Chinese Architecture NERFINISHED
movement New Culture Movement (literary circle) NERFINISHED
name Lin Huiyin NERFINISHED
Lin Whei-yin NERFINISHED
nativeName 林徽因 NERFINISHED
notableStudent students of architecture at Tsinghua University
notableWork co-authorship of Liang Sicheng’s "History of Chinese Architecture" research
design of the National Emblem of the People’s Republic of China (concept team member)
participation in design of the Monument to the People’s Heroes (Beijing)
poetry collection "Lin Huiyin Shiji" (posthumous)
short story "Youyuan Jingmeng" (A Dream in the Garden) NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Qing Empire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Beijing, China NERFINISHED
residence Beijing, China NERFINISHED
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
spouse Liang Sicheng NERFINISHED
workInstitution Beiping Research Society of Chinese Architecture NERFINISHED
Tsinghua University NERFINISHED

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