Sze Tsung Leong
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Sze Tsung Leong is an American and British photographer and artist interested in urban studies. Born in Mexico City
, he grew up there and in Los Angeles
. He then studied at the Art Center College of Design
in Pasadena, California
and earned architecture degrees from the University of California, Berkeley
and the Harvard Graduate School of Design
. Leong was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship
in 2005. He now lives in New York City
.
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, he grew up there and in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. He then studied at the Art Center College of Design
Art Center College of Design
Art Center College of Design is a private college located in Pasadena, California, and was cited by BusinessWeek as one of the 60 best design schools in the world. The college’s industrial design program is consistently ranked number one by both DesignIntelligence and U.S...
in Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
and earned architecture degrees from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
and the Harvard Graduate School of Design
Harvard Graduate School of Design
The Harvard Graduate School of Design is a graduate school at Harvard University offering degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning and Design.-History:...
. Leong was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
in 2005. He now lives in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Works
- Horizons. A collection of landscape photographs. Yossi Milo Gallery, 2008. ISBN 978-0-615-19227-7.
- History Images. Photographs of urban spaces and construction projects in China. Steidl, 2007. ISBN 3865212743.
- (contributor and co-editor) Harvard Project on the City (organized by Rem KoolhaasRem KoolhaasRemment Lucas Koolhaas is a Dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist and "Professor in Practice of Architecture and Urban Design" at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, USA. Koolhaas studied at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam, at the Architectural...
): volumes on Great Leap Forward and Guide to Shopping. Both vols. pub. Cologne, 2002.