Xiu Zelan
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Xiu Zelan(修澤蘭; 1925─ ), Taiwanese Architect, Ancestral home is in Yuanling Hunan
. During World War II
she attended Architecture Department of National Central University
in Chongqing
(Now Southeast University School of Architecture
). In 1949 she entered the Taiwan Rail Bureau. She Took charge of the Department of General Logistics and Engineering as an assistant engineer. In 1965 she took charge of Yangmingshan
's Chung-Shan Building
as Designer and consequently achieved a Taiwanese Architecture prize of Taiwan's first female architect.
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
she attended Architecture Department of National Central University
National Central University
National Central University is a national comprehensive university in Taiwan .National Central University was founded in 1915 and originated in 258 CE at Nanjing, China. After NCU in Nanjing was renamed Nanjing University in 1949, NCU was re-established in Taiwan in 1962...
in Chongqing
Chongqing
Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
(Now Southeast University School of Architecture
Southeast University School of Architecture
The Southeast University School of Architecture is one of the professional schools of Southeast University, China. Founded in 1927, SEU School of Architecture is the oldest school of architecture in China and the origin of China's architectural education...
). In 1949 she entered the Taiwan Rail Bureau. She Took charge of the Department of General Logistics and Engineering as an assistant engineer. In 1965 she took charge of Yangmingshan
Yangmingshan
One of the eight national parks in Taiwan, the Yangmingshan National Park is located between Taipei City and New Taipei City, Taiwan. The districts that house parts of the park grounds include Taipei's Beitou and Shilin Districts; and New Taipei's Wanli, Jinshan, and Sanzhi Districts. During the...
's Chung-Shan Building
Chung-Shan Building
The Chung-Shan Building is part of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall complex. Completed in 1966, the building is located in the Yangmingshan National Park in Taipei. The building is placed on the reverse of the 100 New Taiwan Dollar bill...
as Designer and consequently achieved a Taiwanese Architecture prize of Taiwan's first female architect.
Representative Works
- Banqiao Station (板橋火車站(舊站)
- Chung-Shan BuildingChung-Shan BuildingThe Chung-Shan Building is part of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall complex. Completed in 1966, the building is located in the Yangmingshan National Park in Taipei. The building is placed on the reverse of the 100 New Taiwan Dollar bill...
(中山樓) (陽明山) - Taipei Women's Teacher Junior College (台北女師專)
- Viator High School Church (衛道中學教堂)
- Lanyang Girl's Middle School Auditorium (蘭陽女中禮堂)
- Banqiao Senior High School (板橋高中)
- Chung-Shan Girl's Middle School Auditorium (中山女中禮堂)
- Taipei Jingmei Girls School Library and Admin Building (景美女中圖書館及行政大樓)
- Chih Shan Junior High School (至善國中)
- Wu Feng Elementary School (霧峰國小)
- National Chia-Yi Girls' Senior High School (國立嘉義女子高級中學)
- Hu-wei Senior High School (虎尾高中)
- National Chung Hsing Senior High School (中興高中)
- Hualien Normal University Library (花蓮師範學院圖書館)
- Sun Moon Lake Teacher's Hall (日月潭教師會館)
- Taichung Teacher's Hall (台中教師會館)
- Yangming Senior High School (陽明高中)
- Taipei Mingde Junior High School (明德國中)