Y. C. Wong
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Yau-chun Wong (1921–2000) was a Chinese-born American architect who practiced primarily in Chicago, Illinois. Wong was born in Canton
, Guangdong
, China
and earned a bachelor's degree in the Department of Architecture, National Central University (now Southeast University School of Architecture
) in 1945. After immigrating to the United States he furthered his study under Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
at the Illinois Institute of Technology
in Chicago
. In 1951 he earned a master's degree and worked under Mies van der Rohe until 1959 when he started his own practice. Wong became known for his Atrium Houses during the 1960s.
Y.C. Wong of the San Francisoco Bay Area Gon Fu Practice is the first generation American practitioner, one of his star pupils, Sifu Curtis Fujita has a studio in Simi Valley California.
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
, Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
, China
China
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and earned a bachelor's degree in the Department of Architecture, National Central University (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 1945. After immigrating to the United States he furthered his study under Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German architect. He is commonly referred to and addressed as Mies, his surname....
at the Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology, commonly called Illinois Tech or IIT, is a private Ph.D.-granting university located in Chicago, Illinois, with programs in engineering, science, psychology, architecture, business, communications, industrial technology, information technology, design, and law...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. In 1951 he earned a master's degree and worked under Mies van der Rohe until 1959 when he started his own practice. Wong became known for his Atrium Houses during the 1960s.
Y.C. Wong of the San Francisoco Bay Area Gon Fu Practice is the first generation American practitioner, one of his star pupils, Sifu Curtis Fujita has a studio in Simi Valley California.