Liang Sicheng
(1901–1972) Chinese architect and scholar (1901-1972)
Liang Sicheng (China, 1901–1972) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Liang Sicheng belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Liang Sicheng was born in Tokyo and died in Beijing Hospital. Liang Sicheng trained at Tsinghua University, University of Pennsylvania School of Design, and Beijing Huiwen Middle School. Liang Sicheng became a member of Academia Sinica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Society for the Study of Chinese Architecture. Liang Sicheng was awarded Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
One of the best-known works is ‘Monument to the People's Heroes’. The catalogue has one building by Liang Sicheng. The dated building is from 1952.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Zhao Shen, Loo Shu-Shung, Louis Kahn, Louis Kahn, and Dmitrij Tsjetsjulin.