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C. P. Wang (Wang Chung-ping) (born 1947 in
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C. Y. Lee & Partners Official Website
1947 births Living people Washington University in St. Louis alumni Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts alumni Taiwanese architects Taiwanese people from Beijing Tunghai University alumni {{Taiwan-architect-stub
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, China) is a Taiwanese architect
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. He received his bachelor's degree from Tunghai University
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in 1971 and his Master of Architecture from the School of Architecture
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at Washington University in St. Louis
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in 1973. He is co-principal of the architectural firm C.Y. Lee & Partners, located in Taipei, Taiwan. C.P. Wang was one of the prominent designers of Taipei 101
Taipei 101 (; stylized as TAIPEI 101), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a supertall skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. This building was officially classified as the world's tallest from its opening in 2004 until the 2009 ...
, which was the world's tallest skyscraper from 2004 to 2010.
List of major designs
*Taiwan
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**Hung Kuo Building, Taipei
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, 1989.
** Grand 50 Tower, Kaohsiung, Taiwan's tallest building from 1992 to 1993.
** Far Eastern Plaza I & II, Taipei
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, 1994.
**Tuntex Sky Tower
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, Kaohsiung, Taiwan's tallest building from 1997 to 2004.
** Splendor Hotel, Taichung
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, 1997.
** Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport-Terminal 2, Taoyuan, 2000.
**Chung Tai Chan Monastery
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, Nantou Nantou may refer to:
* Nantou County (南投縣), a county in central Taiwan (Republic of China)
* Nantou City (南投市), seat of Nantou County, Taiwan
* Nantou (historical town) (南头), a historic town and former administrative center of Xin' ...
, the tallest Buddhist temple in the world since 2001, and the tallest Buddhist Building in the world from 2001 to 2006.
**New Chien-Cheng Circle, Taipei
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, 2003.
**Taipei 101
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, Taipei
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, Taiwan's tallest building since 2004, and the tallest skyscraper in the world from 2004 to 2009.
*China
** Post & Telecommunications Center, Tianjin
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, 1998.
**Yuda International Trade Center
Yuda International Trade Center is a skyscraper in Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China.
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, Zhengzhou, 1999.
** Fangyuan Mansion, Shenyang, 2001.
** Jinsha Plaza, Shenyang, 2001.
** Pangu 7 Star Hotel, Beijing
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, 2008
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See also
*Taipei 101
Taipei 101 (; stylized as TAIPEI 101), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a supertall skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. This building was officially classified as the world's tallest from its opening in 2004 until the 2009 ...
* C.Y. Lee, C.P. Wang's architect partner
References
External links
C. Y. Lee & Partners Official Website
1947 births Living people Washington University in St. Louis alumni Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts alumni Taiwanese architects Taiwanese people from Beijing Tunghai University alumni {{Taiwan-architect-stub