Huang Baoyu (; 1918–2000) was a Taiwanese artist, calligrapher and architect, known for designing the

National Palace Museum The National Palace Museum (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kwet-li̍p kù-kiung pok-vu̍t-yèn), is a museum in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). It has a permanent collection of nearly 700,000 pieces of Chinese artifacts and artworks, many of which wer ...

in Taipei, Taiwan. His design for the museum was chosen after the original competition winner, Wang Da-hong, refused to modify his design to comply with the government's wishes. Huang specialised in the traditional Chinese palace style, and was the favourite architect of former leader,

Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975), also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 ...

. Huang served as Chairman of the architecture department of the Chung Yuan Christian College. He also served in a number of public institutions, working on urban planning projects such as Shimen Reservoir back pool area layout plan (1962), Yangming National Park Project (1963), Kaohsiung Lianchi Lake Scenic Area Plan (1966) and Forest Garden Construction Plan (1966). Huang came to Taiwan from China in 1949, when he was appointed as a lecturer at the Provincial Institute of Technology.

Notable works

* Shimen Reservoir Monument (c.1962) * National Palace Museum, Taipei (c.1965) * Taipei City Gate – repair and restoration (c.1966) *

Zhongxing Guesthouse The Zhongxing Guesthouse () also known as the Yangmingshuwu is a historical site located in on Zhongxing road in Yangmingshan National Park in the Beitou District of Taipei, Taiwan. It was constructed between 1969 and 1970 by late Republic of Chi ...

, Taipei (c.1970) * Zhongyuan Institute of Technology Building (c.1972) * Sungai Central Community (c.1975)

Publications

* "中山博物院之建築 ''The Architecture of the Chung-Shan Museum'', ''The National Palace Museum Quarterly''; 1966 (1.1): 69–78. (in Chinese, by the architect) * ''A Brief History of Chinese Buddhist Architecture''; Publisher: 大乘文化; (in Chinese, by the architect), 1978.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Baoyu Taiwanese architects Chinese architects People from Jiangyin Taiwanese people from Jiangsu Painters from Wuxi 1918 births 2000 deaths National Central University alumni Republic of China painters Republic of China calligraphers Educators from Wuxi