Clement Chen Jr.
Clement Chen Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 27, 1929 |
| Died | February 19, 1988 (aged 58) Hillsborough, San Mateo County, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Clement Chen, Clement Y.T. Chen, Jr. |
| Education | Sewanee: The University of the South |
| Alma mater | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Occupations | Architect, businessperson |
| Notable work | San Francisco Chinatown Hilton Hotel (1968) |
| Style | Brutalist, modernist |
| Spouse | June Wong |
Clement Chen Jr. (1929–1988) was a Chinese-born American architect, and businessperson.
Biography
[edit]Clement Chen Jr. was born in Shanghai in 1929.[1] Chen attended St. John's High School, the secondary school of St. John's University, Shanghai.[2] He immigrated from China to the United States in 1949.[3] Chen graduated from Sewanee: The University of the South in 1953 and attended.[4][5] He designed the Jianguo Hotel, a building on Chang'an Avenue in Beijing.[1]
Chen died on February 19, 1988.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Roskam, Cole (2021-12-03). "The Architecture of China's Economic Liberalization". Yale University Press. Archived from the original on 2026-08-02. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ Huang, Songshan Sam; Sun, Xuhua Michael (2014). Economy Hotels in China: A Glocalized Innovative Hospitality Sector. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-626-56-9. Retrieved 2026-08-02 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 "Clement Chen Jr.; International Architect". Los Angeles Times. 1988-02-25. Archived from the original on 2026-08-02. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ Campbell, Will D. (1997). And Also with You: Duncan Gray and the American Dilemma. Franklin, Tennessee: Providence House. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-57736-036-0. Retrieved 2026-08-02 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Roskam, Cole (2021). Designing Reform: Architecture in the People's Republic of China, 1970-1992. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-300-23595-1. Retrieved 2026-08-02 – via Google Books.