Chin Chang-Ming

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Chin Chang-Ming (金長銘) (1917-1985) was born in Shenyang, China. He graduated from the Architecture Group, Civil Engineering Department, Chongqing University and went to Tainan, Taiwan in 1949 and worked there ^[1]. He is one of the first generation of architects in post-war Taiwan.^[2]。

Profile[edit]

Born in 1917^[2], he is a native of Xuanhua^[3], Chahar Province, Northeast China. His father is a scholar of Liao-Jin history. He migrated to Tainan, Taiwan and taught architecture in 1949. In 1961, he received his master’s degree in architecture at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and worked at an Architects Office and settled in the United States.^[2]

Learning Experience[edit]

In 1936, he went to Japan with his father and attended the Civil Engineering Department, Tokyo Institute of Technology. In 1938, he returned to China and attended the Northwest Institute of Technology, in Chenggu County, Shaanxi Province. In 1939, he transferred to the Architecture Group, Civil Engineering Department, Chongqing University where he graduated in 1942. ^[2]He went to the United States and attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) on scholarship in 1959. He earned his master’s degree in architecture from VPI in 1961.^[1]

Career[edit]

He graduated from the Architecture Group, Civil Engineering Department, Chongqing University and worked as a Teaching Assistant (TA) at his Alma Mater in 1942. He was promoted to a lecturer in 1945. He worked as a lecturer at Architecture Department, Northeast University in Shenyang in 1946. After World War 2, he went to Tainan, Taiwan and worked as a lecturer at Architecture Department, Taiwan Institute of Technology (predecessor of National Chenggung University) in 1949. He was promoted to associate professor in 1950 and professor in 1955. He worked at Winght, Jones & Wilkerson as Chief Architect from 1961 to 1974. He worked at Ben Jones Office and others from 1974 to 1978 and worked at Waily & Willson Office etc. from 1978 to 1983.^[1]

Design Style[edit]

Mr. Chin valued the modern architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe‘s concept of “less is more” which was considered to be consistent with the Chinese Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu thought and the state of non-action and non-self. On the other hand, He advocated modern architecture as he believed that it was an equivalent to democracy.^[4]

Architectural design works[edit]

• In 1954: High Court Tainan Branch Court^[1]

• In 1958: Tainan Telecom Office (in cooperation with Kwan, Chu and Yang Architects)^[4]

• In 1959: Lin’s Residence, Minzu Road, Tainan City (in cooperation with Hsiu-Lien Wang)^[3]

• In 1961: Youth Indoor Stadium, Tainan City (cooperated with Zeng Dongbo (曾東波) and Li Chi-huang (李濟湟)^[3]

• 1961-1974: College of William & Mary: William & Mary Hall (Basketball Arena), William & Mary Commons (Students’ dormitory), Millington Hall (Biology and Psychology Department Building), Swem Library (Main Library), Madison College: Gibbons Hall (cafeteria catering 1,700 people), Warren Hall (Student Activity Center), Godwin Hall (Gymnasium)^[1][5]

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