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C. P. Wang (Wang Chung-ping) (born 1947 in Beijing,
* Taiwan
**Hung Kuo Building, Taipei, 1989.
** Grand 50 Tower,
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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) is a Taiwanese
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architect. 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 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, which was the world's tallest skyscraper
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from 2004 to 2010.
List of major designs
* Taiwan
**Hung Kuo Building, Taipei, 1989.
** Grand 50 Tower, Kaohsiung
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, Taiwan's tallest building from 1992 to 1993.
** Far Eastern Plaza I & II, Taipei, 1994.
**Tuntex Sky Tower
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, Kaohsiung
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, Taiwan's tallest building from 1997 to 2004.
**Splendor Hotel
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, Taichung, 1997.
** Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport-Terminal 2, Taoyuan, 2000.
** Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Nantou, the tallest Buddhist temple
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in the world since 2001, and the tallest Buddhist Building in the world from 2001 to 2006.
**New Chien-Cheng Circle
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The original night marke ...
, Taipei, 2003.
** Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan's tallest building since 2004, and the tallest skyscraper
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in the world from 2004 to 2009.
*China
**Post & Telecommunications Center
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, Tianjin, 1998.
** Yuda International Trade Center, Zhengzhou
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, 1999.
**Fangyuan Mansion
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, Shenyang
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, 2001.
**Jinsha Plaza Jinsha may refer to:
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, Shenyang
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, 2001.
**Pangu 7 Star Hotel
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, Beijing, 2008
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See also
* Taipei 101 * C.Y. Lee, C.P. Wang's architect partnerReferences
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