Yang Cho-cheng (; 1914 – 26 November 2006) was an internationally renowned Chinese architect. One of his best-known works is the

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, a major landmark in Taipei – with his design being chosen from entries in an international competition. Many of his other works have become famous landmarks in Taiwan: the Taipei Grand Hotel, National Theater and Concert Hall, the Shilin Official Residence,

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, Cihu Presidential Burial Place,

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Building, and the

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. Yang's professional career spanned over 60 years. Even though he was best known for his expertise in the Chinese style architecture, he was also a leading expert in manufacturing, high tech, finance, performing arts, and commercial/residential architecture. He also designed the manufacturing facilities for

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, Timex,

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in Taiwan; as well as for pharmaceutical companies such as

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and

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. When he was close to 80 years old, he designed the

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factory for TI-Acer. The TI-Acer factory may be an earlier facility in the semiconductor world, but the building itself is still one of the best semiconductor facilities in Taiwan. It is one of the few factories that are able to meet the vibration free specifications and the Class A

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specifications. Yang dedicated his life to improving the international image of Taiwan, and his work implicitly improved the development of the various industries in Taiwan. Additionally, the National Theater and Concert Hall also facilitated the performing arts development in Taiwan.

Selected works

* Shilin Official Residence (1950) * ZTE Village ZTE Hall (1959) * Cihu Mausoleum (formerly Cixi Hotel, 1959) *

(1960) * Taipei City Building (1961) * Taiwan University Gymnasium (early phase) (1962) * Lishan Hotel (1965) * Kaohsiung Round Hill Hotel (1971) * Round Hill Hotel (1973) *

(1980) * Central 100th Building (1986) * National Music Hall (1987) * National Theater (1987)

References

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