C. P. Wang

Wang Chung-ping
Wang Chung-ping
Born	1947 (age 73–74); Peking
Alma mater	Tunghai University; Washington University in St. Louis
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Taipei 101

C. P. Wang (Wang Chung-ping) (born 1947 in Beijing, China) is a Taiwanese architect. He received his bachelor's degree from Tunghai University in 1971 and his Master of Architecture from 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 from 2004 to 2010.

List of major designs[]

Taipei 101 was the most famous design by C.P. Wang and C. Y. Lee.

Taiwan
- Hung Kuo Building, Taipei, 1989.
- Grand 50 Tower, Kaohsiung, Taiwan's tallest building from 1992 to 1993.
- Far Eastern Plaza I & II, Taipei, 1994.
- Tuntex Sky Tower, Kaohsiung, Taiwan's tallest building from 1997 to 2004.
- Splendor Hotel, Taichung, 1997.
- Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport-Terminal 2, Taoyuan, 2000.
- Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Nantou, the tallest Buddhist temple in the world since 2001, and the tallest Buddhist Building in the world from 2001 to 2006.
- New Chien-Cheng Circle, Taipei, 2003.
- Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan's tallest building since 2004, and the tallest skyscraper in the world from 2004 to 2009.
China
- , Tianjin, 1998.
- Yuda International Trade Center, Zhengzhou, 1999.
- , Shenyang, 2001.
- , Shenyang, 2001.
- Pangu 7 Star Hotel, Beijing, 2008

Quotes[]

""I grew up in Taipei in the 1960s, so I was used to seeing tall buildings, but the architectural landscapes I saw in Chicago and New York were dazzling—and so diverse. Seeing these was a magical experience."^[1]

"As a Chinese architect trained in the United States, I'm especially interested in architecture that synthesizes Western and Eastern cultures."^[1]

"It's rewarding to conceptualize a design that serves not only the client but also represents the culture and serves the needs of a building's inhabitants."^[1]