Theorist

Liang Sicheng 梁思成

1901–1972 Chinese architectural history

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Details

Nationality: Chinese

Connections

authored A Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture
authored Annotated Yingzao Fashi (Yingzao Fashi Zhushi 營造法式註釋)
associated with Society for Research in Chinese Architecture (Zhongguo Yingzao Xueshe 中國營造學社)
collaborated with Lin Huiyin 林徽因
collaborated with Liu Dunzhen 劉敦楨
developed Yingzao Fashi Building Standards

Referenced by

Li Jie 李誡 influenced
Paul Philippe Cret mentored

Sources

Liang Sicheng. A Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture. MIT Press, 1984.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Liang Sicheng 梁思成." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/liang-sicheng/. Accessed September 1, 2026.