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John Sing Tang

1945 – 2012

American architect

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Lived 1945 – 2012 (aged 67). John Sing Tang was an American architect.

John Sing Tang (1913 – December 3, 1987) was a modernist architect from Arizona. He worked in the Phoenix metropolitan area, and designed many homes in the Arcadia area in the 1950s and 1960s. He was the first Chinese-American architect licensed in Arizona. He received his degree in architecture from Rice University in 1944. Though many of his commercial works have been demolished he is still highly regarded architect in Arizona. His Helsing's Coffee Shop and Melrose Bowling Alley designs of the late 1950s are considered exceptional examples of Googie Architecture (both now demolished). Tang died in 1987 at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix at the age of 74.

Buildings Tang's works include 1957 Gila Vista Jr. High School, Yuma 1957 Palmcroft Elementary School, Yuma AZ (Additions) 1957 residence at 6740 E. Stallion Rd. Paradise Valley (Demolished) 1957 Del Monte Estates Subdivision, Phoenix 1956–1958 B. J. Leonard residence, Paradise Valley 1958 Kerns Cafeteria 1730 E. McDowell Rd. Phoenix 1958 Ding Ho Restaurant at 2710 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix 1958 Pyle Estates Subdivision, Phoenix 1959 Helsing's Coffee shop Central & Osborn, Phoenix (Demolished) both coffee shops were considered some of Phoenix's best examples of Googie architecture 1961 Phi Kappa Alpha house, Arizona State University, Tempe (Demolished) 1962 Conn & Candlin CPA Office, Phoenix 1962 Glen Mar Apartments, Phoenix 1963 Caribbean Apartments, Phoenix 1964 Arizona Land Title Building, 2200 N. Central Ave. Phoenix 1965 Flora M. Statler Homes, El Mirage 1966 Associated Grocers Warehouse Expansion, Phoenix 1970 State Commercial Building, 1601 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix 1971 State Education Building, 1535 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix 1974 Greenwood Memorial Park Crematory, Phoenix

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American architect

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John Sing Tang was born on 26 March 1945 in Arizona.

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John Sing Tang died on 13 August 2012 in Arizona.

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John Sing Tang was an architect.

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· Wikipedia: John Sing Tang

· Wikidata: Q48969664

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