Wu Liangyong

Wu Liangyong (, born 7 May 1922) is a Chinese architect and urban planner. He was a former professor in urban planning, architecture, and design. In preparation to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was leading the team that studied the buildings of the games.

Life Wu was born in Nanjing on 7 May 1922. In 1944, he obtained a bachelor's degree in architecture at the National Central University (now Nanjing University) in Chongqing, and a master's degree at the American Guangxi Art Academy. He also studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in the United States.

Next to his professorate, Wu carried out different administrative functions. He was vice-president of the International Union of Architects and of the Architecture Society of China. Furthermore, he was chairman of the World Society for the Science of Human Settlements and of the Urban Planning Society of China.

Wu turned 100 in May 2022.

Bibliography (selection) 1989: General Theory of Architecture 1991: The Second Report on the Rural and Urban Spatial Development Planning Study for the Capital Region, 1999: Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing: A Project in the Ju'Er Hutong Neighbourhood, 2014: Integrated Architecture (English-Italian Translation of General Theory of Architecture). Nuova Cultura,