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FAMOUS ARCHITECT AWARDED JULY 1 MEDAL

Wu Liangyong, a famous architect, educator and founder of the science of human settlements, was recently awarded the July 1 Medal for outstanding Party members by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

Born in 1922 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, Wu graduated in 1944 with a bachelor’s degree from the Department of Architecture at the National Central University in Chongqing. Projects under Wu’s instruction won several awards on the national level, a gold medal from the Asian Architects of Regional Council Award for Architecture, and the UN World Habitat Award.

The July 1 Medal,

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