Rong Baisheng
Rong Baisheng was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China on August 27th, 1930 and is the Chinese Architect And civil Engineer. At the age of 88, Rong Baisheng biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Upon graduation from university, Rong worked at the Guangdong Provincial Architectural Design and Research Institute from 1953 to 1958. From January 1958 to January 1972, he taught for 14 years at the Guangdong Provincial Architecture and Engineering School. He returned to the Guangdong Provincial Architectural Design and Research Institute in 1972. After working for decades at the state-owned company, he started his own firm, RBS Architectural Engineering Design Associates, in January 2003.
In the 1970s, Rong began researching the structural design of skyscrapers, and devised a complete system of methodology and computer programs. With the commencement of the reform and opening era, Rong's career prospered in the 1980s. He designed the Shenzhen Asia Hotel (now Shangri-La Hotel) in 1981. The 33-story building was a landmark of Shenzhen at the time, and won a Science and Technology Progress Award from the Ministry of Construction of China.
In 1985, Rong designed the 200-meter, 63-story Guangdong International Building using innovative designs and technologies. When completed in 1990, it was the tallest building in China and the first 200-meter skyscraper in the country. It won a National Design Gold Medal, the Zhan Tianyou Civil Engineering Award, and the State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class). Recognized as a pioneer in skyscraper design and construction in China, Rong was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1995.