[Liang Ssu-ch’eng] (b Tokyo, April 20, 1901; d Beijing, Jan 9, 1972). Chinese architect and architectural historian. He was born in Tokyo; his father Liang Qichao was one of the most prominent Chinese scholars and reformers of the early 20th century. After Liang Sicheng’s primary education in Japan, he entered Tsinghua College in 1915 to prepare for college in the United States. He matriculated at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Architecture in 1924 and received his master’s degree in architecture in 1927. He established the Architecture School at Northeastern University in Shenyang in 1928 and taught there until 1931. From 1931 to 1945, Liang was the key research fellow in the Society for Research in Chinese Architecture, which was established one year before by Zhu Qiqian. There he made major academic contributions with his colleagues by documenting ancient buildings and researching the history of Chinese architecture. Liang established the School of Architecture at Tsinghua University in 1946 and made a study visit to the United States for newly developed architectural education after World War II. After ...