King-Lui Wu papers 1942-1991

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King-Lui Wu papers 1942-1991

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1842

The papers include plans, elevations, sections, perspective renderings, and sketches for buildings designed by King-Lui Wu (1918-2002), Yale professor of architecture from 1945 to 1988. His work includes the National Museum of Modern Art (Seoul, Korea), the Yale student Manuscript Club (New Haven, CT), Mount Bethel Baptist Church (New Haven, CT), the Bank of Memphis, Yali Middle School (Changsha, China), and numerous private residences and offices. Most of the collection consists of sketches; few working drawings exist.

222.5 linear feet (89 folios) and 64.2 megabytes

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Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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