Zhang Jinqiu
Chinese architect and professor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhang Jinqiu (simplified Chinese: 张锦秋; traditional Chinese: 張錦秋; pinyin: Zhāng Jǐnqiū) is a Chinese architect and professor at Tsinghua University.[1] She was titled “Construction Master’ (1991) and “Academician of China” (1994) by the Chinese government.[2] She has been appointed as the Chief Architect for China’s Capital Construction Design Group since 1987 and remained in this position until the present day.[3] Zhang was also amongst the first round of winners of the Xi'an Science and Technology Award for Outstanding Contributions in 2005. By 2011, she was elected as a member of the prestigious Chinese Academy of Engineering.