On May 15, the WeChat public account "School of Architecture of Tianjin University" released Mr. Zhang Youxin's obituary.
According to the obituary, Mr. Zhang Youxin, a professor at the School of Architecture of Tianjin University and former director of the Art Teaching and Research Department, died of illness on the morning of May 15, 2024, at the age of 92.
According to the obituary, Mr. Zhang Youxin is a well-known architect and architectural educator in mainland China, and he has made outstanding contributions to architectural design, architectural art, and architectural education. He has participated in the design of important national engineering projects such as Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall, the Office Building of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and the Central Military Commission Building, and has published a number of academic monographs.
According to the wishes of Mr. Zhang Youxin and his family, the funeral was simple.
According to The Paper, public information shows that Zhang Youxin was born in 1932, a native of Haining, graduated from the Department of Architecture of Tsinghua University in 1953, and is a disciple of the famous architectural historian and architectural educator Liang Sicheng, and enjoyed the special allowance of the State Council in 1992.
Zhang Youxin visited the exhibition of visual design foundation students of the Department of Environmental Design. The picture is from the website of the School of Architecture of Tianjin University