JOHN SING TANG

Bio:

A Phoenix native, John Sing Tang's (1913-1987) family was one of the first Chinese immigrants to settle in Arizona.He graduated from Rice Institute (now Rice University) with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture. He is the first Chinese-American architect licensed in Arizona. In 1948 he formed John Sing Tang, AIA, and Associates. Mr Tang was active in the community, including the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, City of Phoenix Building Department Advisory and Housing Code City Commission.

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What do you do?

Architect

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What is your proudest professional accomplishment or achievement?

Mr. Tang consistently demonstrated that he was a creative spirit who delivered a wide range of aspirational architectural expression. His legacy is NOMAarizona where "Our Strength is Our Diversity"

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Featured Project Name: 

Central High School,Conn and Condlin CPA Office,AZ Dept. of Education,The Caribbean Apartments, Helsings-Vintage-Coffee

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Featured Project Location: 

Phoenix, Arizona

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Featured Project Completion Date: 

N/A

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Role in Featured Project: 

Architect

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Featured Project Description:

Some of Mr. Tang's projects were designed based on “Googie-Style” architecture - a type of futurist architecture influenced by car culture, jets, the Atomic Age and the Space Age. It originated in Southern California from the Streamline Moderne architecture of the 1930s . His firm's work included restaurants, custom residential, single-family residential subdivisions, apartments, retail, hospitality, offices, schools, and governmental commissions at the municipal, county, and state levels.

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Photography Credit:

Doug Sydnor