Gin D. Wong
| Gin Dan Wong | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 17, 1922 Canton, China |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Southern California |
| Known for | architecture |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Wong |
| Website | gwa-architects |
Gin Dan Wong (born September 17, 1922) is an American architect based in Los Angeles, California. He is the former chief of the Architectural Guild for the School of Architecture and Fine Arts at University of Southern California, the founder and chairman of Gin Wong Associates, and was formerly the president of William L. Pereira Associates. He is known as the designer of numerous buildings and centers in Southern California and the Pacific Rim: LAX Theme Building; the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) Headquarters Building in Downtown Los Angeles; the Columbia Broadcasting System Television City; the Crean Tower and Mary Hood Chapel on the Crystal Cathedral campus; the Jack Colker's 76 Station in Beverly Hills; Hyatt Regency International Airport in Inchon, Korea; and the Pan Pacific Tower in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Wong was born in Canton, China, one of nine children. His parents immigrated to the United States during the Great Depression. He pursued coursework in engineering at Los Angeles City College in 1942. Wong then served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, as a B-29 navigator in the Pacific. Upon returning to the United States, and then at Millikin University, in Decatur, Illinois. He would eventually earn his B. Arch. from the University of Southern California in 1950.
After graduating, he joined the firm of Pereira & Luckman, and then later joined William L. Pereira Associates when the firm split in 1958. At William L. Pereira he would go on to become a designer, then director of design, and eventually president. According to the Los Angeles Times, "As a member of the Pereira firm Wong said he had major roles in the design of many West Coast buildings, including Occidental Center, Crocker Back, Mutual Benefit Life and the new tower of St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.". In 1974, Wong left William L. Pereira Associates to start his own firm, Gin Wong Associates.
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