Background
He was born at New York City, U.S.A. in January 14, 1900.
He was born at New York City, U.S.A. in January 14, 1900.
Ching-pei Li attended Dewitt Clinton High School in 1913-1917, Pratt Institute in 1917-1920, Massachusetts Institute of Technology on summer 1921, Columbia University in 1922-1923, completing Beaux Arts Institute work in 1919-1923. He passed the University of the State of New York licence for registered architect 1923.
Ching-pei Li employed in the offices of Murphy Mcgill & Hamlin Archts., J. F. Jackson Archt., and Ludlow & Peabody Archts., working on the Yen-ching University, New Jersey & Fassic .M.C.A. Buildings, John's Mansville 28 story building, New York and Times Annex Buildings of 20 stories, respectively. Then he came to China for the Y.M.C.A. Building Bureau for China in November 1923 in association with A. Q. Adamson, director, completed the following Y.M.C.A.'s in China, Shanghai Foreign, Shanghai Na.vy, Changsha, Paoting, Tsinan, Nanking, Ningpo, Shanghai National Committee Building, Nan-chang, Chengtu, Foochow, Amoy, during the period of 1923 to 1927.
Mr. Li started his own practice in April, 1927. He became associate architect to Y. C. Lu during the period of his illness in 1928. Upon Lu's death in March, 1929, he was entrusted by the respective Committees to finish up the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Nanking, and the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Canton, China in 1929-1930.
Ching-pei Li was chartered member of the Society of Chinese Architects, secretary and treasurer in 1927-1929, president in 1930, handled the following work in 1927-30: The Nantao Christian Institute, The Mary Farnham Girls School, the Frenchtown Shanghai Chinese Y.M.C.A. 11 story Building, the National Y.M.C.A. Headquarters 8 story Building, Shanghai, Huchow Isolation Hospital, Cantonese Guild Girls School, Shanghai, Hangchow— Power Plant; Central University, College of Commerce, Kiangwan, Wuhan University, Wuchang, Cantonese Baptist Church, Shanghai, Capital Theatre, Nanking; and the Shanghai Quarantine Station, New Capital Theatre, Nanking, Lingnan School, Shanghai, Qarantine Station, Amoy, Changchow General Hospital, Changchow. He was elected President, Society of Chinese Architects in 1936.