Background
Ho, Tao was born on July 17, 1936 in Shanghai, China. Son of Ping Yin Ho and Chin Haw Chiu.
Ho, Tao was born on July 17, 1936 in Shanghai, China. Son of Ping Yin Ho and Chin Haw Chiu.
Pui Ching Middle High School, Hong Kong 1950-1956, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and Harvard University, United States of America.
for Hong Kong Arts Centre since 1972; Arthur Lehman Fellow, Harvard University 1960-1963; Hon Fellow American Institute of Architects 1988; Honorary D.Hum.Litt. (Williams College, Massachusetts, United States of America) 1979; Design Merit Assistant to Walter Gropius 1963-1964. Visiting lecturer, Fine Arts Department, Chinese University. Hong Kong 1965-1967; founded own practice, TAOHO Design Architects, Hong Kong since 1968.
Co-founder, Hong Kong Arts Centre 1969. Visiting Critic, Harvard University Graduate School of Design 1975. External Examiner of Art, Chinese University, Hong Kong 1975-1979.
Visiting Critic, Design Department. Hong Kong Polytechnic since 1979. Chairman Hong Kong Designers Association 1981.
Chairman Visual Arts Committee, Hong Kong Arts Centre 1972-1977. Honorary lecturer, School of Architecture, Hong Kong University since 1979. Honorary Adviser, City Hall Museum, Hong Kong since 1981.
Organized more than 20. Fellow, Harvard University 1960-1963. Hon Fellow American Institute of Architects 1988.
Honorary D.Hum.Litt. (Williams College, Massachusetts, United States of America) 1979. Design Merit.
Architectural designs include Hong Kong International Elementary School. Hong Kong Arts Centre (Hong Kong Institute Architects Silver medal for design 1978), 1977. Hong Kong St. Stephen's College (Hong Kong Institute Architects Design Excellence award 1982), 1981.Designer 8 sets of commemorative stamps for Hong Kong Government, since 1975.
Co-founder Hong Kong Arts Centre. Member technical education board Hong Kong Government, since 1983. Fellow American Institute of Architects.
Member Hong Kong Institute Architects, World Society for Ekistics, Chartered Institute Arbitrators, (associate), Hong Kong Designers Association (chairman), Hong Kong Arts Centre, Singapore Institute Architects, Rotary.
Collecting art, writing about art, listening to music, painting, reading in cosmology and philosophy of science.
Married Chi Ping Lu, June 6, 1960 (divorced 1978). Children: Suenn, Shu, Dien. Married Irene Yue Chi Lo, August 23, 1978.
1 child, Noelle.