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Fong HelenLiu Biography

Chinese-American architect and interior designer from Los Angeles, California. Fong was an important figure in the Googie architecture movement, designing futuristic buildings like Norms Restaurant, the Holiday Bowl, Dennys, Bobs Big Boy, and Panns Coffee Shop that helped usher in an era of boomerang angles, dynamic forms and neon lights. Fong became one of the first women to join the American Institute of Architects, and worked with Armet and Davis on many of her most well-known projects. Many of Fongs best-known building designs feature large glass fronts and bold colors on interior walls, designed to stand out and entice potential customers. Helen Liu Fong, who never married, died from cancer on 17 April 2005, aged 78, in Glendora, California. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less