Cheung-Koon Yim

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Cheung-Koon Yim, affectionately known as Chino Yim (Beijing, 11 December 1936 - Montevideo, 8 November 2025), [1] was a Chinese-born architect and university professor, active in Uruguay. [2]

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Biography

He arrived in Uruguay aged 16, together with his family, fleeing from the Chinese Civil War. Upon arrival in Montevideo, he started a quick adaptation process, learning Spanish in record time. [3] At age 19 he entered the School of Architecture at the University of the Republic, graduating as an Architect 9 years later. Soon afterwards he became one of its most notable faculty members, leading a big project workshop for decades. He also participated in territorial planning for housing cooperatives and informal settlements in the interior of the country. [2] In the 1990s he joined the infrastructure works monitoring committee for the Colonia-Buenos Aires bridge project. [4]

He decided to establish the Uruguay-China Cultural Integration Centre, becoming its first teacher. In 1985, he helped erect the monument to the philosopher Confucius in Parque Rodó. [2] He also worked as director of then newly-established Confucius Institute in Uruguay. [3]

Yim married three times and was father of four: Nanshi, Ania, Yuyú, and Iang. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Obituary of Cheung-Koon Yim". El Observador (in Spanish). 9 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cheung Koon Yim: el uruguayo nacido en China". Telemundo (in Spanish). 29 September 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 Laborde, Gerardo (5 April 2018). "Yim, el arquitecto chino y uruguayo que acerca dos culturas". Xinhuanet.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Comisión Nacional del Puente Buenos Aires-Colonia" (PDF). UdelaR (in Spanish). 21 November 1994. Retrieved 8 November 2025.


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