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Figure 2. Architectural drawings of the Belfran Building, Tianjin, China. Source: File 172, Crédit Foncier d’Extrême-Orient, State Archives of Belgium

Figure 4. Newspaper article dated December 27, 1932 (Lot B, K.I.L.
2098). Source: File 394, Crédit Foncier d’Extrême-Orient, State Archives
of Belgium

Figure 3. Gabriel Van Wylick’s former residence in Brussels, built in 1928.
Source: Photo by Lau (2011)

In 1936, an article in The Buildings Monthly discussed
“the new trend of modern architectural style” (Gu, 1936,
p. 4), noting that responses to modern architecture in
China, there were divided into three groups: progressives, Figure 5. Elevation drawings of residences with Chinese details along
Prince Edward Road. Source: File 394, Crédit Foncier d’Extrême-Orient,
who supported modern trends; conservatives, who State Archives of Belgium

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