基泰工程司1920年在天津創辦，是彼時由中國人自己創辦最大的建築事務所。1949年之後主持人關頌聲來臺繼續開辦基泰工程司，並協助了大量政府部門的建築工程。
「傅斯年圖書館第一棟」是中央研究院興建的第一座圖書館，為基泰的作品，2021年登錄為歷史建築。為地上三層、地下一層建築。平面採一字型，因書庫承重需求，於大梁間增設小梁以支撐樓板。立面透過水平帶狀浮雕式的洗石子裙板創造出層次與變化，斜屋頂簷下刻意挑出的梁，像是在捕捉傳統木構屋頂與出簷的對話關係。
入口雨庇也別具巧思，支撐柱刻意拉到水平版外、形成看似吊掛的結構系統，版下仿木構造椽子的T形小梁為入口添增了細膩細節。其他細部元素，諸如西邊鑄鐵窗戶、樓梯欄杆的線條與顏色等，也展現出纖細優雅的美感。整體而言，是一棟試圖在現代建築的理性架構下，透過細節参入華人文化的建築作品。
Founded in Tianjin in 1920, Kwan, Chu and Yang Architects was the largest Chinese-founded architectural firm of its time. After 1949, principal architect Sung-Sing Kwan came to Taiwan to continue the firm's operations and assisted with numerous government construction projects.
The Fu Ssu-nien Library is the very first Library of Academia Sinica. Its first building designed by the Kwan, Chu and Yang Architects, was registered as a historic building in 2021. It is a 3-story building with 1 basement and its plan features a simple linear configuration. To meet the load-bearing requirements of the library, secondary beams were added between the main girders to support the floor slab. The facade creates variation through horizontal bands and embossed stone-washed skirting panels. The deliberately projecting beams beneath the sloped roof eaves seem to capture the relationship between traditional wooden roof structures and overhanging eaves.
The entrance canopy displays particular ingenuity, with columns deliberately extended beyond the horizontal slab to create an apparently suspended structural system. T-shaped small beams beneath the slab, resembling wooden rafters, add detail to the entrance. Other distinctive features include the delicate lines and colors of iron-framed windows and staircase railings. Overall, this building attempts to incorporate Chinese cultural elements through subtle details within the rational framework of modern architecture.
