Because of their height and increased susceptibility to wind, skyscrapers wobble. Skyscrapers must contend with the wind’s horizontal force and gravity’s vertical pull. The regions of the skyscraper with less…
Taichung Commercial Bank Headquarters’ building appears like a majestic vertical giant of 225 meters, which at first merely literary impact could feel like the umpteenth cavalier building built to accommodate…
Taipei 1O1 is a successful skyscraper construction and a bizarre architectural history standing on the grounds of the Xinyi district of Taipei, located in Taiwan. The importance of the tower…
Alvaro Siza is a Portugal Pritzker Prize-winning architect and architecture educator. He is the most highly regarded architect of his century and is recognized for his works as a description…
Gazing from afar at the environs of Lanyang Museum, one can imagine a scene from bygone days with sailing ships gracing the rocky anchorage amid the remnants of Wushih Reef,…
“The space I want is a design indiscernible”, the documentary director tells. The director looks for a space that is versatile to impromptus, a dynamic experience his work often demands.…
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), located at Central Taiwan Innovation and Research Park in Nantou, Taiwan, is a public research institute promoting industrial innovations in Taiwan, and it is expected…
Before election days in Taiwan, the streets are filled with banners and billboards with candidates’ faces and political symbols. Trucks and minibuses with loudspeakers drive through the streets, trumpeting loud…
Designed for two musicians, a symphony conductor and an award-winning oboist, House of Music is a six-story family home in the Shilin district of Taipei. The design concept places the…
Sun Moon Visitor center built by Tokyo-based Norihiko Dan and Associates is the winning entry to the international competition- the landform series held in Taiwan in 2003. It was a…
Located in Northern New Taipei in Taiwan lies a district called Sanzhi, an area that was originally a vacation beach resort built in 1978. Unlike the beach houses that usually…
This apartment is situated in the downtown of Taichung city, where the artistry and ingenuity aren’t sacrificed within small spaces of 78 sqm. Unlike most residential projects, the white color scheme…
