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Taipei

Bite to Eat / HAO Design

02:00 - 3 April, 2018
© Hey!Cheese
© Hey!Cheese

© Hey!Cheese © Hey!Cheese © Hey!Cheese © Hey!Cheese + 43

  • Interiors Designers

    HAO Design

  • Location

    Taipei City, Taiwan

  • Area

    556.0 m2

  • Project Year

    2017

  • Photographs

    Hey!Cheese

Discovering Taiwan / Studio TING

20:00 - 30 March, 2018
Discovering Taiwan / Studio TING, © Christophe Gaubert
© Christophe Gaubert

© Christophe Gaubert © Christophe Gaubert © Christophe Gaubert © Christophe Gaubert + 38

  • Architects

    Studio TING

  • Location

    No. 2, Xiangyang Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan

  • Lead Architects

    Hueiting Chang, Christophe Gaubert

  • Space Design team

    Yinling Yeh, Wei-sheng Chang, Chrystel Charrat, Shuchong Hu, Yi-Hsiu Yang Graphic design team: Shih-yu Tuan, Chan Chang

  • Area

    637.0 m2

  • Project Year

    2017

  • Photographs

    Christophe Gaubert

Feast for the Senses / KYDO

17:00 - 12 March, 2018
Feast for the Senses / KYDO, © Te-Fan Wang
© Te-Fan Wang

© Te-Fan Wang © Te-Fan Wang © Te-Fan Wang © Te-Fan Wang + 13

  • Interiors Designers

    KYDO

  • Location

    12 Songshou Rd, Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan

  • Designer in Charge

    Keng-Yu Liao

  • Design Team

    Tori Shih, Otis Wang, Mountain Lu

  • Area

    529.0 m2

  • Project Year

    2017

  • Photographs

    Te-Fan Wang

H Academy / CJ Studio

20:00 - 2 March, 2018
H Academy / CJ Studio, © Kuo-Min Lee
© Kuo-Min Lee

© Kuo-Min Lee © Kuo-Min Lee © Kuo-Min Lee © Kuo-Min Lee + 23

  • Interiors Designers

    CJ Studio

  • Location

    Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan

  • Lead Designer

    Shi-Chieh Lu

  • Design Team

    Shu-Ju Chen, Bos Sun, Ice Chen, Ivan Chen, Yu-Ting Huang

  • Area

    460.0 m2

  • Project Year

    2018

  • Photographs

    Kuo-Min Lee

Huaku Sky Garden / WOHA

19:00 - 24 January, 2018
Huaku Sky Garden / WOHA, © Patrick Bingham-Hall
© Patrick Bingham-Hall

© Patrick Bingham-Hall © Patrick Bingham-Hall © Patrick Bingham-Hall © Patrick Bingham-Hall + 31

  • Architects

    WOHA

  • Location

    8 Tianmu East Rd, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan

  • Design Team

    Wong Mun Summ. Richard Hassell. Chee Siew Choo, See Jian Fa, Goh Muk Hsiung, Wu Kansheng, Lin Liping, Shaad Hassan Zaidi, Yang Han, Lau Wan Nie

  • Local Architect

    C.C. Jen Architects and Associates

  • Area

    47132.0 m2

  • Project Year

    2017

  • Photographs

    Patrick Bingham-Hall

Scene House / LCGA Design

19:00 - 8 January, 2018
Scene House / LCGA Design, © Hey!Cheese
© Hey!Cheese

© Hey!Cheese © Hey!Cheese © Hey!Cheese © Hey!Cheese + 29

  • Architects

    LCGA Design

  • Location

    Taipei, Taiwan

  • Lead Architects

    Circle Huang, Gina Chiu

  • Area

    75.0 m2

  • Project Year

    2017

  • Photographs

    Hey!Cheese

Living Smell / Waterfrom Design

02:00 - 12 December, 2017
Living Smell / Waterfrom Design, © Kuomin Lee
© Kuomin Lee

© Kuomin Lee © Kuomin Lee © Kuomin Lee © Kuomin Lee + 23

  • Architects

    Waterfrom Design

  • Location

    Downtown Taipei City,Taiwan

  • Designer

    Waterfrom Design

  • Area

    119.0 m2

  • Project Year

    2016

  • Photographs

    Kuomin Lee

House W / KC Design Studio

22:00 - 23 November, 2017
House W / KC Design Studio, © SAM
© SAM

© SAM © SAM © SAM © SAM + 31

  • Architects

    KC Design Studio

  • Location

    Taipei , Taiwan

  • Architect in Charge

    Kuan-Huan Liu, Chun-Ta Tsao

  • Area

    198.0 m2

  • Project Year

    2017

  • Photographs

    SAM

MVRDV-Designed Auditorium Features Sound Absorbing, Moss-Like Fabric Walls

16:00 - 11 November, 2017
MVRDV-Designed Auditorium Features Sound Absorbing, Moss-Like Fabric Walls, © Jut Group
© Jut Group

The JUT Foundation in Taipei has recently had its 240-square-meter lecture hall by MVRDV transformed into a mossy art installation with a textile artwork that spans not just edge to edge, but up the walls, by Argentinian artist, Alexandra Kehayoglou. The lecture hall hosts a number of talks and events and requires versatility. The custom moss-inspired carpet adds a level of comfort and interest to what otherwise could have been a monotonous space.

9 of the World's Most Intrusive Buildings

09:30 - 14 August, 2017
9 of the World's Most Intrusive Buildings, © EMP|SFM <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_EMPSFM.jpg'>via Wikimedia</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en'>CC BY-SA 3.0</a>
© EMP|SFM via Wikimedia licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

In 2017, many of the world's cities have become potpourri time capsules of architecture. We live in an eclectic era in which a 19th-century industrial loft, post-war townhouse, and brand new high rise condominium are all comparably desirable properties. This increasingly varied urban landscape—and the appetite for variety of the people who live there—makes it more difficult than ever for new architecture to grab the public's attention.

To combat this, architects often attempt to produce an "iconic" work: a building whose design is so so striking that it attracts even a layperson's focus. Sometimes this ambition pays off as timeless, and sometimes it irreversibly pock-marks the skyline. What follows is a collection of attention grabbing structures. Will they be remembered as eccentric landmarks or glaring eyesores? You decide.

Floating Pavilion / Shen Ting Tseng architects

19:00 - 27 April, 2017
Floating Pavilion / Shen Ting Tseng architects, © Shawn Liu
© Shawn Liu

© Shawn Liu Courtesy of ShenTingTseng Architect Courtesy of ShenTingTseng Architect Courtesy of ShenTingTseng Architect + 45

Backlight Apartment / 2BOOKS design

19:00 - 28 March, 2017
Backlight Apartment / 2BOOKS design, © highlite images
© highlite images

© highlite images © highlite images © highlite images © highlite images + 17

  • Architects

    2BOOKS design

  • Location

    Taipei, Keelung City, Taiwan

  • Architect in Charge

    Jeff Weng

  • Area

    104.0 m2

  • Project Year

    2017

  • Photographs

    highlite images

Hotel Proverbs Taipei / Ray Chen + Partners Architects

20:00 - 7 March, 2017
Hotel Proverbs Taipei / Ray Chen + Partners Architects, © Takahiro Nedachi / Shawn Liu Studio
© Takahiro Nedachi / Shawn Liu Studio

© Takahiro Nedachi / Shawn Liu Studio © Takahiro Nedachi / Shawn Liu Studio © Takahiro Nedachi / Shawn Liu Studio © Takahiro Nedachi / Shawn Liu Studio + 32

Vincent Callebaut Architectures' Double Helix Eco-Tower Takes Shape in Taiwan

14:00 - 25 November, 2016
Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures

Vincent Callebaut Architectures has released in-progress images of their Tao Zhu Yin Yuan sustainable tower, under construction in the Xinjin District of Taipei City, Taiwan. The tower’s rotating form draws inspiration from the double helix structure of DNA and will be covered in 23,000 trees in its aim to become a pioneering sustainable residential eco-construction that finds “the right symbiosis between the human being and the Nature.”

Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures + 49

Timeless / Waterfrom Design

17:00 - 18 November, 2016
Timeless / Waterfrom Design, © Sam Tsen
© Sam Tsen

© Sam Tsen © Sam Tsen © Sam Tsen © Sam Tsen + 16

Happier Café - Paper Space / JC Architecture

20:00 - 15 October, 2016
Happier Café - Paper Space / JC Architecture, © Zach Hone
© Zach Hone

© Zach Hone © Zach Hone © Zach Hone © Zach Hone + 21

  • Architects

    JC Architecture

  • Location

    Taipei, Taiwan

  • Lead Designers

    Johnny Chiu, Nora Wang, Maria Isabel Lima

  • Area

    315.0 sqm

  • Project Year

    2016

  • Photographs

    Zach Hone

OMA's Taipei Performing Arts Center Facade Unveiled

09:40 - 1 September, 2016
OMA's Taipei Performing Arts Center Facade Unveiled, OMA's Taipei Performing Arts Center Facade Unveiled. Image © OMA by Chris Stowers
OMA's Taipei Performing Arts Center Facade Unveiled. Image © OMA by Chris Stowers

The scaffolding obscuring the facade of OMA’s Taipei Performing Arts Center has begun to come down, exposing the aluminum exteriors of the spherical Proscenium Playhouse and the Multiform Theatre for the first time. Upon completion, the experimental building will feature a looped public pathway, flexible auditoriums and unique stage environments. Construction on the building is now moving full speed ahead, with an expected opening date in June 2017.

Continue on for more images of the in-progress building.

Aedas' Pebble-Inspired Lè Architecture in Taipei Nears Completion

16:15 - 30 August, 2016
Aedas' Pebble-Inspired Lè Architecture in Taipei Nears Completion, Courtesy of Aedas
Courtesy of Aedas

Aedas has released new renderings and photos of Lè Architecture as the 18-story building approaches completion. Inspired by the form and striations of river pebbles, the office building will provide a unique work environment along the Jilong River and will mark an important milestone in the revitalization of the Nangang District of Taipei.

Courtesy of Aedas Courtesy of Aedas Courtesy of Aedas Courtesy of Aedas + 7