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- Lush Sky Green towers are the first of their kind in Taichung Thu, 9 Jan 20, 3:30amTaichung, Taiwan has taken yet another step toward becoming a greener, more livable city with the recent completion of Sky Green, a sustainably minded, mixed-use development...
- Taichung Discovery Pavilion champions biodiversity in new "Half Earth" multimedia art installation Sat, 27 Apr 19, 3:30amIn Taichung, Taiwan, the recently completed Discovery Pavilion at the Taichung World Flower Expo explores what life could be like if humans returned half of the Earth’s habitable surfaces to nature — a concept known as...
- A disused railway will become a sustainable green corridor in Taiwan Thu, 21 Jun 18, 7:00amDelft-based architecture firm Mecanoo has unveiled designs to transform a disused railway and dyke in Taichung, Taiwan into a vibrant linear park. Dubbed the Taichung Green Corridor, the project will reuse the former rail...
- Giant Green Roofs Top MenoMenoPiu’s Wind-Powered Taichung City Cultural Center Fri, 14 Mar 14, 1:22amAlthough Japanese architecture firm SANAA snapped up the winning bid, we felt that MenoMenoPiu Architects and Atelier Castro Denissof's inspiring proposal was too good not to share...
- Giant Green Roofs Top MenoMenoPiu’s Futuristic Wind-Powered City Cultural Center for Taichung Fri, 14 Mar 14, 1:22amAlthough Japanese architecture firm SANAA snapped up the winning bid, we felt that MenoMenoPiu Architects and Atelier Castro Denissof's inspiring proposal was too good not to share...
- SANAA Wins Competition to Design the New Taichung City Cultural Center Fri, 13 Sep 13, 4:00amSANAA’s proposal was designed in collaboration with local Taiwanese studio Ricky Liu & Associates Architects + Planners. The project will play a pivotal role in mega-merging the skyscraping towers of downtown Taichung...
- SANNA Wins Competition to Design the New Taichung City Cultural Center Fri, 13 Sep 13, 4:00amSANAA’s proposal was designed in collaboration with local Taiwanese studio Ricky Liu & Associates Architects + Planners. The project will play a pivotal role in mega-merging the skyscraping towers of downtown Taichung...
- RMJM Unveils Proposal for Cloud-Shaped Cultural Center in Taichung, Taiwan Fri, 28 Jun 13, 11:22pmThe city of Taichung in western Taiwan recently held an international design competition to build a new library and cultural center in the city center...
- LOT-EK Unveils Plans for Solar Taichung Cultural Center Made from 1,620 Recycled Shipping Containers Wed, 19 Jun 13, 3:00pmLOT-EK chose to use recycled shipping containers in their Taichung City Cultural Center proposal due to the modular units' low environmental impact and practical form...
- Swallows Nest: Vincent Callebaut Unveils Glittering Zero-Carbon Mobius Strip Cultural Center for Taiwan Wed, 12 Jun 13, 3:00pmThe Swallows Nest cultural center has a system of moats in the basement level between the floors and walls that stabilizes the building in case of earthquakes...
- MisoSoupDesign’s Invisible Farm is a Vertical Garden Inspired by a Traditional Taiwanese Window Cover Thu, 13 Dec 12, 9:00amMisoSoupDesign‘s Invisible Farm is a vertical window farming concept that was created as a part of the Taiwan Wanderer Guide 2012 Exhibition at Taichung, Taiwan...
- Spiraling Day-Lit Buddhist Temple Rises from a Pool of Floating Lotuses in China Wed, 11 Jul 12, 2:52amRead the rest of Spiraling Day-Lit Buddhist Temple Rises from a Pool of Floating Lotuses in China Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Buddhist philosophy, Buddhist Temple, china, Daylighting, eco design,...
- Vincent Callebaut’s Zero Carbon Biotic-Arch Is a Self-Sufficient Skyscraper Wed, 14 Sep 11, 1:40amRead the rest of Vincent Callebaut’s Zero Carbon Biotic-Arch Is a Self-Sufficient Skyscraper Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "green wall", "solar energy", bio-energy, Centennial, green design,...
- Stunning Star-Shaped Taiwan Tower With Built-In Wind Turbine Fri, 12 Nov 10, 4:20amRead the rest of Stunning Star-Shaped Taiwan Tower With Built-In Wind Turbinehttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink...
- Toyo Ito Breaks Ground on Taichung Metropolitan Opera Wed, 24 Mar 10, 4:00pmTaichung, a city in central Taiwan, has broken ground on a new metropolitan opera house that it hopes will make the region known for its culture. Designed by Toyo Ito, the Taichung Metropolitan Opera began construction in...