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This issue features the architecture of Taiwan, an island-state in East Asia largely covered with steep, rugged mountain ranges and densely populated along its perimeter. a+u approached the making of this issue through first-hand experience: traversing the island and making friends with local people. Through casual conversations and during countless meals and driving trips, we began to understand the country’s contemporary architecture culture— often characterized by a strong comradeship between authorities, academics, developers, building professionals, and citizens.
Over the past quarter of a century, architecture in Taiwan has morphed from a field exclusive to professionals to one that is relatable to, and enjoyed by, a larger public. Amid a rapidly changing political and socioeconomic climate, the country has seen the development of innovative public works and complex mixed-use projects. We have selected work that we feel is sensitively borne out of these conditions, with respect to Taiwan’s environment, culture, and history.
a+u Making Friends with the Land, People and Time – Architecture in Taiwan includes:
EssaysTaiwan Architecture: a Quarter Century of Change
Chun-Hsiung Wang
The Architectural Culture of Taiwan, a Special Island
Yasuaki Onoda
Works
Cherry Orchard Cemetery
Fieldoffice Architects
921 Earthquake Museum Chelungpu Fault Gallery
Jay Chiu Architects
Lanyang Museum
Kris Yao ARTECH
First Vascular Bundle
Fieldoffice Architects
Sanshing Township Office
HARMONIOUS Architects & Planners
Luodong Cultural Working House
Fieldoffice Architects
National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
Mecanoo architecten
National Taichung Theatre
Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
Taipei Performing Arts Centre
OMA
Hsinfu Market Restoration / U-Market
behet bondzio lin architekten
Folio Daan Hotel
EHS Archilab
Shih Chien University Campus Renovation
Atelier Or
International Bodhisattva Sangha
B.M.T. Atelier
House in Meinong
HARMONIOUS Architects & Planners
Ultra-Ruin
Casagrande Laboratory
Ayni House
Fieldevo Design Studio
Idle House
Chih-Jen Yeh (BK) Architects
Fu Fu Hwa He
Akihisa Hirata Architecture Office
Interconnection
Wen Sheng Lee Architects and Planners
JUT Bing Jiang Center
Jun Aoki & Associates
Pavilion for Yunlin Agricultural Expo - Fashion Runway
Jay Chiu Architects
The Memory of 80’s Pavilion
Atelier Or
Siu Siu – Lab of Primitive Senses
Divooe Zein Architects
Essay Series, vol. 6Niche Shrines and Temples
Suguru Kanata