Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- Historic rice mill reborn as a natural foods store in Taipei Wed, 9 May 18, 10:30pmA flourish of adaptive reuse activity at Taipei’s historic Dihua Street is turning the once oft-overlooked half-mile strip into a hotbed for tourism, creative retail, and cultural education...
- Mecanoo unveils greenery-filled social housing for Kaohsiung Fri, 4 May 18, 10:00pmHot on the heels of their recently completed National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Dutch firm Mecanoo unveiled their competition-winning social housing designs for the southern Taiwan city...
- Floating sky gardens and rooftop terraces join two halves of this tower in Taiwan Wed, 21 Mar 18, 9:59pmAedas has unveiled plans for a soaring 656-foot tower that’s broken into two pieces held together by a series of ‘floating’ sky gardens and glass boxes...
- Shimmering bamboo-shaped skyscraper to rise in Taipei Thu, 25 Jan 18, 8:30pmMove over Taipei 101—a new green-glass skyscraper will soon transform the city skyline. Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel and Partners (ACPV) unveiled designs for the Taipei Sky Tower, a 280-meter-tall building that, like...
- Portable fog-harvesting AQUAIR harvests clean drinking water from thin air Thu, 19 Oct 17, 7:02pmWater scarcity doesn’t just affect those in arid climates—areas in humid tropics also lack access to freshwater sources. National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) students in Taiwan tackle these water issues with AQUAIR,...
- Incredible green dreamscape made of recycled threads takes over a Taipei lecture hall Thu, 12 Oct 17, 9:11pmTaipei’s lush jungle landscape has crept indoors in the form of a “green dreamscape.” MVRDV and Argentinian textile artist Alexandra Kehayoglou transformed a 180-person lecture hall into an incredible sight with wall-to-wall...
- Gogoro revs up Smartscooter expansion with $300 million in new funding Wed, 20 Sep 17, 8:04amGet ready Gogoro fans—the firm’s innovative electric scooters could soon be coming to a city near you. The Smartscooter maker just nabbed $300 million in new funding with an impressive list of international backers. Four...
- Energy economics group says export market for Australian coal will decline Wed, 12 Jul 17, 4:00amOffice of the chief economist projects market will grow by 8.7% by 2022, but Institute for Energy Economics says this is based on out of date analysis
- Made from sewage, these "popsicles" reveal the scale of Taiwan's water pollution Thu, 8 Jun 17, 9:23pmWe wouldn't eat these "popsicles" if we were you. Concocted by Hung I-chen, Guo Yi-hui and Cheng Yu-ti, a group of students from National Taiwan University of the Arts, the frozen treats comprise sewage from 100 different...
- City bus transformed into an enchanting forest reconnects commuters to nature Thu, 1 Jun 17, 8:18pmAn explosion of green took over a city bus in Taipei recently, treating commuters to a leafy dose of nature. Florist Alfie Lin and designer Xiao Qing-Yang designed the world’s first “Forest Bus,” a transformed wonderland...
- Amazing building made from 1.5 million plastic bottles withstands fires and earthquakes Tue, 16 May 17, 1:40amPlastic bottle architecture is fantastic at turning a problem into an eco-friendly opportunity. The amazing EcoARK in Taipei, Taiwan is one such example. Built from 1.5 million recycled plastic bottles, this massive pavilion...
- Amazing plastic bottle architecture withstands earthquakes in Taipei Mon, 15 May 17, 8:00pmPlastic bottle architecture is fantastic at turning a problem into an eco-friendly opportunity. The amazing EcoARK in Taipei, Taiwan is one such example. Built from 1.5 million recycled plastic bottles, this massive pavilion...
- Taiwan is first Asian country to ban eating cats and dogs Wed, 19 Apr 17, 12:43amEven abject carnivores in the West balk at the idea of raising dogs and cats for their meat, but East and Southeast Asian countries, particularly those mired in poverty, do not share those qualms...
- Nature-inspired gallery celebrates Taiwans aboriginal cultures with cargotecture Fri, 31 Mar 17, 7:08pmA shimmering wave-like roof mirroring the Pacific Ocean tops this stunning new structure that celebrates Taiwan’s aboriginal cultures with eco-friendly construction...
- Cactus Park in Taiwan draws architectural inspiration from prickly succulents Thu, 16 Mar 17, 9:24amCacti may not excite a lot of people, but in Taiwan the plant is so highly respected the island community of Penghu built the Qingwan Cactus Park to celebrate its existence...