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- Starbucks unveils store built from 29 recycled shipping containers in Taiwan Tue, 9 Oct 18, 3:30amStarbucks Taiwan will debut its first Asia Pacific store that is built from recycled shipping containers in the Hualien Bay Mall. The mall has yet to be opened to the public, but it is situated in a touristic area of the...
- A greenhouse is transformed into an experimental living space in Taiwan Thu, 27 Sep 18, 12:30amTaipei-based design practice BIAS Architects recently completed “Greenhouse as a Home,” an experimental installation that reinterprets the living areas of a traditional house as five climatic zones...
- This Taiwan hotel draws inspiration from "glittering sea foam" Fri, 29 Jun 18, 1:00amTaiwanese firm Emerge Architects has created a beautiful hotel in a remote coastal area of Yilan in northeastern Taiwan. Built into a large hill that overlooks the harbor, the Onyx Lit House is a contemporary jet-black...
- 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...
- Massive handmade bamboo-and-rattan "fish trap" springs up in Taipei Fri, 1 Jun 18, 7:00amA giant handmade pavilion created in the image of an ancient fishing tool has popped up at the entrance of Taipei’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)...
- 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...