Golden Pin Design Awards 2015 - Call for Entries
Following a record-breaking number of
entries last year, including many
fascinating design artifacts, the Golden
Pin team yesterday announced its call
for submissions to the Golden Pin Design
Awards 2015. Submissions are
accepted from any individuals or
companies that are se
26 March 2015 | 9:58 am
Starbucks at Dadaocheng Building
I am not a particularly big fan of
Starbucks beverages, but I am always
impressed how the company manages to get
into some of the most iconic buildings
around the world. In Taiwan, besides
their well-known store inside Taipei
101, I especially like the new store at
the Dadaocheng
3 February 2015 | 2:41 am
Museum of Contemporary Art - A Tale of Two Cities
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) is
one of my favorite art venues in Taipei.
The building that houses the museum was
built in the 1920s as an elementary
school and later became Taipei’s
city hall for nearly fifty years. It was
then converted to the Museum of
Contempora
28 January 2015 | 8:42 am
Taipei Expo Park
Located adjacent to Yuanshan Park,
Taipei Expo Park is a nice place to go
for a walk and to take some photos,
especially on a sunny day in the cooler
winter months.
The Expo Park is home to several
different structures that are quite
different from one another, but all hav
14 January 2015 | 3:59 am
Book review: Architectural Guide Taiwan by Ulf Meyer
About a month ago, I attended a lecture
by Prof. Ulf Meyer, visiting professor
at Tamkang University, on architecture
in Taiwan at the German Institute
Taipei. Over the course of an hour, he
introduced the history of Taiwanese
architecture, influential Taiwanese
architects and no
6 January 2015 | 9:47 am