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- An old mall becomes an urban lagoon and public square in central Tainan Thu, 19 Mar 20, 2:30amIn downtown Tainan, Taiwan, MVRDV has transformed a former shopping mall into the Tainan Spring, an urban lagoon and park. Commissioned by the city government as part of an urban revitalization masterplan, the adaptive reuse...
- MVRDV-designed market in Taiwan will grow food on a massive green roof Fri, 22 Mar 19, 4:30amHot on the heels of its bold “Times Square” proposal for Taiwan’s capital, MVRDV has broken ground on another project — this time for the island’s southern city of Tainan...
- Super Typhoon Nepartak rips through Taiwan, heads for China next Sat, 9 Jul 16, 12:47amAn intense typhoon that meteorologists have called a “near-perfect storm” ripped through Taiwan today, leaving a trail of destruction, dozens injured, and two deaths in its wake...
- Solar-powered home in Tainan puts a modern twist on the traditional courtyard house Mon, 27 Jun 16, 11:00pmWLA built the Spring House for a single client who wanted a clear delineation of space between her personal living area and the rooms for entertaining guests...
- Mecanoo wins competition to design the Tainan Public Library with natural materials Wed, 24 Feb 16, 8:00pmThe collaboration between Mecanoo and MAYU architects+ is particularly interesting because the Dutch East Indian Company initially established the city of Tainan as a fort during Dutch rule in the 17th century...
- Cooking oil cans found “reinforcing” the pillars of collapsed Taiwanese apartment Wed, 10 Feb 16, 6:30amSome disturbing allegations have surfaced following a 6.4 earthquake in Taiwan on February 6th. One 16-story apartment complex, the Weiguan Jinlong, toppled over with more than 300 people inside, killing at least 24 people....
- MVRDV to transform a shopping mall into a lush lagoon and beach in Taiwan Sat, 14 Nov 15, 5:00amMVRDV won the bid for the transformation of the Tainan Axis together with The Urbanist Collaborative and LLJ Architects. Located along Haian Road, the project will replace the deteriorated China-Town Mall that was built next...
- This light-filled Taiwanese home goes with the breezy flow to ward off the tropical heat Sat, 13 Dec 14, 2:00amA major challenge of the renovation project for architect Fang Wei's team was how to capitalize on the lushly vegetated city views to the site's west without opening the home to the harsh afternoon sun...
- Shigeru Ban Wins Bid to Design the Tainan Museum of Fine Arts Tue, 16 Sep 14, 3:00pmShigeru Ban Architects' TMFA takes the shape of a pentagon - a subtle symbolic representation of Tainan's city flower, the Phoenix Blossom. Beneath the pentagon-shaped canopy, the museum comprises a series of terraced rectangular...