AIA Intl Taipei - The +-x÷ of Urbanity

Where: 1F, No. 148 Songjiang Road, Taipei/ ONLINE
When: Thursday 21 July 2022 @ 07:00 (Eastern US Time)/ 19:00 (Taipei time)
CES Credits - Estimated 2.0 LU for AIA Members

Speaker - Jay Chiu, Principal,  AxB Architecture Studio

Description

The effect a small plaza has on the city.

The rhapsody of the dance between buildings and trees.

The formation of shortcuts from alleyways to mountaintops; and between ports and city.

A pragmatic approach to realizing the dream of recycling a building.

This lecture will focus on the unique approach and interpretation of Taiwan urbanity by AxB architecture studio. Mr. Chiu is the principal of the award-winning architecture firm – AxB architecture studio, where he has made influential architectural statements about Taipei, and furthermore Taiwan. His education in the West gave him the tools to build modern architecture, yet he also took time to explore other aspects in the field of architecture. Mr. Chiu's projects, from his numerous early works, including the masterpiece, 921 Earthquake Museum, to his recent project, Mountain Within, all reflect his architectural insights regarding urbanity and a personal sense of humbleness. More importantly, these projects all share the application of the concept of AxB when dealing with either public and private space or dual programs.