C-Vision 2018

As a part of National Cheng

The cover story talks about

Kung University, C-Hub has an “circular economy” which focuses academic basis of urban planning, on innovative design in the era of architecture, industrial design, and circular economy. The international creative design collaborations that p a v i l i o n i n t h e 2 0 1 7 Ta i w a n connect professionals departments Design Expo and several material to do research. However, it is hard innovations are both in the field to create a project with new value of circular economy. The special ONLY with people in the university. report how C-Hub and the startup So, C-Hub calls for “collective businesses can teach students to design” in order to draw motivated design a brand. Finally, “How to Join individuals and gather collective C-Hub,” shows our ambition and intelligence from different fields to keen desire to collaborate with other collaborate in the design process. talented individuals to create more Through project implementation and possibilities and future opportunities design thinking, people can imagine within the C-Hub community in the the future of universities, industries, future . and governments, and can facilitate the connections and the win-win situations among the three.

C-Vision this time showcases the main achievements in “technology,” in “culture,” and in “international collaboration” in recent years. Precisely, there are projects about the R&D of new materials, the application of digital manufacturing, the preservation of cultural heritages, the cultivation of cultural industries, the promotion of design education, and the attempt of transnational design.

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ABOUT C-Hub

Where is C-Hub

What is C-Hub

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CIRCULAR ECONOMY 020 Design Innovation in the Era of Circular Economy

028 Taiwan Design Expo 2017 ─ International Pavilion 040 Paper Wastes Become Innovative Architectural Materials

TECHNOLOGY 052 A New Page of Architecture 064 Parametric DesignBuilding Paper Space

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

072 Digital Fabrication Reforms the Future of Architectural Design

CULTURE 082 Redress and Reuse the Collection of Cultural Heritage 090

Leading Start up Incubatees from Local to International Stages

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108 Design Thinking ─ On the Way to Creative City 116 Taiwan Dutch Design Post

SPECIAL 128 Real-world Learning in the University

HOW TO JOIN C-Hub

Satellite321 in Tainan City

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C-Vision 2018 C-Hub is a creative platform and not only has formed partnerships with various industries in Taiwan, but also promoted academic resources and industrial resources to flow with each other to create a unique project and cooperation model.

Taipei

Hsinchu Berlin, Germany

Taichung

Enthoven, Netherland

Tainan,Taiwan

Hualien

Penang, Malaysia Malaka, Malaysia Singkawang, Indonesia

Palangkaraya, Indonesia Yogyakarta, Indonesia

C-Hub is located in Tainan City, Taiwan, and is affiliated with the College of Planning and Design, National Cheng Kung University.

C-Hub extends from Tainan to the world and cooperates with the public and private organizations in cities such as Eindhoven in the Netherlands, Berlin in Germany,Melaka and Penang and in Malaysia,Singkawang, Yogyakarta and Palangkaraya in Indonesia. As a co-creation platform of "university", "industry" and "city" , C-Hub is expected to bring the idea of "design empowered" and "innovative education" to the international arena and exert greater influence.

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Public Sectors

Industrial Participants

Centural Local Research&Development

Visual arts industry

Architectural design industry

Music and performing arts industry

Innovative lifestyle industry

Cultural exhibition facilities industry

Digital leisure and entertainment industry

Handicrafts industry

Traditional industry

Alliance Universities Tech-University

Film industry

Technology industry

Product Design Industry

Non-Government Organization

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Is it possible for educational to create a complete education human resources but talents. We goals to be achieved by cooperation and incubation process, and to can train a project manager with a between a niversity, industry and allow the university and external varied skill set, a uniquely creative the city?

enterprises to communicate with d e s i g n e r o r a n a d v e n t u r o u s

I n t h e S p r i n g o f 2 0 1 4 , a n each other. Our aim is for all parties e n t r e p r e n e u r. T h e s e k i n d s o f i n n o v a t i v e p r o g r a m b e g a n a t involved to gain maximum results people, among many others, will NCKU, unlike anything seen before. from this cooperation. C-Hub works be trained in C-Hub. We believe Through a co-creation process according to the concept of “Design strongly that multidisciplinary talent between students and teachers, Empowered”. we were able to begin a wealth

is no longer a fantasy; it will be

In C-Hub, there are three points applied in real life.

of inspirational new projects. By of focus, which are “Innovation combining practical methods with Research”,“Innovation Education” the strength of Taiwanese industry, and “Culture Embedded”. Through we were able to create something our network, incubation and other that hadn’t existed previously in our resources, we try to break down university.

barriers from the regular system.

F o r t h e n e x t s t e p , w e We no longer want to provide just are continuing the process of combining the university with industry and the city. Our goal is

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Incubator Studio By combining the incubation resources of industry, govern ment and the College of Planning & Design, we created a new model of matching and innovative incubation.

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Archive Center Contains collections from all departments and institutions of the college of planning and design , It also contains original drawings of the construction of the railway station during the Japanese colonial period.

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Gallery The gallery introduces creative groups from the university and the city. All kinds of experimental exhibitions can be held in this place, which connects interior with semi-outdoor areas.

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C-Hub Cafe Provides a space for leisure-time social activities for students and professors, enterprises, startup entrepreneurs and resi dents alike.

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Creative Workshop/Creative Factory/ Exhibition/Forum The combination of software and hardware equipments from the College of Planning and Design in the creative work shop area provides a workshop space, as well as public city forums. There is a material library located on this floor which contains and exhibits all kinds of innovative materials.

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C-Hub’s Mission is to change the current education environment, and to cultivate a spirit of self-learning for our students. By exchanging ideas and thoughts in the creative factory, and with prototyping, students can develop their design skills in C-Hub, and connect these skills with resources from the industry, before ultimately bringing them into practice in the city.

Thinking by doing Communicate with creative ideas and inspired creation.

Prototyping Through the use of industrial equipment, create real products from a simple written concept, or a graphic design.

Experiencing Carry out interactive experiencing in the co-creating space, and with assistance from software and hardware resources, establish a practical learning module.

Entrepreneurship Based on the cultivating of a professional background on the campus, and through the assistance of cooperation partners, with the purpose of developing free enterprise , provide entrepreneurship talents with complete incubation resources.

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Urban Realization Connecting abundant resources from industry and human capital, and bringing them into the city.

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Technology

YFY Cooperation Program

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Eink e-paper Cooperation Program

2015.08

Culture

Creative Industry incubation Subsidy Project

2015.01 Satellite321 in Tainan City Digital Archive of Taiwan Railway Architectural Drawings Project

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2017.03 2017.07

International Collabration Taiwan Dutch Design Post 2015.02 UGM-NCKU Joint-Training Programme for Regional Leaders Improving Local Competitiveness within ASEAN Community

Circular Economy

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2016.04

Chung Hwa Pulp Cooperation Program 2017.07

2018.07

Taiwan Design Expo 2017 ─ International Pavilion

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Design Innovation in the Era of Circular Economy1

THE ERA O F C IRC ULAR ECO NO M Y “The next big thing in design

The core of circular economy is

is cir cular, ” and “ t r ansit ioning that there is “no real wastes” but the Circular Economy into the only “misplaced resources.”² Due mainstream will be one of the to the lack of natural resources,

Shuenn-Ren Liou / Professor of Architecture Department in NCKU and CEO of C-Hub

biggest creative challenges of Taiwan relies heavily on imported our time,” claimed the well-known resources. Therefore, the 5+2 design company IDEO. Since earth's Industrial Transformation Plan, resources are being depleted, which was raised by the Tsai people have rethought the current administration, says “Taiwan take-make-dispose industrial model must step into the era of circular of linear economy and came up with economy.” Charles Huang, the circular economy to replace of it. chairman of the Taiwan Circular Circular economy aims to reduce Economy Network also mentioned mining excavation, to build up a new that there is no country with a innovative design system, to recycle more pressing need to adopt and remanufacture the products, circular economy than Taiwan. to develop closed loops of material He considers circular economy to flows, and ultimately to obtain zero be the basis of the reformation of emissions and zero waste.

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of design in the era of circular economy, Architectural Institute of Taiwan. 91, p.50-59 2

Adapted from Wikipedia, https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular

Economy ³ Charles Huang. (2017). Cicular Economy, CommonWealth Magazine

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Fugure 1 shows the development of environmental design from Green Design in the 1970s, Eco Design in the 1980s, Sustainable Design in the 1990s, and Design for Sustainability in the 2000s to Circular Design in the 2010s.

Confined to linear economy, Green Design and Eco Design only focused on the reduction of damage to the environment. Sustainable Design still followed the open-ended process of linear economy, while bringing in social issues. Design for Sustainability took society, economy, and ecology into consideration and included the concept of “a closed loop.� Eventually, Circular Design with circular thinking in all aspects has emerged to search for a fundamental solution to the conflict between economic development and environmental degradation.4

Figure 1: Development of Environmental Design (Moreno, De los Rios, Rowe, and Charnley, 2016) Design by Sybil Ho

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THE C IRC ULAR SYSTEM AND THE C HANG ED RO LE O F THE DESIG NER

As Figure 3 shows designers provide revolutionary contributions to “material R&D,” “component improvement,” “product design,” and even “service design.” “Designers are the change agents for circular

The industrial system of circular business within their organizations economy can be divided into the and play a key role in making the biological cycle and the techinical circular economy a priority in future cycle. From top to bottom, Figure strategies,” stated Circle Economy.

2 indicates the process of getting The new generation of designers materials, using the renewable are expected to engage in the energy, manufacturing components construction of the circular system. and products, and finally to providing They should be actively involved in service to the customers or users. the biological cycle and techinical The last two procedures, “energy cycle with innovative design for recovery” and “landfill,” are the each closed loop rather than just the defects of the whole circular system, traditional manufacturing process which need to be minimized. The and existing materials. closed loops in the two wings of this diagram are very important, with the principle of optimizing resources yields by circulating products, components and materials in use at the highest utility at all times in both the biological cycle and the techinical cycle.

Figure 2 : Butterfly Diagram of Circular Economy (Ellen MacArthur Foundation)

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Exploitation

Material Remanufacturing

Recycle

Material Manufacturing

C - Hub AS A R&D PLATFO RM O F C IRC ULAR ECO NO M Y

Material R&D

The establishment of the complicated circular economy Renew

Remanufacturing

Component Manufacturer

Components Improvement

Designer

system, which calls for innovative design in each stage, leads to the collaboration between designers and

Reuse Resell

Product Manufacturer

Product Design

industries in different fields. With the foundation of R&D in NCKU, C-Hub sets up a collaborative platform for designers and industries. The

Service Provider

recent projects like Yong Feng Yu Company’s nplup made from agricultural wastes, Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation’s alkali-activated

Repair

User

slurry made from industrial wastes, E Ink Holdings Incorporated‘s E Ink Prism™, and LOTOS’s multi-effect waterproof powder, are all potential circular economic materials. In addition, Miniwiz designs courses and internship programs whose main topics are “plastic upcycling” and “value-added design” for

Figure 3: Role Playing of Designers in the condition of Circular Economic System

related talents. The experimental spaces and product models will be made public soon, and in the future, C-Hub will continue to be a platform for circular design and exert itself to facilitate this future design system!

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CURATORS

Shuenn-Ren Liou

Jason Chang

Professor of Architecture Department and CEO of C-Hub, National Cheng Kung University

C-Hub's Former Director of Industry Cooperation

TEAM MEMBERS

Taiwan Design Expo 2017 ďź?

International Pavilion Sabrina Lin, Pei-Ying Chen

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Netherlands

Japan Export/Precious metals, Lacquerware

Vereenigde Oostindische Compagine(VOC)

China Export/Porcelain, Tea, Sugar, Silk, Precious Metal

Republic of India

Taiwan

Export/Textile, Indigo,Pepper

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Taiwan was an important transshipment port in the system.

Export/Sucrose, Buckskin

Thailand

Export/Coffee,Silk

Ceylon

Export/Sucrose, Buckskin

Export/Cinnamon, Pepper,Cardamom Ivory, Areca, Sappan Caesalpinia, Gen

Jakarta Export/Pepper, Nutmeg,cloves

Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC)'s trade route Visual (design by Sybil Ho) Cape of Good Hope

THE CIRCULAR HISTORY IN BETWIN The International Taiwan Design relationship between a coastal city Expo 2017 was hosted by C-Hub and its ocean.Furthermore, “Be twin” from September 13th to October expresses a sibling-like relationship 15th.The curators of the exhibition of cooperation and companionship. were the chief executive officer The exhibition was on the first of C-Hub Shuenn-Ren Liou, and and third floor of the International Jason Chang, the former industrial Pavilion. The display on the first manager of C-Hub. The International floor, was related to Earth, and Taiwan Design Expo 2017 was the displays on the third floor were titled Betwin Ocean: Designing related to cultural sustainability. a Circular Future for Our Planet.

Betwin originated from “between” and has a double meaning. Firstly, “between” refers to the geographical

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The display on the first floor of Taiwan’s industries and the

model for international industrial new materials and collaborators

predominantly focused on trends cooperation both between industries

cooperation, and finally, promote a contributing to the construction of

of the circular economy. There and between countries. Because of

circular flow of goods. CEO Shuenn circular industrial systems. Only

were not only pioneering works circular economy driven industrial

-Ren Liou indicated that industries t h r o u g h c l o s e c o n n e c t i o n a n d

from various countries with rich i n n o v a t i o n , Ta i w a n a n d o t h e r

n e e d t o u n d e r g o s i g n i f i c a n t collaboration between designers

information, but also illustrations countries are facing new challenges

change not just in terms of thought and industries can we develop

o f d y n a m i c i n d u s t r i a l s y s t e m s and new opportunities. Circulation

process, but also in the entire new values for the present age,

including the process from design of goods is still the central issue,

structure of each facet – material, which will in turn lead to economic,

t o m a n u f a c t u r i n g . T h e w o r k s but no longer guided by the notion

process, design, marketing, and social and ecological balance and

were divided into five sections – of linear economy, i.e. take-make-

service. Designers play relatively development.

Material Innovation, Product Design use-dispose. Given the impact of

significant roles in this process of

Innovation, Manufacturing Process resource depletion, it is important

transformation. They are not only

and Systems Innovation, Waste to reduce the exploitation of natural

designers passively using existing

Recycling, and R&D and Branding minerals, improve product recycling

materials, but also researchers

– which all showed the variety and reproduction, establish a new

engaged in the development of

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Cover Story - Circular Economy The displays on the third floor trade, the International Pavilion were related to cultural sustainability. invited Dutch designers to return to I n 1 6 2 4 , t h e D u t c h b u i l t F o r t the Age of Discovery, investigate Zeelandia, a fortress for the Dutch Dutch activities in Taiwan and East India Company (Verenigde India, explore Taiwanese religious Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC) beliefs and rituals, and furthermore, and the first planned settlement co-create works with local artists in Taiwan. At that time, Taiwan and craftsmen in Tainan. Through relied on the ocean for trade and the exhibition, people could learn collaboration with other countries, the whole picture of the history of a n d s o Ta i n a n w a s o f g r e a t Tainan, or more precisely the history geographic importance on VOC of Taiwan, and understand the trading routes. The international importance of cultural sustainability. trade network connected several

In 2024, Tainan will celebrate

Asian cities, including Colombo, the 400th anniversary of the first Sri Lanka; Malacca, Malaysia; s e t t l e m e n t . E v e n n o w, Ta i w a n Batavia, Indonesia; Ayutthaya, continues to play a vital role in Thailand; and Nagasaki, Japan. international trade.

Given this history of international

HET EYLANT FORMOSA (Designer: Gerard Jasperse)

CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY

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DESIGNERS ACTIVATE INNOVATION IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE, UNLOCK THE POSSIBILITY OF A CIRCULAR FUTURE

However, to enrich the Betwin designers, in hopes of stimulating than words to create a sustainable Ocean exhibition, CEO Shuenn- new ways of thinking and redefining future for Taiwan. As more and more Ren Liou invited foreign designers their roles in the supply chain. people come to understand circular from the Netherlands, Indonesia, Student volunteers from different economy through Betwin Ocean, Thailand, and Japan to participate. universities in southern Taiwan CEO Shuenn-Ren Liou is looking Arup, a distinguished enterprise also learned a lot from arranging forward to collaborating with more for architectural planning, also the exhibition, planning activities designers and enterprises to put s h o w c a s e d t h e i r n e w b u i l d i n g and guiding the exhibit. Through circular economy into practice. material "solar leaf" in the exhibition. direct participation, they learned to A d d i t i o n a l l y, i t i n c l u d e d m a n y understand circular economy and Taiwanese companies which have develop a circular economic way of devoted themselves to circular thinking. economy, such as Miniwiz, REnato

Betwin Ocean is C-Hub’s first

Lab, Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation, step in promoting circular economy. and E Ink Holdings Incorporated, The International Taiwan Design etc.

Expo 2017 included 6 countries, 36 C u r r e n t l y i n Ta i w a n , f e w brands, 8 curators, 26 students, and

designers and students have a 70 student volunteers and brought c o m p r e h e n s i v e u n d e r s t a n d i n g about 15,000 visitors. Nevertheless, of circular economy. Therefore, circular economy is more than an the target audience is Taiwanese exhibition. Actions must speak louder

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Solar Leaf

Circular Pandora's Box

Arup

Solar Leaf

HEXA Lamp

This bio-reactive facade debuted

Pandora’s box refers to the

in a pilot project at the International

mysterious gift that Zeus gave to

Building Exhibition in Hamburg

Pandora. She was told never to

in 2013. Bioreactors measuring

open the box. Yet unable to resist its

2.5m x 0.7m were installed on the

temptation, Pandora secretly opened

southwest and southeast faces of

the box. Subsequently, turbulence

a four-storys residential building

took over the once peaceful world.

to form a secondary façade. The

MIniwiz’s Circular Pandora’s

integrated system is suitable for

Box contains a broad range of

both new and existing buildings to

treasures, from the smallest

generate energy from algal biomass

molecules to solid building materials

and solar thermal heat.

and modular furniture. Miniwiz makes trash sexy by improving the very nature of its materials and delivering sustainable design. When Miniwiz’s Circular Pandora’s Box opens, it releases an innovative and creative approach to further scale up the circular economy.

HEXA Lamp

Modular Bag Alei Verspoor

Circular Pandora's Box

The QIZHI team used their

“Modular design“ is the

secret recipes to mix recycled

core of the brand “PACK.” The

materials like sawdust, caustic mud,

modular elements with their

bottom ash, and plastic granulation

efficiently be produced in an

from Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation

efficient way. In addition, they are

with concrete composites in

easily disassembled, recycled

different proportions. After repeated

and reused. The exhibits here not

examination, the QIZHI team

only emphasize circular economy

finally succeed in making delicate

but also show how Alei Verspoor

decorative pendant lights and home

combines the idea of modular

accessories as well as making a

design with co-design as well as

new possibility for industrial waste.

combining the traditional crafts with

HEXA Lamp

Modular Bag Alei Verspoor

modern materials.

Modular Bag

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Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation,

a subsidiary of YFY Inc., plays opened in 1969 and has been a crucial role in Taiwan’s paper i n o p e r a t i o n f o r n e a r l y f i f t y i n d u s t r y. I t p r o d u c e s p u l p a n d years. The factory entrance, paper, m ost im por tantly LBKP, a d m i n i s t r a t i v e b u i l d i n g , a n d printing paper, cardboard, and fence are moderately outdated.

Furthermore, the building

specialty papers.

Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation is structure, interior decoration and committed to recycling papermaking introduction information is at by-products and wastewater. These present damaged and disjointed. recycled materials can be used as T h e r e f o r e , t h e h o p e o f t h i s fuel for factory boilers or as one project is to renovate Hualien of the raw ingredients in concrete; Paper Mill and take resource moreover, they can be combined inventory, so that Hualien Paper wit h agr icult ur al t echniques t o Mill can be a great model for create natural compost. The factory circular economic factories. hopes to be able to reuse and recycle all of the plant resources.

Paper Wastes Become Innovative Architectural Materials LiLinLab

LOTOS Material Research

Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation

QIZHI

NCKU M.Arch II

Material Appliance Architecture Design Factory Planning

Advisors in University

LiLinLab.

TEAM MEMBERS

Department of Materials Science and Engineering/ Department of Environmental Engineering/ Department of Industrial Design/ Department of Urban Planning/ Department of Architecture/ Institute of Creative Industries Design

Advisors in Industries S.C.S Associates Architects & Planners/ Bio-architecture Formosana

The Organization Chart for this Project

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Design Water System (Adapted from Wu Sheng-Mao Lin Yuan-Chang Lu, Nien-Chen Yi, Teng)

REAL- WO RLD PRO JEC T SET BY INDUSTRY

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This project was started by Kung University (NCKU) partnered

the vice-CEO of the Taiwan Circular assistant professor in NCKU’s

C h u n g H w a P u l p C o r p o r a t i o n with the business world to conduct

Economy Network, delivered a Institute of Creative Industries

from a model of corporate social r e s e a r c h . I n b r i e f , t h i s p r o j e c t

lecture about the basics of circular D e s i g n , i l l u s t r a t e d b u s i n e s s

responsibility and is supported by not only strove to bridge the gap

economics and its global trends. models. Finally, CEO Wen Yih

C-hub. As a center of resource between universities and industries

Secondly, Bart van Bueren, the K u o f r o m L O T O S a n a l y z e d

integration, C-hub creates a but also to bring people from

director of the Taiwan Dutch Design t h e c u r r e n t d e v e l o p m e n t o f

platform to connect universities different colleges and departments

Post, shared several examples of Taiwan’s industries and shared

and industries. With the help of together to face real problems from

circular economy in the Netherlands. his own experiences with circular

the architecture team LiLinLab, the business world.

P i C h e n g C h e n , a n a s s i s t a n t economic ventures.

the professors and students from

T h e r e w e r e f i v e C E TA L K s

professor in NCKU’s Department of

courses in the forward-thinking M. t o h e l p t h e g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s

Environmental Engineering, gave

Arch II program of the Institute of understand more about circular

an introduction to environmental

Architecture at National Cheng economics. First, Shadow Chen,

resources, while Yang Jia Han, an

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M O DELLING AND TESTING IN THE FIELD

I n a d d i t i o n t o s t u d y i n g t h e (which were 2 m*3m) with waste-

workshops to explore circular

above theories, the students also mixed concrete. This innovative

economic business models.

participated in four workshops to circular economic wall surprised the

Members of the Department of

put circular economy into practice. paper mill employees and inspired

Environmental Engineering took

To begin with, a QIZHI team held them to recycle and reuse waste.

inventory of Hualien Paper Mill,

brick-making workshops. Students

"Circular economy focuses on

members of the M.Arch II program

learned to design the shape of not only material circulation but

provided ideas for material

the bricks, mix papermaking by- also on economy,� said Creative

application, and those from the

p r o d u c t s a n d w a s t e w a t e r w i t h Industry Design Institute assistant

Institute of Creative Industry Design

concrete, and make molds.

used the Design Thinking approach

As students advanced in their

professor Chia-Han Yang.

Professors and students in

brick-making skills, they engaged the Department of Environmental

to search for possible circular economic business models.

in other workshops. They went Engineering, the M.Arch II program, to Hualien Paper Mill and tried to and the Institute of Creative Industry reconstruct the enclosing walls D e s i g n h a d t w o c o l l a b o r a t i v e

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FEEDBAC K BY ADVISO RS AND PROTOTYPING

these techniques are lying on library g r o u p s . T h e f i r s t g r o u p w a s i n

misunderstandings with nearby

bookshelves, but each profession c h a r g e o f a c i r c u l a r e c o n o m i c

residents and improve the

is within its own domain making it program for the plant production

company’s image, thereby

impossible for newly researched area and overall system. Their

allowing for further cooperation

techniques to be widely used.” topic was “Afforestation Exchange

and communication with nearby

Because of this, interdisciplinary P l ant,” surveyi ng the l ayout of

industries.

The initial examinations of the k n o w l e d g e e x c h a n g e w a s t h e Taiwan’s industrial plantations. project were combined with M.Arch main point of C-Hub’s proposal From an environmental assessment

The last group focused on "Cycle Communicate,” and

of the factories, they proposed an II program course evaluations. platform.

A f t e r t h e s e t w o Ta i w a n enormous potential for industrial Compared to traditional courses

considered what role a factory

which primarily emphasize theory, university and business exchanges, c o e x i s t e n c e w i t h n a t u r e . B y this project with real problems from the focus of the third stage was to s o d o i n g , t h e f a c t o r i e s c a n b e

that through the renovation of the

the Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation establish a platform for international c o n n e c t e d t o g r e e n a r e a s a n d f o r c e d s t u d e n t s t o t h i n k m o r e exchange. Jan Wurm, the associate become an example for Hualian

could be transformed into a new

practically. In the course of the director of Arup Group Limited industrial plantation planning. In review process, alkali-activation from England was invited to “The addition, this can create a more

human settlement and ecological

should play in its city. They found northern wall Hualien Paper Mill type of factory which ties together space.

technology sparked discussion Development of Future Building comfortable working environment.

With the slogan “Between and drew attention as one of the M a t e r i a l i n t h e E r a o f C i r c u l a r biggest breakthroughs from this Economy Seminar” to make the Opening,” the other group focused final examination of this project on the issue of water resources. project.

During M.Arch II’s final course and share Arup’s achievements in T h e y s u g g e s t e d t h a t i f C h u n g Hwa Pulp Corporation can review time, CEO Wen-Yih Kuo circular economy. from LOTOS proposed, “This is

There were fourteen students have effective water distribution

a case of knowledge not being who joined the M.Arch II program, w h i l e s i m u l t a n e o u s l y p u r i f y i n g t h o r o u g h l y shared. In actuality and they were divided into three w a s t e w a t e r, t h i s w i l l r e s o l v e

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MATERIAL INNOVATION: VISUALIZE THE URBAN FUTURE

Secondly, CEO Wen Yih Kuo from LOTOS led a group of students to attempt using alkali-activation to reconsolidate the waste from Hualien Paper Mill (wood sawdust,

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“Material innovations lead to

bottom ash, primary sludge from

industrial innovations, and industrial

wastewater treatment plant, lime

innovations stimulate urban

mud). The resulting bricks have

innovations,” said CEO Shuenn-

great potential to be used as

Ren Liou (Professor of Architecture

building material. When tested with

Department in NCKU )in the project

100 tons of pressure by a computer

meeting. This project had two

constant pressure testing machine,

main accomplishments in terms of

the material strength of the alkali-

material innovation.

activated bricks was 55.5 kgf/

The first was the “waste-mixed

cm2, much better than hollow brick

concrete.” The QIZHI team used

whose material strength was 40

their unique recipe to mix recycled

kgf/cm2.

materials like sawdust, lime mud,

Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation

bottom ash, and plastic granules

produced 13,441,350 kilograms

from Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation

of sludge in 2016. Through alkali-

with concrete composites in

activation, this could be made into

differing proportions. After repeated

960,096 bricks (at 14 kilograms

tests, the QIZHI team finally

per brick) which would be worth

succeeded in making delicate home

72,007,200 NT dollars. In other

lighting and interior decorating

words, waste management which

materials, as well as opening new

began as a necessary business

possibilities for using industrial

expense, through the creation of

waste. The materials were exhibited

building materials can become a

in the 2017 Taiwan Design Expo.

new source of revenue.

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When it comes to contemporary design, it is not only about aesthetics or appearance but also about problem-solving, and a great conceptual design can be put into p r a c t i c e t h r o u g h t e c h n o l o g y.

“Design + ICT” is an example of design and technology combined.

In this project, C-Hub collaborated with E Ink Holdings Incorporated to apply E-paper technology to architecture. In addition, C-Hub also had a long-term collaboration with YFY Packaging Inc.Trying to connect traditional material and new technology, we explored the possibilities of cardboards through “added value design” and “computational software.”

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u n i v e r s i t y a n d e s t a b l i s h e d packaged in the architectural communication channels between curtain in a matrix pattern. In the u n i v e r s i t i e s a n d i n d u s t r y. I n e x t e r n a l w a l l s y s t e m ,

envi-

addition, C-Hub eliminated the gap ronmental information about the between universities and industry building is displayed on the wall E - I n k H o l d i n g s I n c . i s a n a n d p r o m o t e d c r o s s o v e r through the control of the APP and e x c l u s i v e d e v e l o p e r a n d collaboration so that the R&D each node. The 1:1 mock-up researcher of electronic paper t e a m c a n c o n t i n u e t o c o n d u c t installation showcases the detailed components of the construction. ( E - p a p e r ) . S i n c e 2 0 1 5 , E - I n k innovative research.

Holdings has worked vigorously to

E-paper products offer benefits The gap in the double-pane glass

integrate the supply chain of the such as energy saving, portability, of the curtain wall system can be E - p a p e r i n d u s t r y, d e v e l o p and eco-health. The biggest used as a display shelf.This strategic alliances, and popularize d i f f e r e n c e f r o m o t h e r d i s p l a y project hopes to use E-paper as a various types of E-paper products. technologies is that E-paper is a building material and apply it to In 2016, it extended its reach to reflective and bi-stable display exterior wall systems or surface t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n i n d u s t r y a n d t e c h n o l o g y. V i s u a l l y, i t l o o k s finishes and so revolutionize the anticipated applying electronic almost the same as traditional c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a r c h i t e c t u r a l paper technology to the field of paper but with the benefits of eye facade building materials. construction. C-Hub worked with protection and energy efficiency.

E Ink Holdings Incorporated to "Magnetrix Curtain" is an e-paper develop “Magnetrix Curtain,” an glass curtain wall system that artistic installation made from an uses magnetic coupling induction energy-saving system of integrated coils to combine E-paper’s power E Ink Prism™ and glass which supply and control.It encapsulates presents a dynamic display of t h e e l e c t r o n i c p a p e r a n d i t s changing colors. In this project, auxiliary circuits inside the two C-Hub promoted the formation of layers of glass, completely isolated interdisciplinary teams within the f r o m t h e o u t s i d e w o r l d a n d

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Professor Cheng-Luen Hsueh had a vital role in this project. He emphasized the importance of “active learning” – that is, “actions speak louder than words.” Students

Professor Cheng-Luen Hsueh and his team members

Professor Cheng-Luen Hsueh

need to learn by experience.

and Professor Kane Yanagawa in

Professor Hsueh believes that even

the Department of Architecture and

if technology continues to advance,

P r o f e s s o r J i a - Yo u L e e i n t h e

hands-on experience cannot be

Department of Electrical Engineering

replicated virtually in a classroom.

formed a team to explore the future

Therefore, the "Magnetrix Curtain"

economic system of the construction

project is based on this principle of

industry from the perspective of

practical operation, and the stairwell

circular economy and to pursue the

of C-Hub was selected as the place

possibility of E-paper as a new

to put these ideas into practice. This

building material. E-paper ’s

project followed the Research by

readability makes it one of the most

Design and Design by Research

important and key technologies for

interactive model. The team first

future life. The research and

designed many experimental spaces

development team sought to apply

to test electronic paper in terms of

E-paper to architectural facade

i t s p r o t e c t i v i t y, m o d u l a r i t y,

building materials and to use

controllability, and compatibility.

E-paper to display environmental

Based on several studies, the team

protection information such as PM

developed a prototype of the

value, power consumption, and

Magnetrix Curtain. At the same time,

temperature. In addition, the R&D

they began recruiting professionals

team also explored how to integrate

from other fields to get involved in

this technology into the production

the project. Using feedback from

and construction of building

demonstrations, they revised the

exteriors, and inspired by circular

prototype multiple times.

e c o n o m y t o p r a c t i c e m o d u l a r, systematic, easily changeable, or leasable new business models.

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The Magnetrix Stripe Project the instant response system, it also followed the Research by documents the data as a baseline Design and Design by Research for designers or users to create model. The team combined the more innovative applications in the interactive system of the Magnetrix future. What’s more, unlike regular,

Project 1: Magnetrix Stripe, flexible E-paper combined with an environmental sensing system

Curtain with the flexibility of E-paper heavy, fixed LED/LCD displays, to create Magnetrix Stripe, which Magnetrix Stripe constitutes a new was installed as vertical window surface with light-weight, twistedblinds in president’s conference transformable, low (or zero) energy room on the sixth floor of the Yun- consumption features. This project Ping Building in NCKU. Magnetrix will be a great example of smart Stripe is connected to the smart and green construction when it is campus system to collect electricity finished later this year. usage data from the entire Yunping Building, PM values of public spaces, and so on. In addition to

The Magnetrix Stripe: Rendering of electronic paper display

The Magnetrix Stripe: Rendering of electronic paper torsion

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Magnetrix Glazed:Rendering of electronic paper display

The project Magnetrix Glazed

Project 1: Magnetrix Glazed, flexible E-paper becomes a new material for urban facades

QUE ARCHITECTS was

glasses-enclosed E-paper create a

focused on the development of founded by NCKU alumni Li-Ting

new type of curtain wall system. It is

outdoor building materials, and the Huang and Chao-Chieh Hsu, Che-

also designed with more integrated

selected location was the open Yuan We. This project is the first

and modularized systems of

space next to NCKU’s old K time QUE

ARCHITECTS has

magnetic induction and commu-

P a v i l i o n . I n a d d i t i o n t o E I n k worked together with E Ink Holdings

nication for better future com-

Holdings Inc., C-Hub invited QUE Inc. Continuing developing from the

mercialization and easy main-

A R C H I T E C T S t o j o i n i n t h i s prototype of “Magnetrix Curtain”

tenance.

crossover project. In addition to with a combination of epaper and exploring the possibilities for using curtain wall systems, "Magnetrix E-paper in urban facades, the G l a z e d "

experimented with

p r o j e c t a l s o p r o m o t e d t h e perforated E-paper to create a production possibilities of Magnetrix translucent visual effect. Gradient Glazed.

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The installation will be located between people and the campus as h e l p E - p a p e r b e m o r e w i d e l y

architectural design drawings and of buildings but also the integration

in the plaza to the right of the a new infrastructure for a smarter applied and commercialized in the

the completed buildings mediating of interdisciplinary knowledge,

formal main library in the Sheng-Li campus. The Magnetrix Glazed future. However, the research and

between the virtual realm and innovative organizational structure,

Campus of NCKU. People can Project is expected to be finished development of E-paper as always

reality. The role of the research and and involvement in society. Only

easily interact with the installation later this year, and the surrounding is a rugged road. As Professor

development team is to face the then can the project truly contribute

as it connects the urban front of construction will be finished in the Hsueh said, the biggest challenge

relationship and challenges that to real society and environment.

campus to the students’ campus end of 2018.

is the difference in perception and

stem from the conflict and tension

life center in the back of the library.

In short, we have reaped the p e r s p e c t i v e b e t w e e n d i ff e r e n t

between on-campus academics

The graphics, words, and dynamic first fruits of E-paper in architecture. industries, which is somehow quite

and off-campus industrial practice.

content will enhance the interaction Hopefully, those experiments can similar to the relationship between

It is no longer limited to the design

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Parametric Design ďź?

Building Paper Space C-Hub Editing Group

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House Cardboard Pavilion – Spiral

Spiral

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Design Prize A’Design Award

Vertical Components

Horizontal Components

PARAM ETRIC DESIG N

Bracing Structures

Triangular Surfaces

stable chairs, a place for people to is worth mentioning that "Cardboard

Final Assembly

M ISO SOUPDESIG N

MisoSoupDesign was founded by

brainstorm and interact with each P a v i l i o n – S p i r a l " w o n S o u t h

Minnie Jan and Daisuke Nagatomo in

I n N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 4 , C - H u b other. The surface of the spiral was Korea's "Asia Design Prize" and

2004 in New York. Both of them came

Open House invited Miso Soup divided algorithmically into different Italy's "A'Design Award" in 2018.

Design to cooperate again with sizes so the machine can fabricate Yong Feng Yu Company to create each specific triangular piece.

“Cardboard Pavilion – Spiral.” It is a Floating cherry blossom petals s e m i - o p e n s p a c e m a d e o f represent the creative flow. In cardboard with beautiful curves and addition to the above introduction, it

from an architectural background, and they had been exploring and wanted to pursue further industrial design and environmental sustainability.

MisoSoupDesign believes that designs co m e fr o m o b se r vi n g th e ci ty a n d environment of everyday life. Even a window railing or the bamboo structure of a sky lantern can be an inspiration for their designs. MisoSoupDesign also focuses on creativity, environmental protection, and localization. They hope their designs can be well-functioning, well-fashioned and eco-friendly.

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INTERPLAY BETWEEN DIG ITAL INTERAC TIVE SO FTWARE AND CO RRUGATED PAPER

assemble origami paper modules.

The folding modules can be manufactured in a flattened state for easier transportation. They can be

T h i s e x h i b i t i o n “ M o v I P r i n t everything from objects to spaces. assembled on site to accommodate

MovIPrint NCKU C-Hub 2016

NCKU C-Hub 2016 ”was planned by Visitors to the exhibition commented different exhibition spaces. Different professor Yen-Ting Cho and focused that the continuous recording of modules can also be combined with on the integration of digital software peoples’ movements was enjoyable different structures to meet the – MovISee1 – and origami, material and stimulated exploration. The display needs of an exhibition and structure. With the assembly of research results have already been space. Origami’s unique pattern of designed prefabricated units, the applied to the real exhibition spaces light and shadow also gives the patterns transform from 2D to 3D, and product design. which can be used in bags, pottery,

exhibition space a personality.

To create an ideal space for the

interactive musical instruments, and dynamic performance of MovISee, compartment design, spanning th e te a m used Mi ura fol ds 2 t o

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CO RRUGATED PAPER AS A M ATERIAL, FRO M DETAIL EXPLO RATIO N TO SPATIAL RELATIO NSHIP

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Many agree that beauty is in are the last things to be considered.

Foster and Renzo Piano sometimes Feng Yu Company, students

t h e d e t a i l s . W i t h o u t d e t a i l e d Therefore, architects who lack time,

choose this approach for their creatively design and build a

consideration, a leaky roof or an money, or experience may hardly

designs. The main material used in s m a l l c a r d b o a r d " p a r a s i t e ”

ugly joint can ruin the beauty of a give notice to the details.

this course is cardboard. Cardboard pavilion in school.

work of architecture like an

has been

In the

course “Cardboard

regarded as a

annoying pimple on one’s face. D e s i g n S t u d i o – A r c h i t e c t u r a l

revolutionary building material

However, too often “details” don’t Design on a Special Theme”, which

because it can be used to quickly

get enough attention. Traditionally, focuses on details like materials and

create models in 1:1 ratios. Using a

architects take a top-down approach joints, students learn to adopt an

large supply of cardboard and

to architectural design. Compared experimental bottom-up approach.

advanced tools like 2D and 3D

to the structure as a whole, details Famous architects like Norman

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Digital Fabrication Reforms the Future of Architectural Design

P r o f e s s o r K a n e Ya n a g a w a grew up and studied in the USA. Professor Yanagawa holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Los Angeles California and a degree in Environmental / Industrial Design from the Art Center College of Design. Before

Kane Yanagawa, Modified by Sabrina Lin

his sophomore year, he studied information science. Then after becoming interested in the history of architecture from a general education course, he devoted himself to architecture. Now he is an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture, and he also serves as C-Hub’s Director of the Creative Factory.

Professor Yanagawa said that in school students mainly do course Kane Yanagawa Assistant Professor of Architecture Department in NCKU, and Director of Creative Factory

assignments so that it is not easy to promote creative industry. In order to draw students, he promotes C-Hub’s Creative Factory and has some combined courses which require students to go in. Furthermore,

TEAM MEMBERS

Professor Yanagawa teaches the software of digital manufacturing, and enhances students' design ability through the application of digital software.

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Professor Yanagawa pointed

VR and 3D printing has greatly

4.0 and architecture which aims industries. For example, “r-60

out that industrial development

changed the production of building

t o d i s c o v e r n e w a r c h i t e c t u r a l ”and “Mode\s of Making “ are both

affects urban space. For example,

materials. Now the materials can

construction techniques. In order research designs resulting from

workplaces are far away from our

not only be mass-produced but

to stimulate students' creativity and collaboration with Chimei | Modex.

houses, so people create networks

also customized by advanced

enhance students' design skills,

of public transportation or highways.

machines. Therefore, architecture

and to allow students to learn

The similarity of buildings in cities

can be totally different.

new construction techniques from

now is also affected by industrial

Currently,Professor Yanagawa

practice, Professor Yanagawa

development because the materials

is trying to design a course about

established a design research

are mass produced. The rise of

Industry 4.0 and doing research on

studio “sKY_Associative” to

Industry 4.0 with the revolution of

the relationship between Industry

lead students to cooperate with

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MODE\S OF MAKING

MODE\ S OF MAKING

MODE\S OF MAKING

platforms and hardware. Specifically,

r- 60

the course will focus on three

r-60

each successive fractal branch generation, visualized in the

With the recent advancements conventional fabrication typologies

“r-60 ” is the design result of

rendering shown as a gradient

i n t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f including additive manufacturing,

the re-Inspired Protoculture project.

c o l o r. T h i s n o v e l o p t i m i z a t i o n

c o m p u t a t i o n a l p r o c e s s e s i n subtractive manufacturing, and

In its second year, this project

technique allows the elements

architectural design computing forming. Simultaneously, students

advanced the fractal geometry

furthest down the branch to be

and open-source micro controller will be exposed to the necessary

concept previously explored by the

lighter while those closest to the

platforms like the Arduino board, the skills and techniques required to

Y-35 prototype. In this evolution,

s t e m a n d o r i g i n a r e s t r o n g e r,

technological gap between design use these tools to execute their

the complexity of the geometric

mimicking the structural diagram

and production is becoming smaller design projects. In the second

expression is greatly enhanced

of tree branches as found in

and smaller. This studio will explore half of the course, students will be

by adding curvilinear elements to

nature. In the next stage, our

the significance of CNC tool making challenged to further develop and

accentuate the organic nature of the

current research is looking into

in contemporary architecture as a modify their tools while integrating

iterative fractal growth concept, while

incorporating finite element

resolution to existing complications the CNC control mechanisms into

simultaneously reducing the number

analysis tools to optimize the

as well as a platform for design their parametrically defined design

of components to a single “R” shape.

structural infill characteristics of

innovation and freedom. In the first fabrication process. Finally, students

While modular in its appearance

each individual element under

half of this course, students will will develop a proposal for an

and assembly, r-60 takes advantage

specific loading.

work in teams of three to learn to architectural pavilion and prototype

of today’s 3D printing and

build and control conventional CNC its building system using the tools

fabrication technology to customize

fabrication tools using open-source they created.

the structural characteristics of

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DIG ITAL FABRICATIO N C REATES SUSTAINABLE PO SSIBILITIES IN C IRC ULAR ECO NO M Y While circular economy studies s u c h a s t h e r m o f o r m i n g , 3 D s e e k t o a d d r e s s t h e w a s t e f u l printing, spray-forming, bending, nature of today’s industrial mass- and cutting/milling techniques, and production practices, Professor collaboratively investigate new Ya n a g a w a ’ s d e s i g n m o d e l i s computationally driven modes of invested in a future where the shift construction. to mass-customization through

In regards to students who

CNC fabrication, smart factory w a n t t o e n t e r i n t o s c i e n t i f i c automation, and cyber physical research, Professor Yanagawa systems, as proposed by Industry says, “encouraging and believing 4.0, will lead to a more efficient and i n t h e m i s m o s t i m p o r t a n t . ” sustainable industrial production Unfortunately, the environment paradigm. To achieve this goal, in Taiwan makes young people Professor Yanagawa works closely feel as though they don’t have with industrial collaborators and opportunities, driving them to local fabricators to promote and leave for foreign countries. He investigate new manufacturing hopes that the older generation methods, techniques, and materials can offer the younger generation and help promote the early adoption more opportunities. At the same of mass-customization technology time, he encourages students to in industrial manufacturing. During grasp any opportunities, to do these past four years, Professor what they want to do, and to never Yanagawa has focused on various be afraid of failure. projects ranging from lighting, furniture, public art, and pavilion design, in order to better engage with local industries. The results from this collaboration has given us the opportunity to test and explore existing local industrial processes

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Culture is the accumulation of ArtsVillage, deeply excavating human civilization and varies with Tainan local cultures. Meanwhile, times, areas, and races. However, C-Hub also works on The Map and under the influence of globalization Remote Sensing Imagery Digital and industrial mass production, Archive Project, building up the things have been repeatedly copied, digital database so as to preserve and unique, differentiated cultures invaluable railway architecture then become precious. To create drawings . innovation doesn’t mean to abandon traditional cultures. C-Hub always devotes itself to culture rooting and expects that innovations can create new values by taking traditional elements into consideration. With the Creative Industry Incubation Subsidy Project by the Ministry of Culture in Taiwan, C-Hub earned financial support to operate 321 80

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sustained from poor preservation,

DEPARTURE

and a lack of resources.

The Railway Architectural Drawing Collection in C-Hub

Therefore, related research had been postponed for a long time, and only a small representative number of the drawings were

In 1998 the Ministry of Culture’s collected and published in Taiwan Art Network of Railway Warehouses Railway Classical Stations Review Project uncovered a large number ( 2 0 0 1 ) a n d Ta i w a n R a i l w a y of railway architecture drawings of Historic Stations Review (2005). great historical value. With the However, thanks to the National agreement of the Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Museum project, Administration, Professor Shuenn- t h e d r a w i n g s r e g a i n e d t h e Ren Liou from Tunghai University government’s attention, and the collected and preserved them, Project for the Survey, Collection, bringing the drawings with him in a n d D i g i t a l A r c h i v a l o f t h e 2012 when he took a position in Cheng

Redress and Reuse the Collection of Cultural Heritage

Kung

Architectural Drawings for

U n i v e r s i t y ’s Taiwan Railway Construction

Department of Architecture.

during the Japanese Occupation

From the time of their discovery, commenced." it was no easy task to preserve the railway architecture drawings given the large quantity, the damage

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PRESENT Remastering and Reproducing the Cultural Collection

This project was commissioned structural system and historical

of the seven main train stations from

by the Bureau of Cultural Heritage, background of the architecture;

the era of Japanese occupation

Ministry of Culture and implemented the latter assists in the restoration

(Keelung Station, Taipei Station,

b y C - H u b . T h e r e s e a r c h t e a m and preservation of the historical

Hsinchu Station, Taichung Station,

consists of professionals from drawings. National Taiwan Museum

Chiayi Station, Tainan Station, and

National Cheng Kung University’s is in charge of digitalization and

Kaohsiung Station). These drawings

Department of Architecture and archiving of the drawings.

were selected based on importance

Department of History and Tainan

and the condition of the drawing.

At present the related drawings

National University of the Arts’ h a v e b e e n s t o r e d b y C - H u b .

Graduate Institute of Conservation Because of the large amount of time of Cultural Relics and Museology. and resources needed to process The former two departments are the complete collection, initial work responsible for analysis of the has been focused on 431 drawings

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the architecture style : Imperial Crown (A collection of Architectural Drawings on the Seven Classical Stations in Taiwan,2001)

Secondly, these seven main

able to further understand the rail

chosen for two reasons. First, the train stations reflect the policies,

industry, urban development, and

t o p s e v e n t r a i n s t a t i o n s a r e international atmosphere, and major

social life of the time. All of this rich

m e a n i n g f u l b o t h t o c i t i e s a n d events of life during the Japanese

information about our cultural

c i t i z e n s . D u r i n g J a p a n e s e era. They also reflect architectural

heritage will be exhibited in the

occupation, railways were the improvements of the time. The

museum.

These particular stations were

primary means of transportation drawings show that the construction making train stations the gateway to materials evolved from wood to brick the outside world. Furthermore, the and reinforced concrete and the Japanese urban renewal policy architecture style changed from often put train stations at the center Renaissance to Imperial Crown of cities where citizens would come (Teikan yoshiki). By studying the into contact with them often during seven major train stations, we can their daily lives. Thus, train stations understand more about architecture not only became city landmarks but styles of the Japanese colonial also a piece of people’s collective p e r i o d a n d i m p r o v e m e n t s i n memory.

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Culture already published two collections of railway architecture drawings. As a supplement to these works, we would like to publish the research of t h e P r o j e c t f o r t h e S u r v e y, Collection, and Digital Archival of the Architectural Drawings for Taiwan Railway Construction during the Japanese Occupation in both paper and e-book form. The paper book may focus on the process and problems encountered during the whole project or it may be a collection of the rest of the train station drawings. The e-book will offer online reading with a digital database.

The railway architecture drawings are now stored in C-Hub with ongoing comprehensive research being conducted in cooperation with several teams. All the drawings will be transferred to t h e N a t i o n a l Ta i w a n R a i l w a y Museum when it opens in 2020. Our

FUTURE Digital Remastering and Publishing the Collection

We have several objectives for browse the data. Due to lack of

ultimate goal is to add breadth and

t h e f u t u r e . F i r s t , w e w i l l k e e p funds and technology, at present we

depth to the body of information and

researching the drawings. In the have only sorted the drawings

research about the culture

c u r r e n t s t a g e , d u e t o l i m i t e d logically for digitalization. We are

surrounding Taiwan’s railroads.

resources, we have emphasized the looking forward to collaborating with drawings of the seven main train professional teams to create a digital stations, but other drawings are database. The digital database of valuable as well. In the future, we railway drawings will centralize may begin sorting the drawings of information and make consulting minor train stations from the era of more convenient which will be of Japanese occupation, and then give great aide to researchers in the a t t e n t i o n t o t h e d r a w i n g s o f fields of architecture and railway roundhouses or demolished train history. This will also allow the stations like Wanhua train station.

original drawings to receive proper

The second objective is to preservation and avoid damage create a digital database. With a from continued handling. digital database, railway architecture

The third objective is the

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Culture In January 2012, Feng Tyan Lin, the dean of the College of Planning and Design in NCKU, assigned Professor Shuenn-Ren Liou, the C h i e f E x e c u t i v e O ffi c e r o f t h e Cultural and Creativity Incubation and R&D Center(the predecessor of C-Hub), to carry out the Creative Industry Incubation Subsidy Project by the Ministry of Culture in Taiwan.

With this project, C-Hub began the incubation for startup businesses.

In the first year, C-Hub invited several professional mentors and focused on creativity and co-creation during the incubation. The project ended in success and entitled C-Hub to the largest chunk of the total subsidy for the next year.

C-Hub continued to invite professional mentors from different fields, such as brand building, patent and intellectual property, public finance and taxation accounting, trade marketing, aesthetics and design. In addition, project

Leading Start up Incubatees from Local to International Stages

managers provided both domestic TEAM MEMBERS

and international resources for entrepreneurs through curation, cross-industry alliance, trade expansion, and international exchange.

In five years, C-Hub has cultivated over forty entrepreneurs and startup businesses. Because of the space limitation, we will only

C-Hub editing group

introduce the stand-outs with their brand stories through which you can get familiar with local cultures and the beauty of Tainan.

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Tainan Fun Design Tainan Fun Design has four

Hsiu Hsiu was founded by a group

brand concepts: culture, creativity, of enthusiastic girls who devote handicrafts and aesthetics. All the themselves to handicraft culture in cloth products are designed, sewed, Taiwan. They combine embroidery cut, and ironed by MIT. Tainan Fun a r t w i t h e v e r y d a y Ta i w a n e s e Design expects that people can aesthetics, bringing a story to each appreciate the exquisiteness of pair of fashionable and elegant the traditional handicrafts as well shoes. as the aesthetics of the modern design which embody Taiwanese craftsmanship.

Tainan Fun Design

OUI FOREST Hsiu

OUI FOREST revives traditional carpentry in Taiwan which includes spindle turning, wood carving, joint connecting and wood-mosaic m a k i n g . To b e s u s t a i n a b l e , i t recycles the waste wood as main materials rather than cutting down the trees to make wood handicrafts.

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Raining Universe

Cetacea

Paipai Pets

Raining Universe

Raining Universe/ Lin-Yu Yen

Fevervine Dance Theatre

Cetacea/ Pei-Han Chen

Fevervine Dance Theatre

Cetacea is an illustrator design Lin-Yu Yen is a freelance

brand founded by the artist Pei Han

Paipai Pets

Rooted in Tainan, Fevervine

Paipai Pets

i l l u s t r a t o r w i t h a b r a n d ——

Chen who specializes in Mixed Dance Theatre features unique folk

Raining Universe. Linyu Yen calls

Media hand drawing. She usually dance which combines Tainan’s

herself a “live-in Tainan tourist”

uses acrylic paint and pencil as the cultures, Tainan’s literature, and

As its name implies, Paipai Pets

who longs to experience all the

main tools to create the delicate deep family memories. Through its

mainly sells pet products. Paipai

great culture, eat all the great

shades of color for her works. unique performances, Fevervine

Pets focuses on the interaction

foods, and to appreciate all the

Additionally, she writes poetry or Dance Theatre yearns to link the

between human beings, pets and

great scenery in Tainan, and she

prose with elements of fantasy past, the present, and the future of

built spaces. It tries to make pet

shares rich daily life in Tainan with

literature or fairy tales to deepen the Tainan together.

products with natural, safe, and

creative and childlike illustrations.

interpretation of her illustrations.

high-quality materials and wishes to

Her illustrations appear not only

improve human-pet compatibility.

in publication but also product packages and wall paintings.

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Het Eylant Formosa

Goddess of Sustainability

I n 2 0 1 6 a n d 2 0 1 7 , C - H u b made by a sculptor from He Cheng

C - H u b ’s o t h e r g o a l w a s t o

participated in Dutch Design Week Buddha Shop, while the exquisite bring in Taiwan industries and to embroidered robe was made by increase their international visibility.

with two goals.

First, we brought to the Expo Tainan Kuang Tsai Embroidery To e x t e n d Ta i w a n d e s i g n e r s ’ the collaborative artwork by Dutch S h o p . D e s i g n e d b y L i l i a n Va n horizons, stimulate their creativity, designers, Lilian Van Stekelenburg Stekelenburg, the pattern of the robe and enhance their design ability, and Gerard Jasperse, and Tainan shows Taiwan’s primitive unique C-Hub also arranged workshops culture to help foreigners become for designers to have idea and

local craftsmen.

Lilian Van Stekelenburg got familiar with Taiwan. interested in the relationship

cultural exchanges. In 2016, we had

Het Eylant Formosa

G e r a r d J a s p e r s e d e v o t e d PUNDDLE and QIZHI get involved.

between Tainan’s local religions himself to researching on the age In 2017, we had PAPER TALKS and and craft industries, and

she of VOC. He visualizes the history Sybil Ho.

f i n a l l y c r e a t e d a G o d d e s s o f through Tainan’s handicrafts. Het Sustainability. The wooden sculpture Eylant Formosa was his first works of Goddess of Sustainability was for this period of history.

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Sybil-Ho

Sybil-Ho

PUNDDLE

PUNDDLE/ Ye Hao Yu

QIZHI

Hao-Yu Yeh, the founder of

QIZHI is experienced in

PUNDDLE, grew up in a traditional

concrete-based materials. Following

yarn shop in Tainan. PUNDDLE is

the process of making fair-faced

not merely a reflection of his family

concrete, QIZHI mixes cement and

memories but also a representation

concrete in different percentages

of the apparel industry in Tainan.

while adjusting humidity and

Ye Hao Yu keeps exploring the

temperature. It is no exaggeration

possibilities of yarn. With delicate

to say that QIZHI’s high-quality

textile and colors, yarn now is not accessories revolutionize concretelimited to making clothes but has

based material with new texture and

wider applications, like earrings or

patterns.

furniture decoration.

Paper Talks

PAPER TALKS

Sybil-Ho/ Sybil Ho

Sybil Ho is a freelance “Paper can speak for you.”

PA P E R TA L K S b e l i e v e s t h a t illustrator, graphic designer, and there are things that can only be visual designer. She graduated expressed through paper. So they from the Department of Industrial try hard to preserve the paper- Design in NCKU. She founded mache culture and also to make the brand “Sybil-ho” and her p a p e r - m a c h e f i t n e w f a s h i o n . Facebook fan page “Sybil-ho PAPER TALKS has even joined Daily Reasons” where she shares Dutch Design Week to promote this her illustrations and her daily life.

Taiwan traditional culture.

She used to design VIP cards for the Italian brand Max&Co. In 2017, she was also responsible for the key visual design of the International Pavilion of Taiwan Design Expo.

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I n 2 0 1 6 , C - H u b l a u n c h e d International Exchange Program.

Satellite321 at the 321 Arts Village. Different types of collaborative Satellite 321 used to be the activities have been held at residence of Yun-Ping Luo, former Satellite321, namely, the opening president of NCKU. Now it is like ceremony for Satellite Injection, the a space station connecting NCKU art market Private Diary of Tainan with Tainan City that helps develop People, the miniature life exhibition local cultural innovation in Tainan. In A Visit After Noon, a display of addition, in collaboration with Taiwan projects from a picture-story course Dutch Design Post(TDDP), it brings in NCKU’s Department of History, international designs to Taiwanese etc. Satellite321 also provides traditional crafts.

residency opportunities to all manner

S a t e l l i t e 3 2 1 s e r v e s a s a of creative people (primarily visual communication platform for the design artists) and provides space exchange of ideas. It promotes for them to have regular exhibitions interaction and cooperation between in Daily 321. i n d u s t r y, t h e g o v e r n m e n t a n d the university, especially through programs such as the Art Space

Satellite321 in Tainan City

Renovation Program and the

Po-Wei Chu

TEAM MEMBERS

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THE O PENING C EREM O NY O F SATELLITE INJEC TIO N

performances were arranged for First, the project team interviewed the opening ceremony, including locals Shi-Kai Luo and Wei-Mei modern dance, music, drama and Guo to have a better understanding multimedia performances. Based of regional history. The team also on old stories passed down by contributed to the industry-academia

“Satellite” and “washing hair” local people, the performances cooperation with the NCKU Face are homophones in Taiwanese, represented the transformation of To Audience troupe (now Out of while “injection” implies settling the art village, which used to be Rules) and the professional troupe down. So, following the Taiwanese Japanese dormitories and NCKU Fevervine Dance Theatre. Finally, tradition, people were invited to faculty dormitories. wash hair as part of the opening ceremony.

the team invited local brands, such

Thanks to the project team, as QIZHI, OUI Design, Punndle, and many people were involved in the Hikidashi to have product displays.

Additionally, to celebrate the preparation of the grand opening opening of Satellite321, several ceremony of Satellite Injection.

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ART SPAC E RENOVATIO N PRO G RAM The Art Space Renovation

INTERNATIO NAL EXC HANG E PRO G RAM Through cooperation with the

P r o g r a m i s a f u n d e d p r o g r a m TDDP and the Tainan Cultural launched by the Ministry of Culture. A f f a i r s B u r e a u , C - H u b h a s I t a i m s t o e n c o u r a g e p u b l i c developed a model of interaction arts, including art activities and between industry, government and installation art to advocate for local universities which includes project aesthetics.

proposals, artist residency, institute

In 2016, the Tainan Cultural visits, forums, workshops, model A f f a i r s B u r e a u t o g e t h e r w i t h making, and exhibitions. residential art groups in 321

In this model, the Netherlands

ArtsVillage started the Memory Box and the Tainan City Government Project and applied for funds from provide the resources. International the Art Space Renovation Program. designers together with local industry Satellite321 integrated government and local design teams propose resources with regional, cultural creative ideas, while academic and historical data, and connected researchers from different fields industries with local illustrator and further enrich the creative designs NCKU alumna RainingUniverse. with their professional knowledge.

Her illustrations apply both visual It is Satellite321, an extension of design and space. Through artists’ C-Hub, which makes the resource creativity, people were able to integration happen. rethink their connections with ancient monuments.

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With the time-space compression of globalization, Global mobility has become a one of the key HR functions. Therefore ,C-Hub has dedicated itself to making a connection with foreign designers.

First, C-Hub get connections with Dutch entreprises and designers through TDDP. Taiwan’s designers and students are then enabled to have cultural and idea exchanges with them and get access to international design exhibitions which extended their horizons.

Furthermore,C-Hub invited Indonesian universities and local government agencies to join in Design Thinking Workshop where they brainstormed on new policies.

The following pages will unveil C-Hub’s multiple achievements in international exchange in detail.

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Design Thinking ďź?

On the Way to Creative City

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PARTICIPANTS

C-Hub Editing Group

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Since the begining of the 21st competitiveness and to advocate hoped to enhance the innovative

Leadership Development Action

century, under the influence of innovation through local cities’ ways of thinking for Indonesian

Forum" in the way of a Design

globalization and urbanization, cities development programs. To promote local government officials as well

T h i n k i n g Wo r k s h o p , s h a r i n g

have become the substantive units innovative policies, it is necessary a s r a i s e I n d o n e s i a ' s r e g i o n a l

previous experiences and trying

of regional competitiveness and that government officials acquire a competitiveness.

to expand the influence of this

policy development for the whole new way of thinking.

kind of workshop internationally.

country. That is, local governments

C-Hub has always held Design

I n r e s p o n s e t o I n d o n e s i a ’ s Thinking Workshops to bring up

h a v e p l a y e d a n i m p o r t a n t r o l e n a t i o n a l p o l i c y, G a d j a h M a d a issues in different fields and to in a country's development. As University in Indonesia, which has encourage creative thinking. In the traditional institutions desiring had close academic exchanges past, C-Hub had cooperated with s u s t a i n a b l e d e v e l o p m e n t a r e with NCKU in Taiwan, proposed the Egret Culture and Education promoting"innovation", "creative a c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h C - H u b t o F o u n d a t i o n a n d Ta i n a n C i t y cities" are now the goal of local organize an action forum called Government to carry out a threeg o v e r n m e n t s ( 2 0 1 8 , S h u e n n - “Improve the ASEAN Competitive- year Creative Bureaucratic Action Ren Liou). Within the past several C i t i e s I n n o v a t i o n L e a d e r s h i p F o r u m . T h i s t i m e , C - H u b a l s o years, the Indonesian government Development Action Forum". With hosted the “Improve the ASEAN has tried to raise overall national the forum,Gadjah Mada University Competitive─Cities Innovation

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International Collaboration T h e “ I m p r o v e t h e A S E A N competitiveness. " Then with twelve night tour of the Old Five Channels Competitive─Cities Innovation officials from Palangkaraya City C u l t u r a l Z o n e i n Ta i n a n w h i c h Leadership Development Action a n d S i n g k a w a n g C i t y a n d f o u r induced the participants to look F o r u m " w a s d i v i d e d i n t o t h r e e p r o f e s s o r s f r o m G a d j a h M a d a back to their own city. On the last stages. The first stage occurred U n i v e r s i t y i n Yo g y a k a r t a , t h e day of the workshop, C-Hub invited f r o m A p r i l t o J u n e o f 2 0 1 6 . A Indonesian team came to Tainan CECI Engineering Consultants d e l e g a t i o n o f t h e C o l l e g e o f and co-created the prototype of I n c . Ta i w a n t o i n t r o d u c e t h e P l a n n i n g a n d D e s i g n o f N C K U the "2026 Future City Vision" with design of important transportation went to Indonesia to get acquainted C-Hub team. with the needs of the authorities

infrastructure in Taiwan. In the

C-Hub held a Design Thinking final stage, the participants went

c o n c e r n e d a n d t o d i s c u s s t h e W o r k s h o p w h i c h f o l l o w e d a back to Indonesia and suggested o p e r a t i o n m o d e l o f t h e a c t i o n series of steps of design thinking revisions of their existing programs. forum.The second stage was further i n c l u d i n g : e m p a t h i z e , d e f i n e , The officials of Palangkaraya City divided into two steps. First, there ideate, prototype, and test. In the even put the revised policies into was a two-day focus forum held at workshop, the participants got practice. the Gadjah Mada University. The their juices flowing, thought deeply, forum focused on two key issues: raised fierce discussion and finally "The positioning of Indonesia in reached a consensus. In addition the ASEAN Economic Community" to design thinking, there were field and "local governance and local trips to Baihe Lotus Park and the

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This workshop was planned by e l a b o r a t e w o rksh o p n e e d e d to

In conclusion, challenges were

Dr. Leslie Tsai in the Institute of enable them to bridge gaps and u s u a l l y h a r d t o o v e r c o m e b u t Creative Industries Design of NCKU, to reach a consensus. Aside from worthwhile. According to Dr. Leslie and the coordinator was Dr. Ottavia the cultural differences between Tsai, C-Hub’s great passion and Huang, a postdoctoral researcher at the three Indonesian cities, C-Hub understanding of Tainan as well as NCKU. Additionally, the action forum also took the cultural differences the past experience of organizing was contrubuted to the action forum between Indonesia and Taiwan into the Creative Bureaucratic Action facilitators and Indonesian NCKU consideration. On the one hand, Forum both had effectively inspired students. On the way to success, t o r e s p e c t I n d o n e s i a n c u l t u r e , the participants' imagination of city T h e C - H u b t e a m e n c o u n t e r e d C-Hub provided not only places and brands and the future of their cities. many difficulties. First, as Dr. Leslie special meals for the worshippers So, the workshop was a successful Tsai pointed out, to organize this but also Javanese translation to international collaboration for C-Hub. international workshop, it took three break language barriers. On the We will keep promoting Creative times more effort than it would have other hand, C-Hub included the Bureaucratic Action Forum to other taken in a general case. Secondly, experiences of Taiwanese cultures international cities and sharing Dr. Ottavia Huang mentioned that in the workshop, serving as an the successful cases in Taiwan one of the biggest challenges of the opportunity for the participants to worldwide to make more and more workshop was to meet the needs of experience the cultural shock which cities creative and sustainable. different Indonesian cities. Since the could help stimulate their innovation. participants were from the units with After all,to make a creative city different cultural and professional means to embrace diverse voices, b a c k g r o u n d s i n I n d o n e s i a , t h e races,and cultures.

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Taiwan Dutch Design Post Bart Van Bueren

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TAIWAN X NETHERLANDS MADE IN TAIWAN

TDDP mediates all these interests and creates win-win opportunities.

The central theme of the projects is working towards a

The Taiwan Dutch Design Post circular economy. Van Bueren (TDDP) is a non-profit organization a c q u i r e d f u n d i n g f r o m b o t h which unites Dutch and Taiwanese countries for internationalization, creative industries for university and social and cultural innovation,

WHO? WHAT?

WHERE?

WHEN?

Dutch designers with an idea, product, service, strategy, etc.

Taiwan, once famous for Made in Taiwan, now a modern society. City of Tainan.

Inquire via Facebook or info@dutchdesignpost.com

government collaboration. In May entrepreneurship, and sustain2014, as part of C-Hub, the TDDP ability in the creative industry opened a residency workspace in sector. In three years, over 80 Tainan to be an international talent Dutch designers visited, and 20 of hub. The TDDP welcomes Dutch them stayed over a month as designers and supports their r e s i d e n t s . T h e y c r e a t e d , projects for production, sales or c o l l a b o r a t e d , a n d i n s p i r e d , c o l l a b o r a t i o n i n Ta i w a n . T h e i r t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e Ta i w a n e s e

$$

WHY? Produce your design, high quailty, innovative techniques and small quantities are possible. Huge variety all near each other.

Sell your products, as TW is a developed market for design. TW is interested in Circular Economy Design. Collaborate as there are a lot of complimentary benifits and Taiwan is familiar with a Western business approach.

projects are matched with local community. design industries, government, and universities, creating a ‘Triple Helix’ synergy between the two countries.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/dutchdesignpost Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/taiwandutchdesignpost

HOW? NCKU

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NCKU and C-Hub will work with you; they will share their insights and culture and they would love to learn from you.

We aim to cover all your expenses by helping you to attract Taiwanese and Dutch funds.We also assist to arrange you a stipendium and flight ticket.Our network is strong and the reputation of NCKU will open doors.

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NOV. 2014 & OCT. 2015

Allan Vos and Michelangelo Winklaar are a fashion design duo from Den Haag. Both have

A l l a n Vo s Ta i w a n D u t c h D e s i g n Winklaar Dialogue Taiwan Dutch Design Post

Michelangelo

Allan Vo

TDDP

presented work at various

Michelangelo

international fashion shows.

Winklaar

Allan Vos is a luxury menswear brand focused on high fashion s p o r t s w e a r a n d u n d e r w e a r.

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glamorous women’s dresses,

Allan Vos

Pecha Kucha

often made with hand-crafted or natural textiles. The fashion duo

Mike Veldstra

loves to collaborate internationally.

Allan Vos first came to Taiwan to seek production outsourcing and to find textile resources. But, when he

Taiwan Dutch Design Dialogue

Allan Vos Michelangelo Winklaar 2015

m e t M i k e Ve l d s t r a , a D u t c h Taiwanese film director, the plan changed into a spectacular fashion show. They collaborated with IJCCI, NCKU, TUT and textile companies.

O ne yea r lat er, Al lan Vo s a nd Michelangelo Winklaar came back to host another workshop in Tainan.

TAIWAN DUTCH DESIGN DIALOGUE

and both had audiences of over 120 vision, a business plan, and a lot people. Other Taiwan Dutch Design o f c o u r a g e t o b e s u c c e s s f u l l y Dialogues were discussion-based c o m p l e t e d . T h e s e d i a l o g u e s for intimate groups of about 15-30 create a platform for networking

Organized by TDDP, the Taiwan people.

Dutch Design Dialogue is a series of

within the fields of environmental

T h e Ta i w a n D u t c h D e s i g n and social sustainability.

events that encourage intercultural D i a l o g u e i n Ta i w a n c r e a t e s dialogue. Since its opening in May intercultural conversations where 2014, the TDDP has hosted over a everyone can learn from different 1 0 0 d i f f e r e n t p r e s e n t a t i o n s , perspectives and methods and workshops, and other events. Two gain inspiration. We have learned Pecha Kucha Nights have been held that design is so much more than at the 321 Artist Village in Tainan meets the eye; everything needs a 120

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TEUN FLESKENS: DEC. 2014 & JAN. 2016 BEE HOTEL

bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left.”

Now we live in an age where the

Teun Fleskens is a product and bee population is drastically interior designer. In a few words d e c r e a s i n g . Te u n F l e s k e n s MAR. 2015 M ATERIAL SENSE: M ATERIAL WO RKSHO P

s h a r e d h e r e x p e r i e n c e a s a These experiences were unusual: materials expert. A product should how does one design ‘bothersome’, not be designed based on just its ‘provocative’, ‘calming’, ‘seductive’ looks; the sense of touch can be or ‘playful’? equally important and a vital design

In this workshop, 30 students and parameter. As designers work more young designers experimented with and more in the virtual world with the tactile experiences that materials graphics software, this is sometimes can provide. Simone de Waart was forgotten. After forming teams, the invited to lead this workshop. She is s t u d e n t s r e c e i v e d a w a r m - u p the creative director at Material assignment to categorize material Sense from the Netherlands and samples based on several tangible gives workshops internationally. For factors. Then after some short one month she stayed at the Taiwan theoretical studies the students got Dutch Design Post in Tainan and a chance to experience designing.

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his style could be described as designed a bee-hotel, a beautifully e x p e r i m e n t a l , c o m m u n i c a t i v e , designed object which can be p u r e , a n d n a t u r a l r a t h e r t h a n hung in a garden by people who industrial -– clearly presenting its w a n t t o s u p p o r t b e e s i n a d e s i g n w i t h o u t b e i n g o v e r l y sustainable way. Teun Fleskens refined. What are most important is exploring ways to produce about his designs are not only the various products in Taiwan, all functional but the meaningful using varied materials a n d a s p e c t s . T h e c o n c e p t i s v e r y specialty parts. Only in Taiwan important. Whether they are a c a n a m i c r o c o s m o f q u a l i t y serious statement or simply an

manufacturing be found. Teun

attempt to evoke a smile, the F l e s k e n s i s a l s o e x p l o r i n g works capture the essence of this p r o d u c t i o n t e c h n i q u e s f o r conceptual thinking in a minimalistic recycling glass, stainless steel, design. Einstein once said: “If the ceramics and bamboo.

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International Collaboration DEC. 2016 MIN-STUDIO: CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Wouter Kalis and Corinne de Korver are the designer duo behind Min-studio. In several projects, they worked with underprivileged people by involving them in the production process of furniture made from industrial waste products. In this project, Min-studio explored using social sesign design processes both for circular economy and to create new business opportunities. They visited factories to map waste materials, while simultaneously mapping the interests and concerns of under-privileged people. From here a study established how to combine these factors and match them with business models.

NOV. 2017 NIENKE HO O G VLIET SEAWEED TEXTILE PRO JEC T

doesn’t consume fresh water, and it This traditional lifestyle is very doesn’t compete with farmland in exciting, but they enjoyed even the way cotton plantations do.

more in the sunny south where they

In November and December could dive for seaweed themselves 2017, Nienke Hoogvliet and Tim in Kenting. Collected seaweed Jongerius visited Taiwan for two samples were tested in the NCKU

N i e n k e H o o g v l i e t ’ s s t u d i o reasons: Firstly, Taiwan has many Life-Sciences lab, and designers explores seaweed as an eco-friendly g r e a t t e x t i l e m a n u f a c t u r i n g tested the quality and potential of resource for developing textile industries. Secondly, Taiwan is an y a r n s a n d p i g m e n t s . N i e n k e products. Her SEA ME project island with 300 species of seaweed Hoogvliet also met with the Taiwan presented a soft and multi-use yarn around her shores. Through the textile industries to explore potential produced through the Lyocell- Taiwan Dutch Design Post, they b u s i n e s s o n t h e ‘ s e a o f process. The pigments in seaweed were introduced to many sites, o p p o r t u n i t i e s ’ t h a t s e a w e e d also show potential for dyeing experts and industries. On the provides. textiles. Seaweed may be the most stormy north coast of Shimen and sustainable resource for textiles Keelung they met a seaweedbecause it is a bio-material that grandma who dives for seaweed.

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To c u l t i va t e f u t u r e t a l e n t s , C-Hub provides an industr yacademia-government cocreation platform for professors to help students to develop entrepreneurial mindsets. In the f o l l o w i n g p a g e s , we a r e g o i n g t o i n t r o d u c e Ye n T i n g C h o, a n assistant professor in the Institute of Creative Industries Design in NCKU, and how he promotes the value of innovative education as well as how he leads students to start a business.

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REAL- WO RLD TEAC HING AND LEARNING Different from the traditional e d u c a t i o n o r i n t e r n a t i o n a l teaching mode, I use an entre- t e a c h i n g p e d a g o g y t o l e a r n , preneurial practice-based course s t u d y d i r e c t l y f r o m p r a c t i c e , with the NCKU C-Hub space and face the ever-changing t o e s t a b l i s h a t e a m t o p e r f o r m international situation. In the real-world tasks. I believe this c u r r e n t t e a m , m a n y s t u d e n t s provides a genuine work-based h a v e w o r k e d d i r e c t l y w i t h e n v i r o n m e n t a n d opportunities t h e d e s i g n i n d u s t r y / c r e a t i v e f o r s t u d e n t s t o d e v e l o p t h e i r industries. practical and theoretical abilities by participating in the process of R&D, design, manufacturing, and marketing. We also use distance

Real-world learning in the university

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Yen-Ting Cho

Yen-Ting Cho Assistant Professor of Institute of Creative Industries Design in NCKU

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Special experience of foreign industry with more government agencies.

I emphasize the combination of academic and practical work.

From the actual design process, students find problems that can only be found through actual work, exploring problems, correcting them, writing papers, and presenting the process to the public, so that academic research and industry-based practice are brought closer together.

I use research methods to translate the decisions in the design process into texts that can be shared, and present the in-depth of thinking behind the design through curatorial approaches, primarily in the form

FRO M ACADEM IA TO INDUSTRY

people, and learn how to respond t h e s e e x p e r i e n c e s a r e v e r y to them, and what to prepare to important to Taiwan's industrial conduct good business. These transformation. In particular, the experiences are shared directly connection between Taiwanese

M y d e s i g n b r a n d h a s b e e n with the participating students, designers and manufacturers is e s t a b l i s h e d f o r a b o u t a y e a r t h e N C K U f a c u l t y a n d y o u n g weak, and our experience can and a half. I have p a rti ci p a te d designers in Tainan. bridge this gap. in over 10 international trade

I already have experienced

Ta i w a n e s e m a n u f a c t u r e r s

shows, such as Maison & Objet the preparation of the trade show can improve their technological PARIS / Premiere Classe PARIS exhibition and the establishment c a p a b i l i t i e s b y u n d e r s t a n d i n g / Tranoi New York and Capsule of a brand image. The next step t h e s t a n d a r d s o f o v e r s e a s N e w Yo r k . I h a v e r e c e i v e d is to better integrate the brand c o u n t r i e s t h r o u g h c o o p e r a t i o n contact information from more c y c l e w i t h p r o d u c t r e s e a r c h w i t h t h e t e a m . B y d e s i g n i n g t h a n 3 0 0 c o m p a n i e s a n d h a v e and development and try to use n e w p r o d u c t s , t h e m a t e r i a l s b u y e r s i n m o r e t h a n 1 5 c i t i e s p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s t o v i g o r o u s l y developed by the manufacturers around the world, such as Arts promote the products. Regarding c a n a c q u i r e n e w a p p l i c a t i o n a n d D e s i g n i n N e w Yo r k a n d p r o d u c t m a n u f a c t u r i n g , I h a v e p o s s i b i l i t i e s a n d e n h a n c e t h e N a s h e r S c u l p t u r e C e n t e r c o n t a c t e d m a n u f a c t u r e r s i n industrial competitiveness. I have in Dallas (selected as the best Ta i w a n , t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m l o n g b e e n e n g a g e d i n f o r e i g n

of public exhibition. This not only enhances the chances of the design being discussed, but also expands the audience. Designers can also sort out their own thinking, so that their uniqueness can be better conveyed and accumulated.

The student team also includes trade show exhibitions and art exhibitions through curation. We intend to introduce designs to wider audiences, and then share the designers' experiences and ideas in an academic way to more people.

g a l l e r y s t o r e b y D M a g a z i n e ) . and mainland Europe to try new l a n g u a g e l e a r n i n g w i t h B r i t i s h T h e e x p e r i e n c e o f t h e t r a d e materials and develop new ones fabric fashion organizations. I am show is very useful to students. t o m a k e p a t t e r n s / m a t e r i a l s / currently liaising with the Taiwan Yo u e n c o u n t e r m a n y t y p e s o f f o r m s m o r e c l o s e l y l i n k e d . A l l Design Center and sharing the 130

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parametric design; abstraction audience. The exhibition at the

visitors enhance their aesthetic fashionable and diverse products

and materialization of patterns NCKU Art Center was visited by

Design does not just produce appreciation, and have a richer in series. The topics discussed

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beautiful products. Design can u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f d e s i g n . T h e included: marine environmental

and challenging new possibilities days.

be used to ask questions. It can results of the exhibition are mostly p r o t e c t i o n ; Ta i n a n ' s f u t u r e

for artistic expression. A variety

a l s o b e a m e t h o d t o e x p l o r e in the form of an exclusive interview p r o s p e c t s i n t h e c o o p e r a t i o n

of scientific and technological

problems, and it can also equip and shared with more visitors after b e t w e e n t r a d i t i o n a l i n d u s t r i e s

attempts, whether it be the material

people with the tools to expand the exhibition.

and designers in the field of

of the fabric, the use of the model

For example, in the exhibition shoemaking; the possibility of more

process, or the selection of booths,

Through exhibitions, we hope to o f Ta i w a n D e s i g n W e e k , w e digital manufacturing of human

all attempted to present the

present these different possibilities invited designers from all fields machine interaction combined with

designer's thought process to the

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to learn different types of There is little discussion in management. I w o u l d l i k e t o design schools in Taiwan about thank the team members from the difference between branding various departments for their and design studios: for example, w i l l i n g n e s s t o u s e a n o p e n how should the life cycle of the and positive attitude to learn b r a n d b e e s t a b l i s h e d ? H o w i s from each other and to embark t h i s o r g a n i s m b u i l t / c o n t a i n e d ? on this uncertain path. Aside W h i c h e m o t i o n a l e x p r e s s i o n s from the difficulty of teaching and rigorous plans are involved independent thinking, it is even ( R & D t o m a n u f a c t u r i n g e t c . ) more difficult to teach judgment Why do buyers have to buy back differences in value.We hope our products?

that this environment will allow We discussed these issues students to directly apply their w i t h t h e s t u d e n t t e a m . T h e s t u d i e s t o t h e i n d u s t r y, a n d brand's lifecycle often requires a t h e n u s e r i g o r o u s a c a d e m i c minimum of at least one year to d i s c u s s i o n s t o e x a m i n e t h e i r have the opportunity to be varified o w n p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e s (because of the trade shows and and achieve vision growth, and s e a s o n s ) . Ti m e i n t h e d e s i g n r e c i p r o c a l s y m b i o s i s , h o p i n g industry is often rarely discussed to continue to make valuable specifically and carefully examined. achievements that can be shared Therefore, I would like to thank with international achievements NCKU for providing an atypical a n d t h e r e b y h e l p Ta i w a n ' s o p p o r t u n i t y t o g o b e y o n d t h e industrial restructuring in the limitations of the original semester/ 21st century. departure and allow us to move forward softly and firmly among numerous stakeholders (buyers, manufacturers, PRs, governments, etc.).

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