Workshop II (Practice) is related to Workshop I (Theory) undertaken in Yokohama in July.  The stage was moved to Taichung, a city in the middle of Taiwan, and the theme was "The Double Engines of Taichung."  The proposals were for a still developing city very different in context from Yokohama.

The task was to propose a vision for changing Taichung as a whole, using as a motive force "The Double Engines," namely the potential of the new and old urban districts of the city.  Sixteen students from Tunghai University and twelve students from Y-GSA were divided into six mixed groups, which took different approaches in undertaking research and analysis and developing proposals. 

Summary of Problem

"The Double Engines of Taichung"

Taichung has two centers, the old urban district and a new urban district.  These two centers are expected to become "The Double Engines" and to play a major role in the development of the city as a whole.  However, the new urban district is still incomplete, and the old urban district is in decline.  Ways of improving the new urban district and revitalizing the old urban district must be found quickly.

Here too the concept of "timescape" is an effective tool for analyzing and designing the city.  The existing urban elements can be categorized and read according to a number of concepts related to "timescape."

Time-Pool

Time-Attractor

Time-Ripple

Time-Loop

Theme: The Double-Engines of Taichung

Period: September 17 (Thurs) ~ September 27 (Sun), 2009

Center of Activity: Department of Architecture, Tunghai University, Taiwan

Content: lecture on the theme and "Time-Scape" by Professor Shih-Wei Lo.

               lectures by various speakers

               research and analysis of new and old urban districts in Taichung (by students divided into six groups)

               intermediate review (presentation of results of research and review by lecturer)

               design exercise (preparation by group of drawings, sketches, models, etc. , esquisse)

               final review (presentation and review by lecturer)

Supervising teachers: Professor Shih-Wei Lo (Tunghai University, Taiwan)

                                        Associate Professor --- (Tunghai University, Taiwan)

                                        http://www.thu.edu.tw/1_chinese/index.php

                                        Mikio Tai (architect; head, Architect Cafe)

                                        Yoshihiko Iida (professor, Y-GSA)

                                        Toshiharu Naka (design assistant, Y-GSA)

                                        Masashi Hino (design assistant, Y-GSA)

                                        Takenori Miura (design assistant, Y-GSA)

Final review critic: Riken Yamamoto (professor, Y-GSA)

Participants: Shin Koshimitsu, Yosuke Sagoshi, Kentaro Sato, Takeshi Suzuki, Yoshimasa Toyama, Kenichiro Nagata, Yoshiko Nakayama, Shuichiro Mitomo, Shogo Yamauchi, Natsuko Wakimoto, Dalton Ruas (12 Y-GSA students)

翁任均、羅晨綺、林中一、李玉婷、王彬如、謝敏、林瑞勛、徐益謙、顏秀羽、陳姿延、譚泳蓁、阮得麟、蔡佩娟、陳儀軒、丁奕理、蔡長恩 (16 Tunghai University, Taiwan, students)

Organizers:  Y-GSA

                       Department of Architecture, Tunghai University, Taiwan

Planner:       Mariko Terada (studio manager, Y-GSA)