architectural guide: taiwan by ulf meyer

taipei city image © designboom

author: ulf meyer publisher: DOM publishers year: 2012 size: 267 pages, 14 x 25 cm

ISBN:978-3-86922-145-8

http://www.dom-publishers.com

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content an up-to-date guide book that provides a great index of taiwan’s architectural treasures, the ‘architectural guide: taiwan’ gives us a comprehensive illustrated list of every building that any student, professional, or enthusiast must see. the buildings are color-coded by city, and can be easily searched by either region, architect, or building name. each project includes high quality images, sometimes including construction images and technical drawings, the architect and year of completion, the address, and a helpful summary highlighting the history and the key features of the work. the guide also includes a few maps of the major cities and train routes which is convenient to have packaged in one book.

for those technologically savvy individuals, this book will prove to be especially handy. as some may have experienced, sought after buildings may be tricky to find, especially in a country which speaks a language other than you own. the days of aimless wandering are over, as every project contains a QR code which can be easily scanned with a cell phone, and provides you with valuable geodata (geographic coordinates) to better help you locate each building. it will automatically give you directions in real time with  your current location as a starting point as an added feature. this thoroughly informative guide, catered to the traveler, can be used as a valuable tool to determine which projects exists, where they are, and how to get to them.   

is it for me? this practical guide is portable in size, plentiful in information, and modern in its technological convenience, and is a must have for anyone looking to travel to taiwan in search of architectural gems.

photograph of the taipei flora expo by king shih architects image © designboom

TEK building by BIG architects image © designboom

information on the TEK building by BIG architects image © designboom

project title information with QR code image © designboom

render for the taipei pop music center by reiser + umemoto

construction photograph for the taichung metropolitan opera by toyo ito

‘chen house’ by c-laboratory

new section – based on location image © designboom

map of kaohstung city image © designboom

book cover image © designboom

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designboom ratings: interesting good read, worth a look very good excellent, recommended must have _________________________________________________________________________________________