91846850https://english.uro.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=22AA58EB97C6E7F1&s=A1F23253B891CBD8「2024 Taipei Architecture Renovation Award」will begin its call for submissions, with a total prize of NT$300,000. Inviting old buildings renovation experts to sign up!<a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht/%E8%A9%9E%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E-%E6%BC%A2%E8%AA%9E-%E7%B9%81%E9%AB%94/the" id="isPasted" target="_blank" title="the">The</a> “2024 Taipei Architecture Renovation Award” ,  organized by the Taipei City Urban Regeneration Office, will begin to accept application from May 20th. Regardless of the building age, scale or style, we invite renovated old buildings that open imagination and express creativity in Taipei city. The Committee of Taipei Architecture Renovation will select three works which show the most innovation and social impact of the year, and award them “ the Jury Grand Prize” and NT$100,000  .“Taipei Architecture Renovation Award”will keep leading this society with a sense of creativity. Taipei City Urban Regeneration Office stated that renovate old buildings is an important measure for passing down urban cultural memory. The renovation of old buildings can enhance the historical value of the buildings, also revitalize the urban landscape through the power of regeneration and creativity. It allows old buildings to show their charm again and get blended into nowadays city life.“The Taipei Architecture Renovation Award ”, founded in 2001, has accepted nearly 1,000 applications . These works demonstrate the attributes of the old buildings as well as create an unique sense of city. These works can also lead other old buildings in Taipei to a more flexible and sustainable development . Moreover, they also provide possibilities and imagination of the renovation and use of old buildings for citizens in Taipei.  This year, "Taipei Architecture Renovation Award " will continue using the four core values, which are innovative enhancement, life imagination, social co-benefit, and sustainability as clues for exploring renovated buildings. The committee will select 3 Jury Grand Prizes, 10 BEST 10 entries, and 1 Renovation and Maintenance Special Award to promote outstanding works of turning old buildings into lifely mordern spaces. The submission of the "2024 Taipei Architecture Renovation Award " is from May 20th to June 20th. Space operators, designers, and construction units are all welcome to participate this event . For more information of the award please visit the official website of the Taipei Architecture Renovation Award (https//www.taipeiface.com/2024/), search Taipei Architecture Renovation Award on Facebook, or contact Ms. Lin at Left Brain Marketing Communication Ltd. 02-2356-0870 ext. 76.[][][][]Taipei City Urban Regeneration Office84362200https://english.uro.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=22AA58EB97C6E7F1&s=1669F295D9045F46Discussing the Need for Building Maintenance From the Perspective of Urban Regeneration Policy.Within the Taipei government's long-term vision for urban development, it has integrated hardware and software resources across various bureaus based on the characteristics and development potential of key urban-regeneration areas; promoted various regeneration projects, including the West Gateway and East Gateway Projects, to improve the local environment; launched a strategic layout of the city's TOD strategy and a comprehensive review of urban plans in response to the nearly complete Taipei Metro network; and re-integrated transportation to establish regional connectivity. These initiatives demonstrate Taipei's determination to accelerate its transformation into a highly livable and sustainable city. —Starting Point of Taipei's Urban Regeneration Policy Innovation The commonly employed urban renewal model of redevelopment and demolition has often resulted in unsuccessful urban renewal projects due to the difficulty of accommodating different opinions. Many socio-economically disadvantaged residents are also unable to afford the new housing due to the high cost of redevelopment and thus have to move away. During urban renewal in the past, it was not uncommon to see elderly and disadvantaged people struggling to survive in an environment with low living and safety standards. This is why I have always believed that there is an urgency and need to reform the urban regeneration system. In Taipei, we have streamlined the administrative procedures, accelerated the renewal progress of government delineated renewal areas, and actively promoted the urban acupuncture of public housing and public office buildings. This not only serves to demonstrate the efficiency of government functions but also enhance industrial development, social care, and public facilities. For example, during the planning process of the Siwen Village III Government-led Urban Renewal Project, we managed to better understand the needs of the community with the help of resident workstations in the community over the long term. We also provided consultation services, conducted house visits, and built sample housing units during the approval stage of the business plan and the right transfer plan to enhance communication with the public. To meet the needs of tenants and disadvantaged people, we also actively provided moving assistance with the help and coordination of the Department of Urban Development, Department of Social Welfare, Department of Health, and other departments. This "tough yet soft" approach is our ideal form of urban regeneration. I sincerely want to convey to the public and also to developers and policy implementers that urban regeneration is about not merely the reconstruction of hardware and the pursuit of rights and values but also the difficulties with various social aspects. I hope that urban regeneration will continue to unfold in the direction of creating more "homes" and "environmental values". —Focus of Policy Resources Thanks to the aforementioned opportunity to promote public urban regeneration, the Urban Regeneration Office has established the importance of social communication in promoting and implementing urban regeneration and renewal. Since 2001, Taipei has been revitalizing old neighborhoods in order to stimulate both communication in the area and public participation in social design. It is expected that through a variety of environmental improvement strategies, practical experiences will dispel the misconception that the only way to improve living environments is with bulldozers. Taipei’s “Old House New Life Project” is one such solution. After 20 years of promotion and implementation, the "Taipei Urban Regeneration Promotion System" is now well-developed, heralding the next chapter of Taipei's urban regeneration. In view of this, the Taipei City Government has promoted the "2020 Urban Renewal Innovation Trilogy" to accelerate building renewal, public-environment revitalization, and the sustainable balance of resources for social participation. In the past, both the public and private sectors have dedicated a huge amount of focus and resources to the demolition and redevelopment of old houses in Taipei City. In contrast, renovation and maintenance, which are also important aspects of urban renewal, have not been given enough attention. Moreover, demolishing and redeveloping all housing in Taipei City that is more than 30 years old will create large amounts of waste soil to be disposed of, which will negatively impact the urban environment. Therefore, a new direction has been established for more resources to be allocated toward building maintenance by injecting policy implementation funds via the Government-led Urban Renewal 2.0 initiative. In this way, residents can improve their living environment without having to change their lifestyle, move away, or invest huge sums of money and time. In addition to focusing on and allocating more resources to building maintenance, it is even more important to enhance the quality of life of the residents and boost the safety standards of their living environment. By re-examining and formulating a renewal plan, we will encourage residents to participate in public affairs in order to create a user-friendly urban transportation system and an overall healthy and friendly city. The improvement of the quality of life and the regeneration of old houses are about not only the residents as individuals but, through joint participation and mutual assistance, making Taipei City a warm, great place to live for all its residents in an overall sense.[{"title":"Discussing the Need for Building Maintenance From the Perspective of Urban Regeneration Policy","url":"https://www-ws.gov.taipei/001/Upload/460/relfile/31011/8436220/1691b408-f4a7-45f9-a70a-1f7450b8a659.pdf"}][][][]Taipei City Urban Regeneration Office80805660https://english.uro.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=22AA58EB97C6E7F1&s=BD3481828EFEB903Taipei City Urban Regeneration Office Initiate the Renewal of Chlorine Ions Polluted Buildings, and the Safety of Living has Increased!At night on 6th Feb. 2018, people were awaked by crumbling ceilings. "I was almost dropped into the falling concretes, and hopefully Taipei City Government can now face the issue of residential safety." Resident lives in Chiuan Jia Fu community, which has been inspected as chlorine ions polluted buildings, was frightened and said. In order to accelerate stakeholders conducting building reconstruction. Taipei City Urban Regeneration Office (URO) has approved the Renewal project of Chiuan Jia Fu community on 25th June 2019, and Under the continuous communication and mutual trust of stakeholders, the urban renewal business implementer, Ruentex Development Co.,Ltd. and the government, the demolition and construction plan will be expected to implement on next coming October. However, URO will not be satisfied simply because one case has been completed, not to mention that there are nearly 20 similar buildings in Taipei have not been resolved. Consider that most of the shoddy construction-built objects are difficult to integrate all the authorities of stakeholders, URO had established Urban renewal consulting workstation to help citizens process such structural safety concerns building and delineated 19 renewal areas to deal with it. That is to say, according to article 37 of Urban Renewal Act, lands and house owners who is located into designated areas as well as acquire more than 50-percent agreement in renewal business of stakeholders, can submit Urban renewal business plan and handling the renovation of dangerous buildings immediately.  As we said, the safety of living is even more urgent.[][][][]Taipei City Urban Regeneration Office80211240https://english.uro.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=22AA58EB97C6E7F1&s=5BFDB69342797B1FThe Power of Social Reforms and Urban Identity: An Experience in Urban Regeneration in Northeast Asia.“Being a dream-catcher for cities nomads by moving in a rooftop loft from a small studio.”(Li Gen-Tzai, 2016)  A huge billboard ironically reflects Housing problems in Taipei. Same as every developed country, the extravagant housing prices, population ageing, lower birth rates, climates change are forcing people lives in dwelling environments. Luckily, Peoples are gathering together trying to find the way out of growing Problems as we mentioned nowadays.  As an old saying goes, “Unity is the strength.”, in this topic, we are going to talk about how civics reforming and bringing about changes in the existing social relations, social values, false traditions, old superstitions and more in northeast Asia. In Sungmisan maul (translates to "village"), a neighbourhood in northwest Seoul of about 700 families, residents whose felt unsatisfied with the materialistic and individualistic approach of the society, were finally decide to set out a Social Sustainability framework to facilitate community participation and compliment the “ideal living environment”.  Started out a childcare cooperative, a consumer cooperative and along the way it formed clubs for mutual interest, host regular concerts, held festivals, and theatrical events in the neighbourhood were all followed soon by the successful experience of sharing common values. The village itself can be connoted a system based on participatory, bottom-up and multi-sector approaches.  Through stressing the autonomous decision making and the strength of interaction and interrelation, an urban context and identity have been embedded steadily among locality needs. “Goodlife Makan”, unlike Sungmisan maul, is committed to resolve social bias and to improve the conditions of elders living alone or families and the community facing transitional challenges.  “At here, seniors share more than just the food on the plate. They share experiences, knowledge, space and kinship.  By building a sharing economy, we deliver more than just food, it also acts as a social glue for the seniors.”  CEO of Montfort Care, Mr.Samuel Ng said. With all those necessary assistance and support within this inviting communal space, peoples can seamlessly interact with others beyond all backgrounds.  And, eventually, a social network is gradually component by communities, volunteers and people who participate. Thus, once residents realize their capabilities to creates opportunities for living, the more avenues of social engagement could have happened.  That’s the power of local social connections.[][][][]Taipei City Urban Regeneration Office