In Celebration of 50th Founding Anniversary of Taiwan Tech
The World Green Building Council estimates that the built environment alone is responsible for about 40% of global carbon emissions from energy consumption. Part of this is due to the inevitable effects of technological progress and increasing demand for human comfort levels, oftentimes at odds with mother nature.
How can our buildings and cities be more aligned with earth’s natural forces without sacrificing modern life? How did we do it in the past? And how can architecture and technology work together to improve not just our climate and environment, but also the social and cultural lives of people and communities?
The first half of the lecture looks at recent modern history of how we designed buildings before new construction technologies such as the air conditioner.
The second half will explore these issues through personal experiences and projects both in Taiwan and abroad.
世界綠色建築委員會WorldGBC估計，建築環境本身，約佔來自能源消耗的全球碳排放之40%。部份的原因，是由於技術的進步，與人類舒適水準之需求的不斷提升，其所導致無法避免的效應，通常是由於違背了大自然所致。
我們的建築物與城市如何能夠與地球的大自然力量更協同一致，而不犧牲現代的生活呢？我們過去是怎麼做的呢？建築與技術如何能夠攜手並進，以改善不只是我們的氣候與環境，也同時改善人類與社區的社會與文化生活呢？
前半場50分鐘演講，將介紹近年來，在新的建築技術，如冷氣，尚未問世前，我們是如何設計建築物的現代歷史。
後半場50分鐘演講，則將藉由我個人經驗與設計專案，包括台灣與國外，以探討這些議題。