National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA) hosted a virtual international press conference on June 23, inviting the main curators of the "17th International Architecture Exhibition – Taiwan Pavilion," to introduce the design ideas and practices of Taiwan's architectural design, alongside a pre-recorded video of the exhibition site.
Initially set to take place at Palazzo delle Prigioni, the press conference has been shifted online following the impact of the COVID-19. Those present included NTMoFA director Liang Yung-fei (梁永斐), director of Divooe Zein Architects (自然洋行建築團隊) Divooe Zein (曾志偉), and founder of Double-Grass International Co. (草字頭國際) Frank Huang (黃偉倫).
Huang said the Taiwan Pavilion exhibition is curated to echo the central theme "How will we live together." Through the analysis of unique cases and interdisciplinary collaborations, the curatorial teams put forward the project called "Primitive Migration from/to Taiwan" to explore the boundaries between humanity, the environment, industry and nature.
During the press conference, Zein pointed out that this exhibition focuses on sustainable environment, ecology, and environmentally friendly buildings to present an exemplary model for future architecture. He added that the space demand of buildings and material usages are inferred from user behaviors.
The exhibition which takes place at Palazzo delle Prigioni, an ancient prison situated in the heart of Venice, will be on display until Nov.21. It is also one of the most important tourist attractions. The architectural design of the exhibition provides a tranquil environment to visitors, while retaining many original elements of the building itself.
For more information, please visit NTMoFA’s webpage, or view the exhibition video on YouTube.