Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport 台灣桃園國際機場

[Awesome.e]

I was just looking through some photos from other forums. If we dont step up on Terminal 3's design. We will never keep up with the world. I suggest that the ministry of transport should go around the world and see for themselves what is WORLD CLASS. No one will believe that our Terminal 2 was built in the early 2000s!!

[kalifese]

Originally Posted by Awesome.e

I was just looking through some photos from other forums. If we dont step up on Terminal 3's design. We will never keep up with the world. I suggest that the ministry of transport should go around the world and see for themselves what is WORLD CLASS. No one will believe that our Terminal 2 was built in the early 2000s!!

i thought terminal 2 was built in 1820s?

[Awesome.e]

hahaha... nice one

[kalifese]

CAA, architect resolve dispute over airport remodeling

http://taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/a.../27/2003489565

The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) yesterday said it had reached an agreement with Japanese architect Norihiko Dan whereby prestressed beams at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Terminal 1 would be preserved during a remodeling project.

CAA Director General Ying Chen-pong (尹承蓬) said Dan’s team of architects was working on a new design, adding that the change in design would not affect the goal of completing the project by August next year.

The CAA and the Japanese architect were locked in a dispute earlier this year over whether the prestressed beams should be maintained in Terminal 1, which began operations 31 years ago. The CAA was concerned that removing the beams would affect the terminal’s structural safety and asked Dan to consider changing the design, which upset the Japanese architect.

At the height of the dispute, the architect told a press conference that the CAA did not respect the opinions of professionals, adding that the beams, if kept, would block the view of the glass curtain he intended to use to cover the terminal. He said it would defeat the purpose of his design and cause unnecessary delays.

To resolve the dispute, the CAA entrusted the Chinese Society of Structural Engineering (CSSE) with the task of evaluating the safety of Dan’s design. The association concluded that the CAA should not remove the beams, as this would give rise to safety concerns.

Dan’s initial response was to accuse the CSSE of having preset conclusions. However, after the CAA threatened to terminate his contract, Dan proposed two scenarios: The first reflected his initial position that the beams should be removed, while the second proposed that the beams be kept, but that floorboards should be removed.

Fan Hsiao-lun (范孝倫), chief of the CAA’s aerodrome engineering division, said both proposals were submitted for further review by the engineering association, which maintained that the first scenario remained infeasible.

Experts from the association and representatives from the CAA sat down with Dan’s team on Friday last week to discuss the viability of the second scenario as well as other issues that could arise during the renovation project, Fan said.

The meeting concluded that Dan’s team should submit a more detailed structural plan for the second scenario, he said.

As the distance between the beams was 14m and each beam was 6m above the ground, it was unlikely they would completely obstruct the view of the glass curtain, Fan said.

[kalifese]

i dont understand why the architect dan couldnt just propose his second option of leaving the beams in place and removing parts of the floorboard much early on? like the article said you'd still be able to see thru the floor from below if the upper floor is removed. weird!

[Awesome.e]

I dont understand why they dont just trust the architect. Japanese has been building so much crazy stuff for the past 100 years. They civil engineering advancements are like top in the world!

[kalifese]

i dont understand why you always value japanese over taiwanese. why are you always so frickin' japanese crazy? why why whyyyy???

[pierre-laurent]

Originally Posted by kalifese

i dont understand why you always value japanese over taiwanese. why are you always so frickin' japanese crazy? why why whyyyy???

and why nooooooot??

[williamchung7]

Originally Posted by kalifese

i dont understand why you always value japanese over taiwanese. why are you always so frickin' japanese crazy? why why whyyyy???

Because that is true fact in building industry.

[hatsune]

Originally Posted by pierre-laurent

and why nooooooot??

Because they should be valuing him, since he has a superior idea to every plan that the Taiwanese could come up with.

The day when Taiwan can build a freeway intersection with 2-3 layers of roads underneath a building will be the day when I say that its civil engineering is superior to the Japanese (there is such an intersection in Yokohama).

[kalifese]

Originally Posted by hatsune

Because they should be valuing him, since he has a superior idea to every plan that the Taiwanese could come up with.

The day when Taiwan can build a freeway intersection with 2-3 layers of roads underneath a building will be the day when I say that its civil engineering is superior to the Japanese (there is such an intersection in Yokohama).

hello? the taiwanese built the longest highway tunnel in asia and 4th longest tunnel in the world!! it's one of the most complicated tunnels in the world to construct that entailed complex engineering and took 14 years to build!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hsuehshan_Tunnel

and taiwan built taipei 101 which can withstand the strongest earthquakes, typhoons, hurricanes, tornadoes, forest fires, blizzards, mudslides and frickin' GODZILLA!!!! so give the taiwanese some credit!!!!

[ad50939]

Great Decor, but I think it's better to put it in the departure hall.

第一航廈新焦點! 技嘉主機板裝置藝術大驚艷
以淘汰回收之主機板、顯示卡協力提升國家形象 展現台灣科技之光
November 22, 2010

近日進出桃園國際機場第一航廈的旅客，無不對於這一大面30米長的主機板牆面感到驚呼，不論是外國旅客或是台灣旅客，都紛紛拿出起相機捕捉這令人震撼的「MADE IN TAIWAN」! 這30米長的主機板牆面位於第一航廈B7登機門，由技嘉科技提供淘汰的主機板及顯示卡，與昇恆昌公司合作，共同改造旅客候機室，呈現具現代感的台灣意像裝置藝術，以台灣驕傲讓國際旅客留下深刻的印象。

GIGABYTE技嘉身為主機板領導品牌，從6月份起即全力支援這一次候機室改造，希望能為國家形象、門面改造盡一份心力。技嘉提供了將近1,200片淘汰的主機板、顯示卡，配合『台灣科技、放眼國際 』的設計主題，融合資源回收利用及愛地球的精神，以「MADE IN TAIWAN」的裝置藝術，營造視覺焦點和震撼力，行銷台灣，也讓旅客耳目一新。

這長達30米的設計牆面，雖然設計重點就是以技嘉主機板作為大面積之底圖，但第一階段就讓設計師傷透腦筋，因為每一塊主機板型號與大小各有差異，光是把主機板排滿30米，就讓設計師及師傅耗了好幾天，而主機板、顯示卡的切割處理過程，也都必須依賴師傅們的巧手一片片逐一裁切，最後才能拼貼成「MADE IN TAIWAN」的立體字型及台灣意象，普普風的藝術設計風格，簡單大氣的展現值得我們驕傲的台灣科技。而完工後的B7登機門候機室，深具特色的主機板裝置藝術，更立刻成為旅客的焦點，現場的讚嘆聲不絕於耳。

GIGABYTE很榮幸能參與這次候機室改造，身為台灣之光，技嘉未來更不可馬虎，除了在產品創新端保持優異的競爭力及具關鍵性的產業影響力外，未來也將更專注於關鍵技術的研發及產品設計的創新，期勉持續以令人驚艷、超乎期待的產品，滿足消費者的各項需求。而下次出國的時候，您不妨利用一點時間，看看第一航廈這間有著技嘉精神、台灣科技特色的B7號候機室吧！



1,200+ GIGABYTE Motherboards and GPUs Used For Wall Art

GIGABYTE provided over 1,200 motherboards and GPUs to the Taoyuan International Airport over in Taipei, Taiwan so designers could make some rather interesting wall art from the boards.

The boards were then turned into an art piece that has a simple yet powerful message in delivering the image of Taiwan and its strong technology industry to its domestic and international visitors that pass through the airport. If you’re traveling to Taipei soon swing by Gate B7 of Terminal 1 and check out this 30 meter wide feature wall.

[hatsune]

Originally Posted by kalifese

hello? the taiwanese built the longest highway tunnel in asia and 4th longest tunnel in the world!! it's one of the most complicated tunnels in the world to construct that entailed complex engineering and took 14 years to build!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hsuehshan_Tunnel

and taiwan built taipei 101 which can withstand the strongest earthquakes, typhoons, hurricanes, tornadoes, forest fires, blizzards, mudslides and frickin' GODZILLA!!!! so give the taiwanese some credit!!!!

Taiwan does have some pretty good engineering, and I do not discredit those achievements. And I can see their skill growing as they are now able to tackle such projects using primarily domestic skill. I saw the Discovery Channel documentary on the tunnel, and even the European consultants didn't think it could be done, so it was definitely pretty crazy that they made it. Taipei 101 is also difficult since it has to withstand a lot of environmental challenges.

However, the Japanese also face similar environmental challenges, and they have far more megaprojects than Taiwan, like the Seto Bridge, the Seikan Tunnel, and the 4 or 5 airports built on artificial islands as well as a large chunk of their cities that are also on artificial islands. They don't have the tallest building, but the average building height in Tokyo is much higher than that of Taipei. Earthquake-prone California does not dare to build roads the way the Japanese build them, with layers upon layers rising 10 or 15 floors high and also tunneling underground at many places, yet such roads are ubiquitous to Japan and they have withstood quake after quake. (I've noticed that Taiwanese expressways and freeways are starting to take a similar form now though.) They also have less environmental issues than Taiwan caused by development and construction, another testament of skillful civil engineering (ethics and not cutting corners is part of it).

Overall I would say that Taiwanese civil engineering is pretty capable (assuming they don't try to cut corners), but compared to one of the most advanced countries in the world, there is still room for improvement.

Food for thought... there's a railway underpass near my house (in southern California) that's been under construction for nearly four years. The Taiwan High Speed Rail was built in six, viaducts, tunnels, and all.

[ad50939]

OH MY GOD!!!

[jjl]

Originally Posted by ad50939

OH MY GOD!!!

Umm for real?

[kalifese]

i dont get it. what are you guys trying to say?

[hatsune]

Yeah it looks the same as the ones in this post:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...&postcount=119

... except they now have signs hanging from the ceiling.

[kalifese]

so what? you guys dont like the signs or something?

[hatsune]

Dunno I'm just as confused as you are.

[ed21x]

they look dawg ugly