How does MVRDV incorporate circular strategies into its designs?

On 26 June, as part of the "Circular economy: opportunities and innovation from Taiwan" webinar, Associate Director and Head of Taiwan Hui Hsin Liao will explain how a range of MVRDV's temporary, transformational, and newly established projects in Taiwan include circular philosophies. Tainan Spring transformed a former city centre shopping mall into an urban lagoon, with the mall itself removed and meticulously recycled, and the site became a gathering spot for all seasons, hosting an array of activities including dance performances and exhibitions. The Market Cube, meanwhile, provides a stack of open, flexible floors which allows the building to easily adapt to the unpredictable changes of the coming decades, extending its lifespan and avoiding costly and unsustainable alterations to the structure for as long as possible. Hui Hsin will discuss how these projects and others enable MVRDV to realise structures that both prolong their lifespans and minimise environmental impacts.  

Hui Hsin Liao is an Architect (M.Arch), Associate Director, and Head of Taiwan at MVRDV. With considerable experience leading a wide range of projects in all stages of design and execution, from libraries, to urban plans, to open-air markets, and exhibitions, Liao’s exceptional project work demonstrates her clear dedication to design excellence. Liao’s diligence in ensuring a transparent, and collaborative work process with clients has resulted in MVRDV’s growing portfolio of Taiwanese projects, including Tainan Market, the Jut Interior auditorium, Tianjin Binhai Library, Taipei Twin Towers, and the much-celebrated Tainan Spring, which involved the transformation of a decommissioned shopping centre into a vibrant public outdoor space where users can find relief from Tainan’s heat and humidity in its cool, water-based landscaping. Taipower’s 12,900m2 Sun Rock mixed-use facility in Changhua Country is another exceptional project that benefits from Liao’s leadership, achieving ground-breaking efficiency with a building façade entirely clad in PV panels, making it entirely self-sufficient.

• Date and time: 26 June, from 10:00 CET/16:00 TST
• Location: Online
• More information on the webinar can be found here