National Taipei University

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National Taipei University

SWA Group won an international competition for the design of National Taipei University located on a 110-hectare site in Taipei. The master-planned complex for education and research contains more than 400,000 square meters of building space featuring schools of social science, public affairs, business, law, technology, humanities, education and media. The university serves

Location Taipei, Taiwan Client Liu & Associates, Architects SWA Scope Master Planning Size 110 hectares (270 acres) Architect Liu & Associates, Architects

over 10,000 students, 2,000 faculty and supports a wide array of libraries, athletic facilities, student and faculty housing, and an international conference center. The design is derived primarily from the relationship

of the area; landscape form is used to enhance the

of important access points into the site, the preservation

campus structure of open space connections, view

of sensitive environmental areas, and the need for

corridors, visual unity, and to reinforce the maintenance

convenient access to the entire campus. The campus

of existing environmental systems and the creation of

design draws on the cultural and historic character

new ones.

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