New Hsinta Ecological Power Plant Conceptual Design Competition

Power plant conceptual comeprtition

Description
“Aesthetics” becomes a new dimension of the next-generation power plant.
Taiwan Power Company's Hsinta Power Plant is looking to expand its natural gas facilities at the No. 2 plant location in Yongan District, Kaohsiung City. To ensure harmony with the surrounding historical architecture and wetland ecology of salt fields, the Company is soliciting a breakthrough ecological power plant design and landscaping program that aligns its design thinking with leading global visions. The result of the competition will serve to inform the plant's future design and construction.
This marks the first time Taiwan brings the conceptual design of a power plant into an international competition. Taiwan Power Company cordially invites outstanding professional teams as well as students in architecture, landscape design and spatial design from local and abroad to take part in this competition!

Jury
Chinghwa Chang (Taiwan, ROC)
Marcos Cruz (United Kingdom)
Sungkyun Kim (Korea)
Shuchang Kung (Taiwan, ROC)
Chungtwn Kuo (Taiwan, ROC)
Monica Kuo (Taiwan, ROC)
Charles Waldheim (USA)

Prize
1. Stage One:
Five Shortlists: NT$ 200,000 for each (Approximately US$ 6,600)
(Awarded the right to enter into Stage Two)
Five Honorable Mentions: NT$ 100,000 for each (Approximately US$ 3,300)
Ten Selected Awards: Certificate of Award
2. Stage Two:
One First Prize: NT$ 4,000,000(Approximately US$ 130,000)
One Second Prize: NT$ 2,000,000(Approximately US$ 66,000)
One Third Prize: NT$ 1,000,000(Approximately US$ 33,000)
Two Merit Awards: NT$ 500,000(Approximately US$ 16,000) for each

Entry Fee
None

Timetable
Announcement of the Winners: 2018/04/27

Organizer
Taiwan Power Company, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

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