Chen Zi-hong has twice attended the annual Cross-Straits Fair forEconomy and Trade held in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China'sFujian Province. The fair, starting on May 18 this year, aims toboost trade cooperation, two-way investment and people-to-peopleexchanges across the Taiwan Straits. "Last year, we learned a lot from the fair," said Chen, a Taiwanesewho founded his own architectural design company in 2006. "I got tomeet famous architectural designers, and chatted with studentsmajoring in architecture in Fuzhou and professionals from localdesigning institutes." After graduating from the department of architecture at theNational ChengKung University in Taiwan in 2001, Chen founded theCj Chen Architects in 2006. In 2008, he earned a master's degree ofscience in advanced architectural design after two years atColumbia University in New York. Chen has participated in many design works, including museums,landscapes, renewal projects, public works, interior design andinternational competitions. A licensed architect in Taiwan, Chenhas become a teacher at National ChengKung University since 2010and National Taipei University Technology since 2009. Chen was invited to attend this year's fair, together with severalothers from Taiwan. His booth was located in the home designexhibition hall. Most design work in Taiwan focuses on renewal projects or makingthe building more delicate because land is scarce. The Chinesemainland provides ample opportunities to explore design methods asit undergoes rapid urbanization, said Chen. "We will put the emphasis of the future development of our companyon the mainland and explore the immense designing market startingfrom Fuzhou. With confidence, a huge market ahead and a goodbusiness sense, I'm sure there's a bright future for me and mycompany on the mainland," said Chen. He also hopes to promote his own understanding of architecturaldesign on the mainland. First, he wants to demonstrate Eastern elements and philosophy inhis works. "I call it Zen, which means extremely simple, preciseand not fancy," said Chen. Second, he tries to make the building as green as possible toachieve a balance between human beings and buildings, and betweenbuildings and nature. For instance, when designing the building, hewould make the best use of natural ventilation to avoid too muchuse of air conditioning, recycle rainwater for toilet flush andcollect solar power for illumination at night. "Within the budget,I want to make buildings as energy-saving as possible," he said. In Chen's eyes, design is like practicing Chinese kungfu. It's easy to learn fancy moves but hard to improve your internalstrength to catch up with those moves. Chen also gave out severaltips to his mainland counterparts. Mainland designers have referredto foreign styles but some of them have overlooked a vital conceptin architectural design: details. In Taiwan, after handing out the construction drawings, designershave to follow up through the whole construction process to makesure all details are in line with the original concepts. This isbased on thorough communication between designers and builders. To learn the essence of architectural design of foreign masters,designers need experience. Japanese architectural master Tadao Andohasn't received any formal education in the field but has greataccomplishments. He did it because he traveled a lot. The carefulobservation of Roman churches makes his work full of light. "My wayof experience is similar. I traveled a lot and learned a lot alongthe way," said Chen. Email us at: zhouxiaoyan@bjreview.com. I am an expert from hydrotu.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Francis Hydro Turbine , Flanged Butterfly Valve, Pelton Hydro Turbine,and more.
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