Roan Ching-yueh
Roan Ching-yueh 阮慶岳 | |
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| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Taiwan Literature Awards 2001 Taipei Literature Awards 2003 Wu Yongfu Literature Awards 2003 |
Roan Ching-Yueh (Chinese: 阮慶岳; born in 1957 in Pingtung, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese architect, writer, curator and a Professor of Department of Art and Design, Yuan Ze University.[1]
Books[edit]
He has published more than 30 books in both Taiwan and China, including architecture and literature writings. One of his novels, Lin Xiu-Zhi and Her Family, was included in the 10 best Chinese books of 2004 by Yazhou Zhoukan in Hong Kong.
Awards[edit]
He has won literary awards including Taiwan Literature Awards 2001, Taipei Literature Awards 2003 and Wu Yongfu Literature Awards 2003.[2]
The Taiwan Pavilion[edit]
Roan was the curator of Taiwan Pavilion in Venice Biennale 2006 of Paradise Revisited: Micro Cities and Non-Meta Architecture in Taiwan.[3] Roan is WEAK! together with Hsieh Ying-chun and Marco Casagrande.[4] The WEAK! operates an independent architectural research centre Ruin Academy as their headquarters in Taipei.[5]
External links[edit]
- Architecture of the WEAK! Robin Peckham, Kunsthalle Kowloon, 2009
- Cicada Nikita Wu, SZHK Biennale, 2009
- WEAK! Architecture News Plus, 2010
References[edit]
- ^ [1] – Man Asian Literary Prize 2009
- ^ [2] – Indians dominate 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize longlist, IBN 2009
- ^ [3] – Ching-Yueh Roan, Yuan Ze University 2009
- ^ [4] – Dezeen: Bug Dome by WEAK! 2009
- ^ Illegal Architecture in Taipei Archived 26 May 2012 at archive.today – Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, Architizer 2011