Taipower Building

The Taipower Building's public art project, centered on the theme "Powered by Nature," transforms the corporate headquarters from a closed engineering site into an open, participatory urban public space. Renewable energy sources such as wind, light, and water are translated into artistic installations — for example, "River Wind," which converts the powerful "skirt-lifting wind" into electricity generation, and "Sunlight Field," composed of recycled streetlights — making energy a perceptible part of everyday experience.

The renovation of the Taipower Building not only enhances the quality of urban public space, but also reconnects the company with the community. Transitioning from a power supplier to a cultural participant, the project turns public art into a medium for social dialogue, inviting visitors to reconsider the relationships between energy, environment, and daily life.

Lecture

This session explores how Taipower uses resource integration and dedicated mechanisms to transform scattered art installations into cultural actions of scale and impact. Beginning with the renovation of the Taipower Building, which opened up closed spaces and connected with the surrounding community, art has been woven into everyday life, with events such as "Nuit Blanche" drawing large public participation. Representative projects across Taiwan — including "Aura City" in Kaohsiung and "Lighting Up the Thirteen Floors" in Jinguashi — demonstrate the fusion of energy issues with cultural creativity. The Thirteen Floors project in particular exemplifies how Taipower built community trust through long-term environmental restoration and local communication, ultimately reshaping the cultural landscape through light art. Taken together, these efforts reveal that public art is not merely about beautifying space, but serves as a vital medium for fostering social dialogue, local identity, and cultural memory.

Speakers: HOU,LI-WEI and WANG,HSIAO-TING / Section Chief and Specialist, Public Art Division, Architecture Group, Construction Department, Taipower

Time: May 20, 2026 (Wed) 13:40–15:10

Venue: Taiwan Power Company Headquarters Building (No. 242, Section 3, Roosevelt Rd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City)

Assembly Time/Location: 13:30–13:40, Lobby, 1F of Taipower Building

Language: Chinese

Capacity: 40 participants

Schedule:

13:30–13:40 Check-in at Taipower Building Lobby, 1F 

13:40–14:10 Guided tour of Taipower Building 

14:10–15:10 Lecture 

15:10 End

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Lecture Contact

Ms. Zheng, Center for General Education

Tel: (02)2730-1099

Email: skyheart@mail.ntust.edu.tw

Supervising Authority: Ministry of Education　　Organizer: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology – Higher Education Sprout Project, Center for General Education | Chengnan Academy