British architect and educator Sir Peter Cook delivers academic exchange integrating art and architecture: Lecture in Taichung

The Central City Government's Urban Development Bureau held a group photo for the "Academic Exchange with British Architect and Educator Sir Peter Cook" today, the 24th.

The Taichung City Government Urban Development Bureau, Tai Yu-ze Architects and the Taiwan Dafangguang Humanistic Aesthetics Association jointly held the "British Architect and Educator Sir Peter Cook Academic Exchange" today (24), inviting British architect Sir Peter Cook to give a lecture on his architectural design works. It attracted more than 600 scholars and students from the fields of academia, architects, and real estate to participate. The venue was packed and the response was enthusiastic.

British architect and educator Sir Peter Cook and Secretary-General Huang Chongdian took a photo together.

Huang Chongdian, the city government's secretary-general, said in his speech that Taichung has always attached great importance to international academic exchanges. Sir Peter Cook, who came to Taichung to give a speech today, was the teacher of Zaha Hadid, the architect who once competed for the Guggenheim Museum in Taichung. His architectural works and creativity are quite outstanding, and he has been committed to architectural experiments and education for many years, which has had a profound impact on global architectural culture.

British architect and educator Sir Peter Cook poses for a photo with Director Li Zhengwei of the Department of Urban Development of the Central City Government.

Sir Peter Cook has long been passionate about architecture. Since founding Archigram in the 1960s, he has challenged established thinking within the architectural community, inspiring countless young architects with his vibrant, imaginative, and collaged hand-drawn images. His work is more than just a spatial composition; it serves as a laboratory for thought, provoking a rethinking of the relationship between architecture and the city.

British architect and educator Sir Peter Cook gave a speech.

Furthermore, Director of the Urban Development Bureau, Li Zhengwei, stated, "Sir Peter Cook has created such a vibrant and culturally rich architectural work on the land. This is truly unique. This unique experience has allowed me to reflect on the relationship between land and urban texture, how to enhance the overall quality of the urban environment, and how to develop Taichung's unique urban landscape."

The Central City Government's Urban Development Bureau held a group photo for the "Academic Exchange with British Architect and Educator Sir Peter Cook" today, the 24th.

At today's international academic exchange event, Secretary-General Huang, on behalf of the mayor, thanked Sir Peter Cook for coming and expressed his hope that Taichung would unleash the potential of art and architecture on the international stage, making architecture not just architecture, but also a venue for creative exchange among world-class architects.

The venue was packed and the response was enthusiastic.

Attending today's event were Huang Chongdian, Secretary General of the City Government, Chen Jiajun, Director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Li Zhengwei, Director of the Urban Development Bureau, Chen Weiren, Director of the Housing Department, Zhang Lili, President of the World Real Estate Federation, Liu Yixin, Chairman of the National Federation of Interior Design and Renovation Business Associations of the Republic of China, Yu Chengzong, Chairman of the Taichung Architects Association, Li Shuting, Vice President of Feng Chia University, Lin Yanliang, Director of the Department of Architecture of Feng Chia University, Zeng Wei, Director of the Department of Architecture of Tunghai University, Qiu Haoxiu, Professor of the Department of Architecture of Tunghai University, and Chen Shangyuan, Director of the Department of Architecture of United University, Lin Bingshen, General Manager of Shuntian Construction, Liao Mingbin, Chairman of Qingshui Workshop, Wu Kangyou, Chairman of the Taichung Interior Design and Renovation Business Association, Wang Zhiliang, Chairman of the Greater Taichung Real Estate Development Business Association, and Xie Lin'er, Vice Chairman of the Taichung Real Estate Development Business Association.