以下是他的Mail原文.

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酷伯Rem Koolhaas第一次進軍紐約的高級房市(好像也是第一次在紐約有建案)，即是這座斜坡式的摩天大樓。

挑戰結構上的美感及錯覺，破除建蔽率往內縮的傳統解讀(有鑽漏洞的嫌疑)。以一個概念設計人的身份，在每一次創作中提出新於以往的想法，

不愧是製作當年建築系奉為圭臬的SMLXL作者之一。

附件為報紙專訪內容。

台灣也即將擁有酷伯的作品，也就是日前舉辦的台北藝術中心國際競圖。將取代現在士林夜市的位置。

設計費用高達台幣5億7千萬元。繼台中大都會歌劇院(伊東豐雄)、高雄衛武營藝文中心後，第三座由國際建築師操刀的大型藝演中心。

也是麥肯諾以後另一支荷蘭建築團隊(難道我們正在被荷蘭反攻台灣嗎?)

北藝包含一1500席的大劇院，以及兩座800席的中型戲劇廳，總工程預算為台幣38億。

評審之一、劇場導演賴聲川表示，Koolhaas勝出關鍵就在這三座劇院。

他將這三座劇院設計成三個外型迥異的幾何體，環繞著一個長方體。

內部卻可視需要打通，形成一個包含室內外的超大劇場，「這將是台灣全新的戲劇體驗」。

台灣的另一特色是多元文化的融合，一如士林夜市多種如鴛鴦火鍋的混搭食物。

Koolhaas希望一樓仍可保留夜市的風貌，讓北藝因而成為雅俗共賞的聚會場所，不是某特殊標籤之下的呆板定位。

個人覺得外觀不特別吸引人，有些突兀。但酷伯本來就是以概念著名，而非刻意追求外觀美麗的建築師，所以並不令人意外。

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以下是補充資料

OMA wins competition for the Taipei Performing Arts Centre

After a two-phase international competition (with offices such as Morphosis, Abalos+Sentkiewicz, MVRDV and Zaha Hadid), OMA has been awarded the first prize in the design competition to build the new Taipei Performing Arts Centre.

The project, led by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren, is based on 3 theaters (1 x 1,500 seats - the round one, 2 x 800 seats - cubes) which are plugged into a central cube cladded with corrugated glass. This scheme puts all the stage accommodations of the 3 theaters into the central cube, allowing for more flexibility as theaters can be used independently or combined, expanding the possibilities for experimental performances - an art which is very strong on the country. This new arrangement of stage and seatings includes a public circulation that exposes parts of the backstage to the public.

And now, my comments on the form.

I know that some of you will freak out with this, but if you have been to Taipei you´ll know that the local architecture is very figurative (ie: Taipei 101 as a bamboo stick/pagoda), so I think that this potent geometrical shapes we see on the models are the result of that, adapting to the local culture.

Also, this new disposal of the service/to-be-served spaces on a “theatrical” configuration brings to my mind the Seattle Public Library and how it changed the typical library approach, resulting on a new experience.

But still, it doesn´t blow my mind as other OMA projects have done in the past. Or am I missing something?

然後這是同樣參加競圖的其他幾個提案. 老實說我比較喜歡這幾個

Abalos+Sentkiewicz project for the Taipei Performing Arts Centre

The two-phase international competition for the new Performing Arts Centre in Taipei included more than 100 offices from around the world. The competition was won by OMA, and generated an intense discussion on ArchDaily.

Now we bring you a proposal from the 2nd phase by spanish architects Ábalos + Sentkiewicz. We´ll try to get more projects so you can have the whole picture on this competition.

UPDATE: You can read Architect’s description after the break.

From human being origins, people doing circles around someone who is speaking, singing, dancing or arguing -under a tree shadow if possible- has been the main characteristic of performing. Our music halls maintain this original condition and extend their geometry to the whole complex, which turns into a group of big trees with a stratified structure, as the local tropical forest, working at the same time as a functional scheme and an environmental strategy:

Over the trees a roof tour that conform a new landscape is proposed, giving identity to the complex.
Music Halls are in the trees, organized around a principal lobby and two secondary ones. Each hall adopts a particular configuration reinforced by its different coloration (gold silver, bronze).
Under the trees, topography splits in two: Upwards, composing a park protected from the sun and the rain. Downwards composing a complex of commercial galleries that extend the activity from Shilin Night Market and goes through the building.

Against the typical configuration of a principal and a back façade this project achieves a total urban isotropy, not only with four but with five facades in relation with the context.

Architects: Ábalos + Sentkiewicz Arquitectos
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Client: Taipei City Government
Architects in Charge: Iñaki Abalos, Renata Sentkiewicz
Local Architects: Ricky Liu and Associates / Architects + Planners,
Project Team: Jorge Álvarez Builla (Project manager), Andrés Besomi Terrazas, Margaux Eyssette, Victor Garzón, Nissim Haguenauer, Pablo de la Hoz, Ismael Martín, Alfonso Miguel, Laura Torres Roa
Constructed Area: 48,105 sqm
Structural Engineer: Agustí Obiol. Boma / KLC & Associates
Green Architecture: Florencio Manteca. CENER
Performing Consultant: Wu Jing-Jyi, Hsu Po-Yun, Li Huan-Hsiun, Taiwan
Theatre consultants: Theateradvises BV, Netherlands / PAT,Taiwan
Stage mechanical: Ángel Pérez Sellers. Thyssen Krupp Spain
Acoustic Consultant: Higini Arau, Arau Acústica
M/E: Frontier Engineering / C.C.LEE & Associates
Prevention & Evacuation: Taiwan Fire Safety Consulting
Traffic: THI Consultants Inc, Taiwan
Model: Transference Cosmos Model, Taiwan
Infographics: Andrés Besomi Terrazas, Nissim Haguenauer, Pablo de la Hoz

Taipei Performing Arts Center proposal by NL Architects

Taipei Performing Arts Center proposal by Morphosis

ㄜ我發現他有注意到我們這很多摩拖車

jakob + macfarlane / dominique jakob : TPAC - taipei performing art center proposal

taipei performing arts center by jakob + macfarlane/ dominique jakob
image courtesy jakob + macfarlane and dominique jakob

we have recently featured projects for the taipei performing arts center
international competition. continuing our coverage here is the work of
french firm jakob + macfarlane and dominique jakob. in their work they
explore digital technology both as a conceptual consideration
and as a means of fabrication, using new materials.

they received an honorable mention for their design.

taipei performing arts center by jakob + macfarlane/ dominique jakob
image courtesy jakob + macfarlane and dominique jakob

taipei performing arts center interior
image courtesy jakob + macfarlane and dominique jakob

taipei performing arts center elevation
image courtesy jakob + macfarlane and dominique jakob

taipei performing arts center floor plan
image courtesy jakob + macfarlane and dominique jakob

最後....是這幾年一直自己抄自己的哈嬸....
zaha hadid architects: TPAC - taipei performing art center proposal

taipei performing arts center by zaha hadid architects
image courtesy zaha hadid architects

continuning our coverage of the TPAC - taipei performing art center international
competition here is zaha hadid architects design proposal which received
an honorable mention.

the fluid shaped building consisted of three theaters; a 1500 seat grand theater
and two 800 seat theaters.

taipei performing arts center
image courtesy zaha hadid architects

taipei performing arts center by zaha hadid architects
image courtesy zaha hadid architects

t: north elevation b: east elevation
image courtesy zaha hadid architects

MVRDV architects: taipei performing arts center international competition

taipei performing art center
image courtesy MVRDV architects

here is dutch firm MVRDV architects proposal for the TPAC - taipei performing
art center international competition. their design received an honorable mention.

with their design the three theaters are covered by a blanket proposed to be made
of sprayed insulated concrete (with substantial sustainable potential) and covered
with PU polished painting, giving it a subtle glance. the inside of the blanket is
covered with mirrors creating a reflective environment for the audience.

the blanket is punctured with glass windows that form a line pattern that is derived
from a traditional taiwanese piece of textile. this pattern illuminates the foyer
during the day.