TAIPEI PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
B+H Architects
The Taipei City Government organized an international contest for Taipei performing activities, the project consist in three theaters including a 1500 seat Grand Theater and two 800 seat Theater, the purpose of the center will be also to establish connections to other world class theaters and attracts the international performing community to Taiwan, the construction budget is about US$ 124,600,000, this is a Project developed by B+H Architects and it shows the relationship between the skin and the structure as one element, related to each other, this Project was one of the many proposals that had been sent for the contest, but the winner project was the one sent by OMA and Rem Koolhas, even though this is a perfect example about how the structure can be related to the skin and become part of it, also it is important to say that this kind of project cannot be possible without the use of 3d technologies.
3D MODEL PRINTING SERVICE
This is a very interesting topic, because nowadays you can also design and sell your own ideas just by submitting a 3D digital file, that of course is going to cost you about US$ 2-3 per square centimeter and you will receive your 3d model in about 10 days, it’s interesting to see that this kind of services are becoming available for individual designers and not only for architectural processes but also for furniture, jewelry, pottery and becoming commercial,, also the designers can share their designs trough an online community, but again this wouldn’t be possible without the use of 3D technologies such as the 3D printers, but in a few time this will be more and more common.