[pierre-laurent]

the "port capital"("港都" the nickname of this city) is the 2de largest city of taiwan.

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[阿jase_]

nice pictures. Thanks for sharing

[giallo]

Kaohsiung is a great city, but pearl?? Hmm, maybe a pearl that needs a good scrubing.

Taiwan's southern pearl to me would be Taitung.

[Nightsky]

Nice, but why is there no picture of the 85-story Tuntex Sky Tower, that is one of the tallest in the world?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Tuntex_Sky_Tower_night.JPG
It is 378m tall to the top of the antenna.

[Nightsky]

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Kaohsiung skyline

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Ddm_2004_006_Kaohsiung_Cable_Car_on_Rail.jpg
A cable car in Kaohsiung

[pierre-laurent]

Kaohsiung is a great city, but pearl?? Hmm, maybe a pearl that needs a good scrubing.

Taiwan's southern pearl to me would be Taitung.i kinda agree with u but i didn't know no more which title to give to this thread...:P

btw as you know it beyond a doubt: taitung means "east taiwan" in chinese, even if you're right geographically speaking and me too, i love so much east coast spectacular landscape.:yes:

[pierre-laurent]

Nice, but why is there no picture of the 85-story Tuntex Sky Tower, that is one of the tallest in the world?
It is 378m tall to the top of the antenna.because it's a thread on whole kaohsiung city...if you'd like to see my tuntex tower's thread, click this link..:D

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=302837

[pierre-laurent]

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[kidd]

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[kidd]

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[Australiasian]

i always liked kaohsiung!
but it does need a but of scrubbing!

[Coyett]

National Kaohsiung Performing Arts Complex Finalists:

Mecanoo, Netherlands
Kiyoshi Sey Takeyama + Amorphe, Japan
Zaha Hadid, U.K.
Artech, Taiwan
Weber+Hofer AG, Switzerland
Takenaka, Japan

Competition Requirements:
Lyric Theater: 2000 seats
Playhouse: 800 - 1000 seats
Black Box: 200 - 500 seats
Concert Hall: 2300 seats

Budget: NT＄6.5 billion (US$ 200 million）

http://www.nkpac.com.tw/
http://www.nkpac.com.tw/html/sky_pic-e.html

[Echang03]

no renderings?

[Coyett]

As this was only the first stage of the competition no renderings were made available to the public.

[Coyett]

Love River
http://pwse.kcg.gov.tw/images/09.jpg

Kaohsiung Arena
http://pwse.kcg.gov.tw/images/06.jpg

http://urban-web.kcg.gov.tw/2006kphoto/Files/64.37.jpg

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Harbor Entrance
http://urban-web.kcg.gov.tw/2006kphoto/Files/02.01%20洪文俊-美哉高雄港.jpg

[Echang03]

The governemnt has done such a good job on the Love River, it looks absolutely amazing. I will definitely post pictures when I have time

What is the Kaohsiung Arena? Is that built for the World Games 2009?

[pau-cin]

:upload_71700:Tuntex Sky Tower:upload_71700:

[Australiasian]

nice! thanks

[chuangk]

Koashiung is indeed a beautiful city.
Hopfully, it will move further forward after the completion of the MRT system.

[panapty]

great colors, good pics.

[lukemanvw]

The design for the NKPAC (National Kaohsiung Performing Arts Center) in Kaohsiung is won by the Dutch architectural office Mecanoo. Other contestants in this competition were:
Kiyoshi Sey Takeyama + Amorphe, Japan
Zaha Hadid, U.K.
Artech, Taiwan
Weber+Hofer AG, Switzerland
Takenaka, Japan

Competition Requirements:
Lyric Theater: 2000 seats
Playhouse: 800 - 1000 seats
Black Box: 200 - 500 seats
Concert Hall: 2300 seats

Budget: NT＄6.5 billion (US$ 200 million）

The presentation animations of the winning design were placed on Youtube. Here are the links:

movie 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIweCzkI_aU
movie 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm1gnlKrcKY
movie 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOSWaqH6ZO4
movie 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEia-lMPR98
movie 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg46CR3OYsI
movie 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVemJLUe5DQ

You can find more interesting pictures of the winning design from:
www.mecanoo.com :)

The competition has its own site, bit this is very slow and at this moment still under construction: :hell:
www.nkpac.com.tw

Please give your comments!!! :shrug:

[kidd]

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[Razqal]

The design for the NKPAC (National Kaohsiung Performing Arts Center) in Kaohsiung is won by the Dutch architectural office Mecanoo. Other contestants in this competition were:
Kiyoshi Sey Takeyama + Amorphe, Japan
Zaha Hadid, U.K.
Artech, Taiwan
Weber+Hofer AG, Switzerland
Takenaka, Japan

Competition Requirements:
Lyric Theater: 2000 seats
Playhouse: 800 - 1000 seats
Black Box: 200 - 500 seats
Concert Hall: 2300 seats

Budget: NT＄6.5 billion (US$ 200 million）

The presentation animations of the winning design were placed on Youtube. Here are the links:

movie 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIweCzkI_aU
movie 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm1gnlKrcKY
movie 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOSWaqH6ZO4
movie 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEia-lMPR98
movie 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg46CR3OYsI
movie 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVemJLUe5DQ

You can find more interesting pictures of the winning design from:
www.mecanoo.com :)

The competition has its own site, bit this is very slow and at this moment still under construction: :hell:
www.nkpac.com.tw

Please give your comments!!! :shrug:


i'd like to see more detailed renderings showing the exterior surface, but so far i like it. very abstract and futuristic. reminds me of zaha hadid's designs with these crazy, organic shape. good juxtiposition with kaohsiung's boxy skyscrapers and skyline. i'm not crazy about the floral patterns on the interior walls tho. so would this be built along the waterfront?

thanks for the great posts!!

[Coyett]

so would this be built along the waterfront?

They're planning on building it on a former military base next to highway #1.
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[Razqal]

hmm....kinda far from the city center. i wish they'd build it along the waterfront. seems like there's plenty of empty, unused plots there.

[Coyett]

seems like there's plenty of empty, unused plots there.

The concert hall and surrounding park will cover the entire site. As you know, Taiwan politicans love New York references - so we now have Kaohsiung's "Central Park".

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[Razqal]

Taiwan's biggest mall Kaohsiung Dream Mall opening soon:


Kaohsiung's new Dream is the nation's biggest

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A group of cheerleaders yesterday perform in front of Dream Mall in Kaohsiung to celebrate the trial opening of the biggest shopping mall in Southeast Asia. The shopping mall, featuring a special Hello Kitty-themed ferris wheel, is operated by the Uni-President Group.
PHOTO: HUANG CHIH-YUAN, TAIPEI TIMES



NEW BLOOD: The mall has attracted Japan's Hankyu Department Store and its largest home-furnishing brand, Nitori, both of which are new to Taiwan
By Jackie Lin
STAFF REPORTER
Saturday, Mar 31, 2007, Page 12

Advertising Hoping to steal some of the limelight from fashion outlet-packed Taipei, the Dream Mall (夢時代購物中心) in Kaohsiung launched its trial operations yesterday, with a mega-sized shopping space and a Hello Kitty-themed Ferris wheel.
The new shopping mall is the nation's largest, with a floor space of 121,000 ping (399,300m2), the sixth-largest in Asia and the 11th largest in the world.

The mall rises nine stories and has three basement levels and has roped in Japan's Hankyu Department Store; Japan's largest lifestyle and home-furnishing brand, Nitori; the UK's Marks & Spencer; and a sub-zero temperature playground introduced from Japan so subtropical Taiwanese can experience a winter wonderland.

All of these retailers will make their Taiwan debut at the Dream Mall.

However, Hankyu Department Store, Marks & Spencer and Nitori will not open their doors for business until May 12, when a grand opening ceremony is scheduled.

Dream Mall president Paul Chang (張國光) said nearly 90 percent of its stores would participate in the trial operations and he expected revenues for the remaining nine months this year to hit NT$9 billion (US$270 million) and NT$12 billion next year.

Chang predicted that the mall, which took an investment of NT$18.5 billion, would break even within three years and start pulling in profits in ten years.

Another much-anticipated feature is the mall's NT$200 million rooftop Ferris wheel, whose 36 carts are painted with Sanrio Co's famous cartoon figures, including Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll Dog and Badtz-Maru penguin.

The firm said it is the only Ferris wheel in Taiwan with a view of the ocean.

Taipei's Miramar Entertainment Park (美麗華百樂園) in Dazhi District also banks on its rooftop 48-cart Ferris wheel, the second-largest in the world after the wheel atop the Hip Five shopping center in Osaka, Japan, as a draw for those curious to get a bird's eye view of the greater Taipei area.

Statistics show that Kaohsiung's department store and shopping mall market is worth about NT$22 billion per annum. Hanshin Department Store takes the lion's share with sales of NT$10 billion a year.
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[KrisYYC]

Nice pics!! My sister has a good view of the Tuntex Tower from her apartment. I always love going to Kaohsiung to visit. I have some nice videos of last years Lantern Festival fireworks/light show on the Love River. If only I could figure out how to copy my MiniDV to my computer lol.

Kris

[Razqal]

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[giallo]

Nice looking mall. The ferris wheel on top manages not to be too tacky.
The on going battle of which city has Taiwan's largest mall continues.....

[duabi]

update:
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by 320peace