綠建築設計與智慧科技結合的「智慧綠建築產業」早已成為全球潮流趨勢，也是政府大力推動四大新興智慧型產業之一。內政部建築研究所為普及智慧化建築，及引領全民針對智慧化居住空間及建築之創意風潮，並藉此提升國民生活品質，因此賡續辦理2018年第十一屆「創意狂想巢向未來」智慧化居住空間創意競賽，鼓勵建築年輕學子創意設計，並號召於既有建築空間導入前瞻科技或永續設計之改善工程實例參賽，以呈現新舊建築智慧生活空間設計，及改善之優質生活空間與樣貌案例，提供產官學各界參考。
The right to enjoy sunshine is a basic human right enacted by the United Nations. Since the cancellation of Street Shadow Act in 1987, the inaccessibility of light has increased the shadow area of buildings with the increase of population and the floor height, which has made the low-level residents in Hong Kong live in darkness for many years. In a such high cost land as Hong Kong, the open space and the ecological green land are compressed and reduced year by year. The narrow living space and closed visual landscape make residents lose their most basic living needs.
日照權是聯合國制定的一種基本人權，而香港自從1987年香港取消了《街影法》，伴隨人口增長、樓層高度不斷增加之下，光線無法照射使得建築陰影面積增加，讓底層居民生活於長年的黑暗中。寸土寸金的土地也讓香港的開放空間與生態綠地逐年壓縮與減少，狹窄的生活空間與封閉的視覺景觀讓居民失去最基本的生活需求。
UNBOX Your Thinking
第一屆Design For Taiwan社會設計展主題為『Unbox Your Thinking』，期望透設計體現關懷弱勢、科技教育、社會服務三大面向，整體展場設計以『突破框架』為核心概念，透過簡潔的鐵架結合LED光條，襯托展場明快的工業氣質，展現同學們突破框架後的全新創作!
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is the world’s leading resource for professionals focused on the inception, design, construction, and operation of tall buildings and future cities. Founded in 1969 and headquartered at Chicago’s historic Monroe Building, the CTBUH is a not-for-profit organization with an Asia Headquarters office at Tongji University, Shanghai, a Research Office at Iuav University, Venice, Italy; and an Academic Office at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. CTBUH facilitates the exchange of the latest knowledge available on tall buildings around the world through publications, research, events, working groups, web resources, and its extensive network of international representatives. The Council’s research department is spearheading the investigation of the next generation of tall buildings by aiding original research on sustainability and key development issues. The Council’s free database on tall buildings, The Skyscraper Center, is updated daily with detailed information, images, data, and news. The CTBUH also developed the international standards for measuring tall building height and is recognized as the arbiter for bestowing such designations as “The World’s Tallest Building.”
專業榮耀的華人設計獎
華人市場已成為全世界最大的經濟體，龐大的人口和商機讓此處成為國際企業兵家必爭之地，如何依據不同的客層和需求，設計出符合當地民情的產品，需要對此地百年來的文明演進有相當程度的了解，這已成為愈來愈多國際企業關注的焦點。 面對全球經濟潮流的轉變，在台灣擁有37年歷史的「金點設計獎」，2014年開始走向「全球華人市場最頂尖設計獎項」的新定位，目的便是在華人設計產業取得發言權，進而向全世界提出華人優質生活的主張。「金點設計獎」如同是進入全球華人市場的關鍵通道，唯有站穩華人市場，才能進一步放眼全世界。
Identifying good design since 1950, the Red Dot Design Award received more than 18,000 applications in 2016. Making the competition one of the biggest and most prestigious design awards worldwide. In 2005, the award recognised the need to identify and celebrate new design concept and innovation, the precursor of tomorrow’s great product. Believing a design concept must be evaluated based on its design merit without prejudice, the award created a unprecedented platform that accept entries from companies to design students.
IDEA is a premier international design competition, recognizing and promoting excellence across a wide array of industries and disciplines, including commercial products, entertainment, home goods, social impact designs and student designs. Gold Silver and Bronze winners are recognized. Winning entries receive worldwide press and are housed in a permanent collection at The Henry Ford.