2018花博規劃以綠色樹葉、藍色水流、橘色花朵，分別代表三個展區，而本案則樹、葉、花、水四個主題將市府廣場規劃成呼應花博，把植物的生命週期分為11個階段，透過各種鏡面延伸的設計結合花與綠，將各歷程空間轉化，創造出猶如世外桃源般的世界，跳脫出臺中都市的水泥叢林。以相互映射的空間互相堆疊，期待能夠改變人們的既定觀念，靜下心來感受與思考心靈與自然的關係，使人感受到花與綠的生命價值，並且創造人潮，為花博暖身。

The second round of the iF DESIGN TALENT AWARD is open for registration, with four new and interesting topics for your submissions. We are looking for the best ideas from students and young professionals around the world.
Explore our four current award themes and put your design skills to the test. With luck, you could win a share of EUR 20,000!

由兩岸城鄉統籌規劃暨産業聯合會、中華民國都市計畫協會、淡江大學等單位、樺晟電子及皇延創新，共同主辦的 TEAM20「第五屆建築與規劃新人獎」，從兩岸專業建築規劃高校，邀請學生們帶著自己的畢業設計，與知名學者專家、以及參與的兩岸青年學子交流分享，本次參賽學校有14所台灣大學及16所中國大學（含香港大學）。競圖分為建築設計組及城鄉規劃組，朝向智慧建築的深化，以期為新型城鎮建設的推動提出有力方案。經過兩岸評審們二階段的評選之後，從58件建築設計組及49件規劃設計組中，各選出2件優等獎及6件入選獎。

One of the characteristics of traditional public space is enclosure, therefore, this design takes advantage of different materials and irregular elements to re-organize the open space of campus. The ideas of the metaphorical method aim at eliminating the traditional hard boundaries, raising openness, visibility and ambiguity of the space.

AAEDT台灣可及環境設計協會公開徵求全台最優秀的空間設計相關科系學生作品，空間主題不限，可以是森林步道、海邊小屋、社區中庭、私人住宅…包羅萬象，重點是，可以在都市、環境、景觀、建築等空間內展現出可及性設計(Accessible Design)理念與想法，並用圖說及模型呈現，希望同學們重視並思考環境中的問題與解決之道。

A handful of designers, thinkers and entrepreneurs created the International Design Awards in 2007 as a response to the lack of recognition and celebration for smart and sustainable multidisciplinary design. The International Design Awards (IDA) exists to recognize, celebrate and promote legendary design visionaries and to uncover emerging talent in Architecture, Interior, Product, Graphic, and Fashion Design. IDA aspires to draw attention to the iconoclasm of design world wide, conceptualizing and producing great work.

The increase of cities is because of the high-density society, concentration of population, high density of living, however, cities become the core center of resources and pollution at the same time, vicious cycles only make cities unhealthy, therefore, it is important to redefine the value and the function of the buildings in the city.