The Battle to Build Taiwan’s Strangest Building

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It's over budget, a decade under construction and one of Asia's most important cultural buildings.
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Clarification: The information that the contractor was bankrupted by the Taipei Performing Arts Centre (TPAC) was sourced from the South China Morning Post. According to other sources, the contractor was bankrupted for multiple reasons. The project was originally scheduled to finish in 2013 but the timeline was pushed back due to site conditions discovered after the competition phase, according to OMA.
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@TienLing Год назад

Love the subject; however, unfortunately, the "nightlife" video clips at 3:12, 3:24, and 3:33 are not from Taipei or Taiwan. The first one looks like Indonesia (edit: it's from the Philippines), the second looks like UAE (with DH currency on the menu) , and the third one probably India (Indian language road sign, driving on the left).

@moos5221 Год назад

Good observation.

@emmy7437 Год назад

its not Indonesia, jollibeee and lots of pawnshops thats ph 😂😂

@lancealdeosa Год назад

The first clip is actually in Cavite, Philippines 😅

@TienLing Год назад

@@emmy7437 Thanks! Happy to learn about places.

@TienLing Год назад

@@lancealdeosa Thanks! I've edited the original comment for correction.

@meng-hsuanlee8543 Год назад

As a former theater person in Taiwan, a lot of my friends still in the business hate the building. The sphere theater in particular is not design with practicality in mind, especially in terms of sound because anyone who knows theater design knows that sound bounces off a sphere irregularly and creates echos. (Think how the Prince Albert Hall had to be redesigned bc the sound is just horrible.) So to remedy this tiny speakers need to be installed in the balconies and sound is transmitted through mics which defeats the whole purpose of live theater. In addition, there is a “public loop” in which anyone can get a free ticket to “tour” the theater space which I think it’s well intentions by the OMA team as a “democratic” act. But it goes through back stage areas even during rehearsals and performances so that tourists can peek behind the curtains, and actors and technicians are constantly bothered by tourists and they feel like caged animals being gazed upon by random people through glasses and literal cage-like fences. It’s highly disruptive to theater practitioners. All in all, this building is more image (which is cool to be fair) than practicality.

@Tokru86 Год назад

I also wondered about the description of the sphere theatre. Nothing is special about it. The seating is exactly the same like in any normal movie theatre with a very slight curve to the rows. The stage is in the same place etc. Nobody will have a better or even different experience with this configuration. Only the shape of the room is somewhat uncommon, but, as you described, creates other serious problems. There is a reason theatre rooms almost always have those strange shapes with edges and uneven surfaces. This building and the sphere theatre look really nice indeed, but as so often with prestige architectural projects form was the main concern. Function not so much.

@ricksantana1016 Год назад

Well I’am sure that there will be some sort of “OMA-security” measures and perimeter detail, that will be designated to keep the tourists at a safe distance from the performances if you will..

@station240 Год назад

I was wondering how the acoustics for the Globe Playhouse (and the building in general) would function. Too much flat surfaces with metal, no fabric treatments to absorb echos and other noise. Those square opera boxes at the back look a lot like waveguides, and I have no doubt behave like them too. Could be interesting to see what could be done to improve the sound, even gluing fabric to the walls would do some good.

@m.febriangiovanni9446 Год назад

thank you for the insight. i'm an architect and i'm always amazed by the works of starchitects of their projects but sometimes it feels too detached from reality and problems that exist. your insight as the user is always welcomed when we do designing works

@Ottee2 Год назад

The tourists could be integrated into the theatre experience; becoming part of the performance. Whizzing and whirring; screaming and cursing, oh yes. 😛

@jollyrogerq Год назад

As a former professional stage technician I must say what a beautiful design. I would love to work in that space. Excellent work

@station240 Год назад

You might want to read the comment elsewhere on this video from "a former theater person in Taiwan" about the Dome Theater and the rest of the layout. Sound problems and constant interruptions by tourists in the back stage areas.

@counterfit5 Год назад

@@station240yeah, it doesn't seem like having random public coming through your tech spaces is a great idea

@ECGProductions092 Год назад

That's an awesome building, I love how you can tell the architects had a lot of freedom

@adoatero5129 Год назад

They had freedom? Why did they draw a visually boring building then? Yes, yes, it's somewhat strange, but still boring, as if it was drawn by a robot. But that describes most of today's architecture, doesn't it?

@JayP3171 Год назад

@@adoatero5129 pretty unique looking building. But sydney opera looks way better

@Random-mq2cu Год назад

LETS GO THE B1M UPLOADED, LOVE THE CONTENT

@yay-cat Год назад

That’s a nice and distinctive building that I reckon will be an icon for the city. Like it’s weird enough to be really memorable but also seems so nicely integrated in the local city district (especially with the public access loop). Would love to visit it one day!

@alvinshuh7449 Год назад

Huge fan of the channel here, some of the b-real around the 3:22 mark definitely is NOT Taiwan haha. Just a heads up. Keep up the great content. Source: Taiwanese-American Dual Citizen

@younghoganwang 11 месяцев назад

I'm from Taiwan. I've been inside as audience and the experience wasn't great, especially for people with disability. People I know who work in theater have also told me that putting up a show inside isn't easy. This goes to show that the design of the building may be artistic and interesting, but it fails big time as an actual building, where functionality should be its primary purpose. I admire the content creator's efforts in putting together pieces of information and deliver in a clear manner. But not including the pitfalls, liking only comments that praise the channel and NOT those that point out the flaws in this design is disheartening.

@vladeckk21 Год назад

I'm normally not fond of these vanity architecture projects, but this building seems quite functional and beautiful. I love the public path that lets people see in.

@bigvangang2972 Год назад

Quite daring today topic but architecture ain't waitin on nobody

@rhodrifox Год назад

I went onsite on a school visit in 2021, and the brief conversation we had with the TPAC managers about how the project's was executed was beyond any logic in terms of its management. In my opinion the sheer amount of inefficient management of time and use of resources the architect and the building firm got away with for the sake of creative freedom was staggering, I am genuinely convinced something far more beautiful and Iconic could have been achieved to a lesser cost and investment of time.

@jovada Год назад

The curved windows and the free visitor's tour via escalators are so similar to the MAS in Antwerp...

@lowmax4431 Год назад

Those seats look uncomfortable 4:11

@difrancogavin717 Год назад

Awesome arts center really love how they are able to show anyone and inspire anyone to become a part of the process with the simple walkway through the whole building

@sivakens Год назад

As a Taipeier, I find it ugly from the appearance everytime I went out from the MRT station. The portion of sphere is too huge and visually giving pressure to pedestrians. I have no idea how come it could have been built in this busy crowded night market area…It doesn’t make sense at all….

@dustsky Год назад

Ugly, in and out! Unfortunately, this is the new architecture all over the world.

@gaius100bc Год назад

It really is. Modern architecture completely lost any sense of aesthetics. You would expect building, intended to be center of culture, to standout from the surroundings by a notch, in a positive way, to have strong positive visual impact for the city skyline, to spark some joy in those who live there and those who are just passing by. But nah, instead let's just add some grotesque barbarism to our beautiful city skylines, to get the eyes of our citizens accustomed to the dystopian future we are all aiming for..

@KarltheBarl Год назад

@@gaius100bcfuck you orb is amazing

@AUTISTICLYCAN Год назад

This building was worth both the wait and worth every penny spent. Thank you for sharing this. I'm subscribed!

@bibekdas5595 Год назад

Love you bro

@rydeooo Год назад

Isn’t it bizarre that many non-western countries use non-local designers and architects to build culturally-significant centers? China’s flirtation with Zaha Hadid comes to mind. Cringe.

@regenen Год назад

It's hilarious that Rem Koolmees, the architect of this building, is talking about representing the defiance of Taiwan, her democracy and freedom with this building. Guess who designed the famous headquarters of the Chinese Central Television (CCTV), the state owned media conglomerate that is a propaganda vehicle for the CCP? Rem Koolmees. He helped facilitate the channel and the CCP's desire to destroy Taiwan, as well as legitimizing their largest and most important propaganda institution and the CCP as a whole. It's so sad to see him talk about understanding the identity and morals of Taiwan while absolutely being devoid of them himself.

@joekanicki5306 Год назад

That was a great video! I have enjoyed all your content, so keep on keepin on!

@steveliang5000 Год назад

How hard is it to find actual night market footage from Taiwan and not stock footage from three other countries

@JunkBondTrader Год назад

At least we have the coolest spherical building in the world! **Vegas finishes the Sphere** 😔

@MissouriMatt54 Год назад

Thank you for the video.

@chrislethbridge1759 Год назад

Interesting to compare this building with the new arts complex Factory International (now renamed ‘Aviva Studios’) recently opened in Manchester. Also a flexible set of spaces designed by OMA, also over budget and overdue!

@brickitect420 Год назад

Lovely building and noble goals, but did anyone else notice the stairs underneath what looks like an escalator, at 10:00?

@Felix-no7nx Год назад

80 Million over budget? In Germany that’s nothing for such a big project 😂 I thought it would be ten times that…

@moos5221 Год назад

Yeah, I thought the same. The Elbphilharmonie which is in many way similiar to the opera construction project in this video was 800 million $ over budget. Which is quite extraordinary, when you take into account that the projected cost initially was 77 million €. xD

@regenen Год назад

@@moos5221 At that point you have to think that the initial sum was one big scam? I mean you can be off, but by so much? If the contractors weren't liable for the exceeding costs then I would absolutely think they bullshitted themselves into being able to build that building.

@donc-m4900 Год назад

80 million for Union 'Extras'

@ianyang736 Год назад

I'm a local and this building is not as big of a deal to Taiwanese people as B1M described it, it has nothing to do with Pelosy and it's just a part of the government's plan to make Taiwan a more culture central country, plus why is he using clips from India, it's not even Taipei!!

@d.b.cooper1 Год назад

80 million is a lot for a project that had a total budget of just 120m, bear in mind it is just a theatre at the end of the day not a huge public infrastuce or housing project.

@DOLOxCLAN Год назад

Getting an interview with Rem KoolHaas is so cool WTF!!!!

@DanielHCantwell Год назад

Reminiscent of Renzo Piano's design for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

@jimsvideos7201 Год назад

To react to the outside styling, a quote from a favourite movie: "Dear god, what _is_ that thing?"

@FlorianMaeder Год назад

Blurry images/video, too fast cuts, bad audio at times... What happened?

@Catdog629 Год назад

3:13這段根本不是台灣，不知道是什麼國家This paragraph is not Taiwan at all, I don’t know what country it is

@markwilson2992 Год назад

Lotta projects would kill to be "only" (my words) over budget🙂

@d0rifto1 Год назад

your "night market footage" 3:34 isnt taiwan

@AshleyYakeley Год назад

Some of the interior feel reminds me of the downtown Seattle Public Library, another Rem Koolhaas building.

@elmagnificoroca Год назад

Great Video and thank you for your interest in Taiwan, however the footage at @3:14 is most certainly NOT in Taiwan

@belgianfsgamer Год назад

The wavy windows look pretty similar to the windows in the MAS tower here in Antwerp. Or is it just me that thinks that?

@willcwhite Год назад

It's nice to see a video about an arts space.

@yael9137 Год назад

If the back stage areas are all one big area, can you even have two shows going at once? And that walk way that goes through the rehearsal areas and back stage seems like a nightmare for the people who work there.

@RayzeR_RayE Год назад

Gravity is not a force, it is the result of curvature of spacetime 😊, though can be measured

@nathanpiazza9644 11 месяцев назад

Why are we showing footage from another country at 3:12?

@Norfolk250 Год назад

That is rather fantastic

@alparslankorkmaz2964 Год назад

nice video

@freetolook3727 Год назад

Building looks awesome but caters to a remarkably small audience.

@TheBak124 Год назад

Definitely making Taipei

@iamhupahupa Год назад

Those video clips at around 3:00, LoL taiwanese may probably think we are somewhat similar to Tokyo or Seoul, but to the West, we are similar to Philippine Indonesia or other south east Asia countries.

@davislin7603 11 месяцев назад

A pair of chopsticks poke into a huge meatball?

@黃翔-n5l Год назад

3:12~3:50 night market is not in Taiwan

@kaleem9185 Год назад

3:34 - that's INDIA, not TAIWAN.

@markadler8968 Год назад

A prefect example of too many people involved causing too many problems. An over designed, over engineered and completely unnecessary testament to an architects ego. The people who actually built that structure will get no credit and only blame for delays/mistakes while the buffoons who designed/engineered it take no accountability for their endless mistakes/delays that they caused and only bask in the glory of the finished product.

@rogerevans15 Год назад

As a building engineer I can completely agree. The maintenance, problems and later costs can be terrible for these vanity projects. Also a city is not an art gallery, and tastes vary.

@isabellind1292 Год назад

The globe theater looks better from the inside but from the outside, it just looks gimmicky.

@RestrictedHades Год назад

basically the space shuttle of buildings

@davidliu1167 7 месяцев назад

as a project manager with background in architecture, i completed agreed with your comments there, the initial budget was probably undercooked, and main contractor clearly underestimates the building complexity when securing the bid causing them to go bankrupt.

@Jester66446 Год назад

I'm not an expert in architecture but this channel has recently changed my mind about buildings. At this point, I think it's a hobby learning from your channel. 😅

@TheB1M Год назад

We're so pleased to hear that!! Our whole mission is to get people to more aware of this incredible industry - www.theb1m.com/about

@IdentifiantE.S Год назад

Same this channel is really interesting 😄

@SomewhereInTheSolarSystem Год назад

@@TheB1M Thank you for the great content. This is indeed an interesting building, with good, elaborated interior spaces, but it's just another generic, irrelevant architecture, a complete failure as a urban landmark, that was the whole point of the client's demand. For example, the MGS Sphere in Las Vegas is way more relevant as a urban landmark. This time, OMA missed BIG the entire country expectations.

@vitalz91 Год назад

Same here! ❤

@ikmal63h17 Год назад

Hahaha same m8, architecture quite intriguing for me

@ianyang736 Год назад

🖐I love this channel, I love architecture, so as someone from Taipei I was excited to watch the video, but I wouldn't say this building is the absolute icon of Taiwanese culture, it's just a part of the government's plan to boost culture within Taiwan, I recommend checking out other architectural theaters like the Wei Wu Ying, National Taichung Theatre or Taipei Music Center. This really isn't as big of a deal to Taiwanese people as the video makes it seem, and it has nothing to do with politics or Pelosy. Plus why the Indian clips, it's not even in Taipei, Shilin Night Market does not look like that, thinking Taiwan is the same as India or other countries is low-key racist. And it certainly really did not 'nearly break Taipei'

@kaojane1 Год назад

facts, can't lie I feel the same way

@taytoyaddic7ed881 Год назад

Yeah, while I'm glad Taiwan is getting some exposure, the link to politics etc. is a bit clickbaity for my taste. The 3 theaters you mentioned are great and more refined than Koohlaas' one. Architecture with protruding potato is very 90's.

@ianyang736 Год назад

@@taytoyaddic7ed881 agreed.

@Peizxcv Год назад

It shows how little success those other vanity projects have in attracting attention to their city. And people in the west don't care about Taiwan, it's too Chinese for them unlike ally Japan and Korea or exotic India, Thailand, Turkey. And yes, he used videos of Philippines, UAE, and India as fill in for Taipei.

@manuelka15 Год назад

thank you very much for your insights! I too agree that it looks a bit outdated for this century

@chretienli6405 Год назад

Love the B1M but I think there’s some nuances they miss. Rem Koolhaas, the chief architect, is world renowned but also consistently critiqued for striking, “artistic” architecture that is largely impractical for actual human use. The same can be said here, you’d think this new fancy theater would offer a premium experience, it has all the bells and whistles from cantilevers, globe design, materials etc. but if you look up google reviews for Taipei Performing Arts Center, it has low reviews because the seats suck!! You do all that but miss one of the most important part of the viewing experience, seats. You try to create something fancy and media-attention grabbing but can’t get basics right. Interesting case of how architecture intersects with human-use, or lack thereof

@dnguyen9747 Год назад

comfortable seats are for the little people. This is high culture. Discomfort makes it more worthwhile. Rich people have easy access to comfort. It is discomfort that they will pay for. You need to understand your customers.

@Peizxcv Год назад

The building is a vanity project to promote Taiwan and this video is political project to promote Taiwan

@gutfriedvonguttenberg5614 Год назад

acustic is horrobile too the sphere is just fancy

@earlysda Год назад

B1M is not very informed about Taiwan, calling it a "tiny nation" that needs help to be "legitimitized".

@asdfssdfghgdfy5940 Год назад

For good or for worse (I think probably good) B1M tends to stay out of any negatives and just sort of reports on what was done. I say good because for every project they cover, if you are a local you know how it was an absolute shitshow with delays and extraordinary amounts of wasted money. Plus a heap on unfulfilled promises. I kind of prefer to just get a straight to the point video on what actually happened and not have to hear the negatives.

@parheliaxd Год назад

Thanks for great documentary about Taipei Performing Arts Center, a few years ago I walked pass it almost every week but have no idea what the interior is actually like. However one thing to note for this video: the two footage of night markets during 3:12-3:29 are definitely not recorded in Taiwan. The first one has a sign of Jollibee, I believe it's actually in Phillipines. (Jollibee opened in Taiwan only during 1986-1988.) I can't judge the second one but from the languages on the store sign and the way woman dresses, I believe it should be somewhere in North Africa. Also the building is nowhere near "broke" Taipei, both financially and physically. 😅

@amstrdm95 Год назад

I also noticed that. The second is Marrakech. A bit weird.

@andrewlyon9292 Год назад

When I first moved to Taipei, someone told me that it was a particle accelerator 😂

@MaximSupernov Год назад

🤣🤣🤣

@MarcsProductions Год назад

@jmpersic Год назад

It's sad that the design could not have incorporated even a hint of Taiwan's stunning cultural and artistic heritage. But then again, I wouldn't expect that from Rem Koolhaas. The guy is a trip. "Beauty isn't what I'm primarily interested in." --Rem Koolhaas

@Hydrazine1000 Год назад

I don't understand your point... @2:52 _"The first thing they did was to decide to keep the night market [...]"_ The whole implementation started with keeping a very important social/cultural phenomenon intact. Or were you expecting a cultural nod specifically in some aspect of the building itself? As for Koolhaas' quote: When an architect states that beauty isn't a primary concern, it means that something else is: Function. Similar to the concept of "Form follows function". And that makes complete sense to me. What use is a gorgeous looking building if it's unfit for its intended purpose?

@churblefurbles Год назад

@@Hydrazine1000 cope

@AD-gl2wi Год назад

@@Hydrazine1000 Fair point

@chianchen776 Год назад

@@Hydrazine1000 that’s interesting, other people say the issue with him is the impracticality in his works.

@Aaron-ge8sf Год назад

@@Hydrazine1000 at the end, the function nor the form form did not really worked out.

@g.paudra8942 Год назад

Another example of Architect dream is Engineer nightmare.

@daveandrew589 Год назад

I would swear that the architectural profession is having a worldwide contest to see who can torch the most money by building the ugliest possible buildings imaginable.

@Music5362 Год назад

A design only an architect could love.

@jonathanljohnson Год назад

That's what I thought, unique, but quite unattractive.

@Reallycoolguy1369 Год назад

I actually really like the way it looks. I would love to go to Taiwan and see Taipei 101, the theater, and get some good street food.

@MahlenMorris Год назад

I'm no architect, but I think seeing theater in a space like that would be thrilling. While I do suspect the experience of it from the outside is initially jarring, the interior experience seems really lovely. And nearby street food afterwards? Yes, please.

@ElinaBenado Год назад

An architect's dream, but an engineer's nightmare, lol.

@PokeAmp Год назад

and the strucktural enginere to hate lol

@loliloloso Год назад

謝謝！

@ahualiu9096 Год назад

it's nice to hear the project's concept such as the discuss of the local context. But it's a bit awkward that some clips of night market is not from Taiwan in this video. (3:12 to 3:50)

@kayjay6151 Год назад

First hour 😢🎉

@sknkwrksowner Год назад

Mr. Mills, thank you a metric ton for all you do with B1M! I discovered the channel during the pandemic and have shared links countless times with friends that, like me, have always had a deep soulful connection to design and architecture but never worked in the field. Deeper thanks for your mental health 2 part video as well! Continued success in all your endeavors!

@kumbackquatsta Год назад

take a hit of fentanyl every time fred says "democratized"

@jbl3792 Год назад

Cool

@DanielWen-bx9vk Год назад

I am happy your video called Taiwan an island "nation" this time. I am the local and I visited the building you introduced before. That building is fantastic for its sphere theater and it is a popular tour site for visitors. They could visit the Shilin night market after enjoying a theatre because the two sites are very close.

@I.R.O.H.A Год назад

你也是台灣人？終於在這個頻道找到同胞了🤣

@taytoyaddic7ed881 Год назад

@@I.R.O.H.A 應該不只你們兩個吧

@ZolaClyde Год назад

Wow! Very cool to come across someone who’s a local and has seen the building in person. Everything about the Taipei Performing Arts Center is amazing, it’s gorgeous. I love that it’s in the heart of an existing, lively, nighttime marketplace and they made sure to integrate and use the marketplace to the Arts Center’s advantage. I’d love to see it someday! It’s really unique and interesting, especially with the night oriented life and marketplace. ♡ from Massachusetts. :)

@Peizxcv Год назад

What's the use? They aren't going to fight for you and you won't either so all you have is delusion of grandeur until reality hits. You'll either become a good Chinese when mainland comes or a bad Asian in the West if you left

@neil-cheng Год назад

原來還有其他台灣人有看這頻道😂

@kc821guam Год назад

Dear B1M, while I appreciate you making a video on a building in Taipei, you should note that some footage you used in this video is footage of other Asian countries. Whether this was intentional or not I don’t know, but it does lower the authenticity of your video by a lot. I would greatly appreciate if this can be corrected.

@brandonchan4537 Год назад

Yea, i agree, it makes them look a little unprofessional and make it feel like they aren't respecting the places they are talking about. Hopefully, its just an oversight.

@moos5221 Год назад

@@brandonchan4537 I've noticed that in other videos before. I assume they don't actually visit the country and make videos themselves but they just buy images from stock image companys and other sources to piece it together.

@mylim4020 Год назад

not surprise if they think every Asian are the same lol

@I.R.O.H.A Год назад

@@mylim4020 So sad 😢

@I.R.O.H.A Год назад

@@brandonchan4537Yes, as a Taiwanese, I actually feel a little offended 😅😢

@awesomeness87878787 Год назад

Taipei City government is pretty rich. It was never going to make the city broke lol

@charliearblaster Год назад

Hello there

@TheB1M Год назад

Bonjour!

@Game_Hero Год назад

General Charlie, you are a bold one!

@d.b.cooper1 Год назад

Dare I say it kinda looks like a modern town hall/local government office building or library we see in the UK, or even a new university building. Total overkill of design & building imo.

@thomasdight1267 Год назад

🇹🇼 is a beautiful country

@pkz420 Год назад

An unnecessarily convoluted vanity project. It costs more and does less than it should, but no worries it won't last as long either. That design is a failure by all reasonable standards.

@urixllll2802 Год назад

I'm obsessed with this channel, so entertaining yet comprehensible videos!

@TheB1M Год назад

Ah thanks so much!! Learning should be entertaining.

@hogatiwash7750 Год назад

So tired of these modern building designs that try to look unique instead of actually being harmonious to the rest of the cityscape. I hope we will revert back to traditional architecture and respect the unique cultures of people instead of just trying to be modern.

@thejokerking9268 Год назад

I wonder how the locals think of this project instead of just the architects point of view

@moos5221 Год назад

You might be interested to create a video about the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany. Very interesting modern opera building on top of a historic building and a controversial funding and construction period, obviously with way out of control costs.

@meng-hsuanlee8543 Год назад

3:21 the footage is not Taiwan. It’s the Philippines… And there’s also a footage from India. Wtf… it’s quite disrespectful to confuse “those Asian nations.” The signs in those footage are not even in Mandarin. How did you guys even search for the footages? “Busy Asian marketplace?”

@sawgames8623 Год назад

Whites try not to be racist challenge: IMPOSSIBLE!!

@tristanlee6538 Год назад

Why is the reel when showing Taiwan night market instead showing Indian night market? Who in charge of reel for such faux pas considering B1M is supposed champion accuracy and detail's?

@spaceboyglitchgirl7526 Год назад

Why do you only present the architects and not the structural engineers? Their job must have been way more challenging to do to finish the project than the architect’s.

@Puffy_Puff Год назад

Who is this broken video editor? 😂 some of the scenes in this video are not even in Taiwan.

@allenswhuang Год назад

Some of the footage in this video is Thailand, not Taipei. Perhaps be a bit careful when you're using stock videos please.

@LS-ex9nn Год назад

This construction is kept in low profiles in Taiwan until today, even in Taipei where it locates. Most people don't recognize it while the appearance is not appreciated for our locals. But It is still good to own such an avant-garde architecture here in a more traditional area, comparing to it's surroundings. It takes time, I guess so. However, this architecture is absolutely nothing to do with freedom or democracy whatsoever related to politics. The architecture is providing to theatre or concert purpose as its name as "performance", which is exactly beyond politics but the ultimate art.

@klaudelu18 Год назад

Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention. Stunning architecture! Cheers, B1M!

@skyscraperfan Год назад

A major public building just $80 million over budget? The Sydney Opera House was 14 times as expensive as planned.

@rjv2395 Год назад

all this design effort and complexity for something that is so ugly. I drive by this everyday and was very sad when the design was announced. there was a cascading shell design that was originally announced and I thought the city was really getting a stand out piece. then it was changed to this, just ugly and out of place. as long as everyone made money, that is good enough in TW.

@I.R.O.H.A Год назад

Don't be disappointed, the most important thing about this building is to blend in with the night market next to it

@strangeluck Год назад

Sorry, it's an incohesive mess, imo. Interesting cautionary example though.

@yutinghsi Год назад

I live near this art center, and I also go to the free visiting corridor. This route is very atmospheric. You can see the interior structure of the theater through the glass of the aisle. Although I don't understand architectural art, I still think it is very cool.

@mix3ry199 Год назад

Have been there last week, there´s a nice little restaurant in it. Lot´s of people come there for IG etc.

@oceanbreeze89 Год назад

It’s so ugly 😅 hate seeing it passing by everyday catching the Taipei mrt.

@RoroNYQ Год назад

3:13 All these stock footage are not of Taiwan... but Philippines, Pakistan, or India. I don't understand why it's difficult to get stock footage of night markets in Taiwan.

@sawgames8623 Год назад

Newsflash, whites are racist and don't care about any Asian even when they claim to

@mattbosley3531 Год назад

Compared to other countries, $80 million over budget is nothing. Many comparable construction projects go billions over budget.

@Jasontrower-rundle Год назад

With respect I think you might be getting a bit hyperbolic. One of the tech and telecomms centres of the WHOLE PLANET "nearly breaking" from a less than $300 mil project? I like your coverage but maybe dial the sensation back 20-30%?

@TheBlindGeek Год назад

I would love to see a video on the Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavík!

@Andrew19ao Год назад

Its a great building that could exist anywhere in the world and look exactly the same.

@station240 Год назад

The metal framework is the most interesting part to me. So why skip so quickly thru the construction photos the 2016 photo was on screen for 1 second (and never got shown later). Not a fan of the bland colour scheme, why nothing but grey, silver and more grey ? Globe Playhouse appears do have been designed without considering acoustics. Perhaps these hemisphere should have been a restaurant, office space, foyer or something else related to the theater. Despite it's name, William Shakespeare Globe Theatre is actually a cylinder. So 1599AD theater has more considered design.

@黃律璟 Год назад

Thank you for this video,but as a Taiwanese I have to say there is something you got wrong. First, in 3:13 this clip is not Taipei,it’s Thailand. Second, Taipei is not that easy to broke,actually Taipei GDP is even higher than LA,US. This project just broke the construction company,not the city.😢

@tobis.4037 Год назад

Taiwan is such a beautiful country ❤

@takuan650 Год назад

What a deep comment, Bravo.

@tobis.4037 Год назад

@@takuan650 ?

@regenen Год назад

One of my most favorite countries, together with Tibet and Shinjang.

@Clarity520 Год назад

Lmao

@MaximSupernov Год назад

@@regenen You forgot to include Hong Kong and Macau 😂

@diablejambe3460 Год назад

As a half taiwanese, i love whenever we get some exposure. But pelosis visit somehow having anything to do with things? Nah. This almost breaking taipei? Our finances r better than that, so also a big fat nope. Using pics/videos of places that r clearly NOT taipei (or even taiwan) as some sort of fill in when talking about the nightlife/culture? That seems like incredibly lazy behavior, and actually kinda shameful to be honest. Was ready to give a thumbs up immediately, just cuz its my home, but now ill be giving it a thumbs down (which i rarely do). Does make me wonder/question what of the things ive seen/heard on this channel previously were actually true.