Launched in 2014, TFAM’s Program X-site has been dedicated to exploring the experimental potential of architecture and contemporary art on the public plaza. The 13th laureate in 2026 was awarded to the interdisciplinary team “Shape Blank Atelier” for their work The Jade: Plaza Calls to Plaza. Through meticulous design of spatial installation and perceptual experience, the work redefines the boundaries between the body, the environment, and the public.
The discussion will trace the conceptual evolution of this year’s winning work, delving into how spatial installations respond to the discourse of “publicness” within public spaces. Beyond sharing the challenges and reflections from the project’s inception to its materialization, we have invited several former X-site laureates—deeply engaged in architecture, academia, and art—to share how this experimental experience has intertwined with their respective creative and professional practices.
By engaging the perspectives of creators from different generations, we will re-examine the tensions and possibilities of the TFAM plaza as a site for experimentation, and explore how temporary installations can spark new public imagination of space.
Time: July 5 (Sun) 15:00 – 17:00
Venue: TFAM Art Library (basement floor)
Audience: Free admission for the public. Please register in advance via the official website.
Moderator: HUANG Shao-Yu (associate professor and chair, Department of Architecture, NTUT)
Speakers: Shape Blank Atelier members – WEN Tzu-Ching, TSAI Chun-Yang, LIANG Li-Pai, CHENG Yung-Hsin, CHEN Kuan-Wen
Discussants:
TSENG Ling-Li (associate professor, Graduate Institute of Architecture, NYCU; 2017 X-site laureate member);
LIN Pei-Jung (creative director of STUDIOLIN; 2018 X-site laureate member);
CHANG Lydia Ya-Chu (artist of Whispers of Stone; 2022 X-site laureate member)
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