From Adaptive Design to Adaptive City-Design in Motion for Taipei City

From STEAM to CHEER: A Case Study of Design Education Development in Taiwan

“…This event shows that the younger generation can react with innovative ideas when facing challenges [2]. In recent years, Taiwan's design teams have been the frequent winners of international design awards, and designers' competency is witnessed and proven in the global design arena through contests [3]. These achievements are great encouragement for the younger generation and living proof of Taiwan's successful design education system.…”

“…The intersection of 'design driven innovation' and 'humanity in arts' is the core value of products. Lin et al [3] pointed out that in the knowledge economy era, the interconnection between culture and industry is increasingly close. c. Sci.…”

“…2021, 11, x FOR PEER REVIEW Taiwan was known globally for its achievements in informati dustry and the production for "Hi-Tech" 3Cs (computer, communi electronic products and peripherals. With respect to the IT indust creative design industries have their own 4Cs (cultural, collective, c The 4Cs are the key components for evaluating 'hi-touch' product tors have become more important for design strategy in the world section of 'design driven innovation' and 'humanity in arts' is the c Lin et al [3] pointed out that in the knowledge economy era, the in culture and industry is increasingly close.…”

“…Based on Taiwan's historical development and other previous studies [2,3,[11][12][13], this research intends to first explore how Taiwan's economy advanced from 'function' to 'feeling' and how gender issue with STEM was tackled, which both consequently promoted the evolution of its design education. Next, case studies are applied to validate Taiwan's design development as a fusion of 'function' and 'feeling'.…”

Sustainable Development in Local Culture Industries: A Case Study of Taiwan Aboriginal Communities

“…Thus, the emphasis of design has shifted "from Function to Feeling", "from Use to User", and finally "from High-tech to High-touch" [12][13][14]. In discussing the respective demands of consumers and product designers, Lin et al [15] argue that in the evolution of the cultural and creative industries based on the 4C model (Creative, Cheerful, Collective, and Cultural), the emphasis of consumers has gradually shifted from physiological needs to aesthetic experience, while the emphasis of product designers has gradually shifted from function to experience, and is now in the process of shifting to culture, a process in which the 4C model is taking on a twin stage consisting of humanities and technology, beginning with creativity, and proceeding to enjoyment, choice, and culture, as shown in Figure 1 [11,15].…”