The Shuinan Economic and Trade Park () is an
industrial park
An industrial park (also known as industrial estate, trading estate) is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development. An industrial park can be thought of as a more "heavyweight" version of a business park or office park ...
in
Xitun District
Xitun District or Situn District (, literally "western village") is the second-most populated district of Taichung, Taiwan. It is located on the western side of the city. Once considered part of the countryside, the district has seen rapid growt ...
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Taichung
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Ta ...
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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History
The industrial park was built on the former
Taichung Shuinan Airport site, which also included decommissioned air force base and agricultural lands. The construction of the was completed in 2004. The park was created by Stan Allen Architects in collaboration with the city of Taichung, Taiwan. The park utilizes a variety of techniques for salvaging the grey site into a usable urban space.
Architecture
The industrial park spans over an area of 250 hectares and consists of cultural district, college town and canal district. The park was designed by Stan Allen Architects.
See also
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Economy of Taiwan
The economy of Taiwan is a highly developed market economy. It is the 8th largest in Asia and 18th-largest in the world by purchasing power parity, allowing Taiwan to be included in the advanced economies group by the International Monetary ...
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Taichung’s 7th Redevelopment Zone
References
2004 establishments in Taiwan
Buildings and structures completed in 2004
Buildings and structures in Taichung
Industrial parks in Taiwan
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