The United Daily News Office Building, also known as UDN Building (), is a mixed-used

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building located in

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. The building was completed in 2018, with a total floor area of and a height of that comprise 34 floors above ground, as well as 5 basement levels. It houses the corporate headquarters of

United Daily News ''United Daily News'' (UDN; ) is a newspaper published in Taiwan. It is considered to support the pan-Blue Coalition in its editorials. History UDN was founded in 1951 by Wang Tiwu as a merger of three newspapers, ''Popular Daily'' (全民� ...

. The first to 20th floors of the building are

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s whilst the 21st to 34th floors are used for

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units.

Design

The building was designed by the

ese architect

Kris Yao Kris Yao (; born December 1951) is a Taiwanese architect, and the founder and head architect at KRIS YAO , ARTECH in Taipei and Shanghai. Biography Yao was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. Yao received his Bachelor of Architecture at Tungha ...

, inspired by the

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. The building's design adopts a futuristic sensation by utilising aluminum claddings as well as a glass façade. The 8-meter high office lobby is presented like a public gallery space, with sculptures of Chinese-calligraphy symbols on the walls.

Gallery

File:UDN Office Building and Sunrise Zhongxiao Building 20180714.jpg, UDN Building as seen from

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References

2018 establishments in Taiwan Office buildings completed in 2018 Postmodern architecture in Taiwan Residential skyscrapers in Taiwan Skyscraper office buildings in Taipei {{Taiwan-struct-stub

Design

Gallery

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