Roan Ching-yueh

Roan Ching-Yueh (Chinese: 阮慶岳; born in 1957 in Pingdon, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese architect, writer, curator and an Professor of Department of Art and Design, Yuan Ze University.[1]

Roan Ching-yueh
阮慶岳
Born1957 (age 63–64)
Taipei, Taiwan
OccupationArchitect
AwardsTaiwan Literature Awards 2001
Taipei Literature Awards 2003
Wu Yongfu Literature Awards 2003
Bug Dome by WEAK! in Shenzhen, 2009.

Books

He has published more than 30 books in both Taiwan and China, including architecture and literature writings. One of his novels, Lin Xiu-Zhi and Her Family, was included in the 10 best Chinese books of 2004 by Yazhou Zhoukan in Hong Kong.

Awards

He has won literary awards including Taiwan Literature Awards 2001, Taipei Literature Awards 2003 and Wu Yongfu Literature Awards 2003.[2]

The Taiwan Pavilion

Roan was the curator of Taiwan Pavilion in Venice Biennale 2006 of Paradise Revisited: Micro Cities and Non-Meta Architecture in Taiwan.[3] Roan is WEAK! together with Hsieh Ying-chun and Marco Casagrande.[4] The WEAK! operates an independent architectural research centre Ruin Academy as their headquarters in Taipei.[5]

References
  1. – Man Asian Literary Prize 2009
  2. – Indians dominate 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize longlist, IBN 2009
  3. – Ching-Yueh Roan, Yuan Ze University 2009
  4. – Dezeen: Bug Dome by WEAK! 2009
  5. Illegal Architecture in Taipei Archived 26 May 2012 at Archive.today – Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, Architizer 2011
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