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The Commatrix
Future Designs and Design Futures

The faculty and students of Taiwan Tech have shown excellence performance with design in recent years, repeatedly receiving award winning achievements in domestic and international design competitions. The Taiwan Creative Communication Matrix was founded with the purpose to integrate the expertise and characteristics among the colleges of Taiwan Tech, and the design resources at home and abroad, to jointly develop even more products which will promote higher overall human well-being and living standards, and enable Taiwan’s industries to obtain benefit. At the same time, the Matrix has the purpose to enhance the school’s reputation in the international community. Based on the concept in user-centered design, the Matrix is devoted in the design and development of products, advertising, multimedia, animation, display and packaging among the areas in food, clothing, housing, transportation and communications, education and recreation. (more...)

 

Director of the Commatrix

  

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Prof. Wei-Hwa Chiang

    Office Room: RB-801
    E-mail: WHCH@mail.ntust.edu.tw
    Tel: 886-2-2737-6719
    Fax: 886-2-2737-6721

Education
  • Ph.D., College of Architecture, University of Florida, USA
Experiences
Current:
  • Professor of the department of Architecture and Dean of the College of Design 
  • Director, New Generation Building System Center, TBTC, Taiwan Tech, Taiwan
  • Concert Hall(210 seats),Tung-Hai University ,Tai-Chung County, Taiwan (in progress)
  • Concert Hall(430 seats),Chi-Mai musical hall, Tai-Nan County, Taiwan (in progress)
  • Maitreya multi-purpose auditorium(1500 seats), Xin-Zhu County, Taiwan (in progress)
Past:
  • Chairman, Dept. of Architecture, Taiwan Tech, Taiwan
  •  Yamaha Concert Hall (420 seats), Taipei County (overall acoustical consultation) (2005)
  • Concert Hall (650 seats) and rehearsal rooms, Taipei University of Arts, Taipei County (overall acoustical consultation) (2003)
  • Concert Hall, Dan-Kang University, Taiwan (290 seats) (reuse) (interior design and overall acoustical consultation) (2003)
  • Concert hall of Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, Taichung County, Taiwan (Room Acoustics Consultation and Acoustical Measurements) (2002)
  • Recital Conference hall, Wenhua University, Taipei City (Acoustical Measurements) (2001)
Honors and Awards   
  • Awards:
    1. Fulbright Scholar grants (2003)
    2. 1st Prize, Hongsechuan Student Design Award (Supervision) (1999)
    3. Research Awards, National Science Council, R.O.C. (1996, 1997)
    Session Chairperson of International Meeting -
    1. The Seventh Western Pacific Regional Acoustics Conference, Japan
    2. The Sixth Western Pacific Regional Acoustics Conference, Hong Kong
    Referee of International Journal:
    1. Journal of Sound and Vibration (2002)
    Design Competition (as acoustical consultant):
    1. First Prize, Music Educational Facilities of the National Institute of Arts (budget 150 million NT) (2001)
    2. Second Prize, Ethno-musicology Center (budget 1.7 billion NT) (2000)