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Shen-Yuan Huang Master Architect, Fieldoffice Architects
Chun-Hsiung Wang Chair, Department of Architecture, Shih Chien University/ Chief Editor, Fieldoffice Incomplete Works, 1994-
Wei-Hsiung Chan Cultural Criic
Hsuan-Jen Ma Media Veteran
DH Café (No. 153, Section 3, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City)
$200 (discount on purchase of books or drinks)
The fourth book launch event for Fieldoffice: Incomplete Works, 1994- was held at DH Café. Hosted by Hsuan-Jen Ma, the discussion featured Chun-Hsiung Wang, Shen-Yuan Huang, and Wei-Hsiung Chan, who explored Fieldoffice Architects and its unique, outstanding works. This group of architects chose to settle long-term in Yilan for both living and working, embodying dual roles as residents and professionals. Over two decades, they have cultivated an expansive network of public architecture—from small footpaths to grand bridges—offering richer imaginative possibilities for future spatial opportunities. Beginning with a single architect, Shen-Yuan Huang, Fieldoffice Architects has evolved into a collective of over a hundred partners across generations, persistently exploring the connections between Taiwan's land and its people through architecture and seeking the essence of authentic living.
Rooted in Yilan, Fieldoffice Architects has exhibited at the Taiwan Pavilion of the Venice Architecture Biennale for two consecutive sessions and the first from Taiwan to be invited to showcase at Tokyo's TOTO GALLERY‧MA. Founded by architect Sheng-Yuan Huang, its team has grown into a large community of over a hundred members, including the past and present staff. Through architecture, they continue to explore the connection between land and people, as well as the true essence of life. While solving practical problems as architects, they also embed a sense of poetry into their works.
As the team’s first monograph, Fieldoffice: Incomplete Works, 1994- takes its English title from both the unfinished nature of the book and the spirit of Fieldoffice’s architecture—it is inextricably tied to life. A building is never truly "complete" because it evolves with its inhabitants over time. The deliberate blank spaces in their work leave room for future possibilities. Likewise, this monograph is not a definitive statement, but an open-ended one—inviting new interpretations as time goes on.
Sheng-Yuan Huang believes architecture should not exist in isolation as mere “artwork,” but should coexist with life and evolve with it. As architecture gains broader public appeal, more people beyond the professional sphere are beginning to engage with it. Fieldoffice: Incomplete Works, 1994- serves as an open invitation—guiding readers to encounter the spirit of Fieldoffice’s architecture through its pages, and ultimately encouraging them to visit these spaces in person, including architecture to be part of their own lives.