Material innovation and application of vertical garden system in Taiwan

摘要

Nowadays, the vertical garden has become the architectural industry's best way of promoting innovative green material in Taiwan. Except for its visual effects which can attract the audiences, its originality of combining the green image of the architecture with the temporal traces of the traditional architecture brings out unique architectural renovation as well as the green impression. This study employs green design concept and materials science to show the principles of social, ecological and aesthetic sustainability of the vertical garden system in Taiwan. We realize that the reason we take Taiwan's vertical garden design as the main analytic subject is because of its uniqueness and necessity that represents one of the interpretations of using innovative green material in cultural and creative transition. By using Phenomenography and case study as our main methodologies, this research will follow the use of green cluster as our research theories. It hopes to attain the following three goals: 1) analyzing green design theories in terms of material application on vertical garden system in Taiwan, 2) learning to recognize and value the environmental criteria and guidelines for green materials, manufacturing, and quality through an analysis of papers and cases, and 3) suggesting how green cluster might link to educational aspects and contribute to cultural and creative industries in Taiwan. We believe that this present study, which draws on phenomenographic research methodology, will help us maintain a positive attitude in developing a broader perspective on material application in connection with the creative vertical garden design in Taiwan.