Roan Ching-yueh
Introduction Bug Dome by WEAK! in Shenzhen, 2009. '''Roan Ching-Yueh''' (; born in 1957 in Pingtung, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese architect, writer, curator and a Professor of Department of Art and Design, Yuan Ze University.
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.
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. Roan is WEAK! together with Hsieh Ying-chun and Marco Casagrande. The WEAK! operates an independent architectural research centre Ruin Academy as their headquarters in Taipei.
External links *  Architecture of the WEAK! Robin Peckham, Kunsthalle Kowloon, 2009*  Cicada Nikita Wu, SZHK Biennale, 2009*  WEAK! Architecture News Plus, 2010
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