Check-in Hsinchu
The Design Expo is an annual design event promoted by the Central government of Taiwan. It aims to bring new energy to the local design sector. In 2020, Hsinchu hosted it, i.e., a city that holds a vibrant Science Park and more than 300 years of history. In this context, BIAS transformed the Expo into an urban event. Instead of triggering a single exhibition, this choice brought to temporarily re-imagine a line of places across the city. The aim was to let people experience the diversity of the city and showcase a new urban narrative, two things that finally highlighted design's social power.
Check-in Hsinchu City and Design Expo by BIAS Architects & Associates has been identified as an outstanding example of service design by the A' Design Awards. Check-in Hsinchu City and Design Expo received the Silver A' Design Award in Event and Happening Design in 2021. The A' Event and Happening Design Award is an international, meritocratic, just and fair design competition that rewards exceptional design of trade fairs, award ceremonies, festivals, conferences, exhibitions, concerts, product launches, charity events and more.
