Ambi Studio. Born in Taiwan and educated in the United States, Wei-Li Liao received his Master's in Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) and founded Ambi Studio in 1991. Growing up in Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, thanks to the artistically subtle childhood memories in Tongxiao that all the memory fragments come back and become a source of creative inspiration. Mr. Liao's architecture is mainly located in the Midwest of Taiwan, known for his Bridge, Church, and Art Museum series. The representative works include the Dongyanshan Public Toilet in Taoyuan, the Wang Gong Footbridge in Changhua, the Sky Bridge in Beigang, The Light of Christ's Salvation Church in Taichung, the Jiaoxi Presbyterian Church, the Tainan De-Guang Presbyterian Church, and the Yu-Hsiu Museum of Art in Nantou.
Treating the world with reverence and gratitude, as he has always been committed to sincerely facing people, events, and objects in life with understanding and emotion, which allows him to realize the meaning of his life, and discover his architectural faith. His childhood memory in Tongxiao, Miaoli is the key to establishing his architectural view, and expanding his awareness of the world and nature, attempting to think and act on how to awaken the cultural meaning of architecture in Taiwan. He takes marginal culture in Taiwan as a starting point, through observing and reflecting, he discovered the vibrancy and vigor of Taiwan's ordinary people's life and the flexibility endowed by the oceanic island. All of these come together to form an unbreakable power of opposing international styles and preserving Taiwan's authenticity. As he said, “I would like to dedicate my whole life to finding out how to better present traditional regional characteristics in my architecture under an international perspective.”
Treating the world with reverence and gratitude, as he has always been committed to sincerely facing people, events, and objects in life with understanding and emotion, which allows him to realize the meaning of his life, and discover his architectural faith. His childhood memory in Tongxiao, Miaoli is the key to establishing his architectural view, and expanding his awareness of the world and nature, attempting to think and act on how to awaken the cultural meaning of architecture in Taiwan. He takes marginal culture in Taiwan as a starting point, through observing and reflecting, he discovered the vibrancy and vigor of Taiwan's ordinary people's life and the flexibility endowed by the oceanic island. All of these come together to form an unbreakable power of opposing international styles and preserving Taiwan's authenticity. As he said, “I would like to dedicate my whole life to finding out how to better present traditional regional characteristics in my architecture under an international perspective.”
