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"Bio-architecture Formosana"

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Bio-architecture Formosana (BaF). Architecture firm founded in 1999 by Ching-Hwa Chang and Ying-Chao Kuo based in Taiwan with expertise in architecture, interior design, and sustainable architecture. As of 2024, the firm has been recognized over 110 times for its diverse portfolio across private and public sectors. Some of its most notable projects have included hotels, public libraries, research facilities, data centers, health care facilities, art centers, and galleries.

Sustainability forms the firm's core, and they believe in a design module that is inspired by biological intelligence. As an industry-leading firm in Taiwan, their designs received over 60 EEWH Certifications (Taiwan), more than 20 Intelligent Building Certifications (Taiwan), and 2 LEED Certifications. In 2020, they initiated the Taiwanese Architects Declare Climate and Biodiversity Emergency, hoping for a more sustainable built environment industry. One of their projects, the Taipei Public Library Beitou Branch, is the first building in Taiwan to receive a Diamond Level EEWH Certification.