Urban Heat Island are indeed a major and widespread problem to be concerned with in the 21st century. The city development from all around the world bring several obstacles into view in the field of public health, energy consumption, and other environmental concerns arising from the effects of increased heat in built-up areas. During the past years, UHI effects within Taipei have been increasing, implying that appropriate strategies are needed for the reduction of its effect on human life.
Under the guidance of Professor Lucky Tsaih, we put in effort to study the above phenomenon in great depth. We did a lot of case studies, site analyses, and researched various strategies adopted to deal with UHI and integrated these into our architecture design projects. This booklet is a result of our hard work, inculcating a study of the UHI issue and possible solutions that can be applied to future architecture projects.
