Chu-Yuan Lee and Wang Chung-Ping are architects that designed the Taipei 101 Tower under their firm C.Y Lee & Partners. Their design philosophy was to bring 21st century avant-garde Oriental Architecture to the world. Taipei 101 Tower was constructed between 1999-2004 in Taipei, Taiwan. It utilizes steel and stainless steel in its wind damper system, decorations, windows, and structure like support pillars to provide support, counter movements from wind and earthquakes, and add aesthetic value.

1. METAL
INTERNATIONAL BULDING

2. ARCHITECT
CHU-YUAN LEE
December 30, 1938 -
Hometown: Guangdong, Republic of China
Alma mater: University of Southern California
Design: Under C.Y Lee & Partners, their
design philosophy is to bring 21st century
Avant-garde Oriental Architecture to the world.

3. ARCHITECT
WANG CHUNG-PING
1947 -
Hometown: Peking
Alma mater: Tunghai University, Washington
University in ST. Louis
Design: Under C.Y Lee & Partners, their
design philosophy is to bring 21st century
Avant-garde Oriental Architecture to the world.

4. BUILDING
TAIPEI 101 TOWER
Architect: C.Y. Lee & C.P. Wang
Started: 31 July 1999
Completed: 31 December 2004
Location: No. 7, Section 5, Xinyi
Road, Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan

5. EXTERIOR

6. INTERIOR

7. PLANS AND ELEVATION
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1. An elevation of
the tower.
2. A detailed cross
section and
elevation of
Taipei 101.
3. Typical floor
plan for up to
26th floor.
4. Typical floor
plan for floor 27
to 91st.

8. USAGE OF MATERIAL
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9. This is the “wind
damper” also known as
“tuned mass damper. It
is a massive steel sphere
that acts like pendulum,
moving back and forth
to counter the building’s
movements, albeit from
wind or earthquakes.
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10. 2 Stainless steel is
also used for
decorations and
to frame the
glass windows
on the tower.

11. 3 Here, steel is
used to support
the structure of
the the enormous
skylight, and also
to act as a
shading device.

12. 4 These pillars and
brackets made
out of steel aren’t
just for support,
but also has some
aesthetic values to
it as well.

13. THE END