BIG sees the Taipei City Wall as a stack of apartment blocks, bringing out an aesthetically appealing pixilated design. Presently being developed on an 82,000 sq meter site in Taiwan, the community tower includes the pile of boxes to maximize the site area, providing more light for each residence and access to green space. The residential complex comprises of 15 x 15 x 15 meters boxes that stacked linearly and vertically.

The small spaces between the boxes bring in ample of light, while the bigger ones leave space for a community program. BIG offers five type of space for the residents that include a green forest that provides a spectacular view of the city, a Japanese stone garden for relaxation and immersion, a wooden pool garden offers great environment foe swimming, a playground for children and last but certainly not the least a rooftop terrace on the 25th floor. This uniquely designed tower will make a perfect green urban community structure that opens avenue for recreation and sustainable living.

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The government’s unreasonable controls and inefficient handling of business proposals have taken a heavy toll on the country’s economy.

Consider the following examples:

Currently, the government is still trying to decide whether it should approve the country’s eighth naphtha cracking plant.

But the plan for the cracker was submitted by the Kuoguang Company in 2005; it had hoped to start construction in 2008. Unfortunately, the plan has still not received approval from the government.

What is worse, even if the government gives the green light now, the cost of the cracker plant is set to increase from NT$400 billion (US$13.39 billion) to NT$600 billion. Thanks to the government’s five-year delay, the company is also certain to miss out on the current booming market.

In addition, if the project is rejected, the company would have no choice but to move the project to China, and compete head-on with the many crackers plants that have been built on the mainland in the past few years.

Another example of government inefficiency comes from its delayed response to American group AIG’s decision in October, 2009, to sell its Taiwan insurance arm, Nan Shan government, to a Hong-Kong based consortium led by Primus Financial and China Strategic Holding.

However, the deal was rejected by government regulators after nearly one year of review. Why did it take so long for the government to come to this decision?

Even as the review dragged on, Nan Shan plunged into turmoil, and its market share declined from 9.6 percent in 2007 to 3.7 percent in 2009. It also fell out of the list of the top 10 insurance companies on the island.

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