Out of five finalists announced in January, Leers Weinzapfel Associates placed second for their design of the Hsinta Ecological Power Plant in Taiwan. The project is part of the Taiwan Power Company’s objective to update the country’s current electricity supply system and to realize nuclear-free homes by the year 2025. The “Hista Plan” addresses the need to decommission and replace existing power generation facilities with gas combined-cycle units, boosts green energy production, and reduces CO2 emission and pollution, among other sustainability objectives.

The competition team included Ground; ecoscope; and SMALL

Watch a video of Leers Weinzapfel’s design here, more information here.