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CICADA
Taipei, Taiwan
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Cicada is an organic void in the mechanical texture of modern Ta

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Phase:
in use
Design:
Marco Casagrande
Updated:
3 December 2019
introduction

Cicada is urban acupuncture for Taipei city penetrating the hard surfaces of industrial laziness in order to reach the original ground and get in touch with the collective Chi, the local knowledge that binds the people of Taipei basin with nature. The cocoon of Cicada is an accidental mediator between the modern man and reality. There is no other reality than nature.

Cicada in Taipei

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Cicada by Marco Casagrande

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