Ruin Academy

Ruin Academy (established 2010) is an independent cross-over architectural research center in the Urban Core area of Taipei City, Taiwan.

The professors and students are sleeping and working in mahogany made ad hoc dormitories and have a public sauna in the 5th floor.

Biourbanism happens, when nature force takes the initiative, affects the design of industrial society, and becomes co- architect.

[15] The Academy is operated by the Taiwanese JUT Foundation for Arts & Architecture, in cooperation with Finland-based Casagrande Laboratory.

[16] The Ruin Academy publishes an independent free newspaper, the Anarchist Gardener, edited by Nikita Wu.

[18] A special issue of the newspaper has been produced for the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism 2012 .