Ricky Liu & Associates + Planners. Liu Pei-sen (Principal Architect, born November 17, 1955, in Seoul, South Korea), with over forty years of experience in architectural planning and design, received his early education at Fuxing Primary School in Taipei. He lived abroad from a young age, graduating from Pui Ching High School in Hong Kong, where he completed his junior and senior years of secondary education. He then pursued pre-university studies at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. Subsequently, he studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in France, where he explored the essence of traditional architectural aesthetics of the Fine Arts, earning his doctorate after ten years. He continued his studies at MIT, specializing in "The Application of Artificial Intelligence to Architectural Forms," obtaining a master's degree in architecture. His twenty-five years of continuous study, his exposure to Eastern and Western cultures, and the profound aesthetic influence of Paris, the world's art capital, greatly shaped his creative thinking and subsequent design concepts.
In 1986, architect Liu Pei-sen returned to Taiwan to teach design courses at Chung Yuan Christian University. In 2000, he was promoted to university professor. In 1987, he passed the Ministry of Examinations' Professional and Higher Technical Examination, earning his architecture degree. In 1991, he founded Liu Pei-sen Architects, which currently employs 150 people. In 2008, he received the "10th Outstanding Architect Award of the Republic of China." From 2012 to 2014, he was elected as a representative member of the Taipei Architects Association, where he served as a permanent director.
Architect Liu Pei-sen adheres to a people-oriented design philosophy, continuously striving to improve the spatial functionality of human-centered architecture and pioneering aesthetic vision, establishing a style, image, and reputation that balance practicality and creativity. Through years of diligent work, in addition to winning numerous international architectural design competitions, his completed projects in recent years have repeatedly garnered national awards for excellence, including: Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Chang Gung Health and Wellness Village, Kaohsiung 2009 World Games Main Stadium, Taichung New Municipal Center, Miaoli Hakka Cultural Center, Kaohsiung World Trade Center, and Kaohsiung Municipal Library Main Branch, among others. These unique projects have attracted considerable attention from all walks of life.
