[NEWS]Aboriginal Education Development Office Will Hold a Exhibition to Showcase Project Results of Traditional Atayal Bamboo Architecture

The Aboriginal Education Development Office(原住民族教育發展處) of Minghsin University of Science and Technology was commissioned by the Council of Indigenous Peoples (原住民族委員會, CIP) to establish a project management center to carry out the "The Talent Cultivation Project for Traditional Atayal Bamboo Architecture Restoration in 2021(110年度泰雅族傳統竹構建築修復人才培育計畫)". On March 22, 2023, the center will hold a presentation and symposium to showcase the project's results, and to award completion certificates and prizes. Icyang Parod(夷將‧拔路兒), the chairman of CIP, will also be invited to attend the opening ceremony.

The main purpose of this project is to cultivate professional talents in traditional bamboo architecture for the Atayal. MUST has collaborated with four indigenous experimental elementary schools ,Taoshan Elementary School(桃山國小) in Wufeng Township(五峰鄉), Jiaxing Elementary School(嘉興國小) in Jianshi Township(尖石鄉), Xiangbi Elementary School(象鼻國小) in Tai'an Township(泰安鄉), and Bowuma Elementary School(博屋瑪國小) in Heping District(和平區), to complete a 40-hour traditional bamboo architecture talent training course, as well as a 50-hour practical training, totaling 90 hours.

Dean tiwaS.tara of the Aboriginal Education Development Office, stated that through this talent cultivation project, seed teachers who can practically build traditional bamboo architectures were mentored and trained. Thirty-three students participated in the entire training course, and completion certificates will be awarded during the presentation of project results.

The project results exhibition will be held for nine days from March 22 to March 31 at the Art Center in campus and is free of charge. The exhibition will present the process of repairing bamboo architectures, as well as the results of image preservation. The project combines multimedia digital field technology, such as 3D modeling, AR, VR, 360-degree panoramic views, and MR, to construct an "immersive" virtual environment and digitize the Atayal's bamboo architecture images.

On the opening day of the presentation, the four cooperating elementary school principals will be invited to hold a sharing symposium to allow more people to learn and understand the culture of traditional Atayal bamboo architectures. Those interested in indigenous traditional architecture and culture are welcome to sign up for the symposium before March 20 at the following activity website: https://reurl.cc/4QWb1Y.(Photo and text provided by the Aboriginal Education Development Office)