Arthur Huang

Arthur Huang

Arthur Huang(born 1978) is the founder and CEO of Miniwiz Co., Ltd. He is a structural engineer, architect, innovator of loop economy building material solutions and specialized in post-consumer trash recycling applications to help to accelerate the shift to a close-loop economy. In 2005, He established Miniwiz, an internationally operating company based in Taiwan, Shanghai and Berlin, and dedicated to upcycling and consumer trash and industrial waste. Known for his innovative and ambitious concepts and works, many of his works challenge the traditional liner economy, ranging from representatives of consumer products to architectures. Arthur and Miniwiz was recognized as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum in 2015.[1]

Early Life and Education

Arthur Huang was born in Taiwan in1978 and moved to the US at age 11. Educated as an Architect from Cornell University, armed with structural engineering knowledge, humanity studies, and hands-on execution skill. In Cornell University, Arthur was awarded the Charles Goodwin Sands Memorial Medal and academic leadership award for his breakthrough in Design and technical performance.

Continuing his search for multi-disciplinary professional training, he graduated from Harvard University with a Master of Architecture degree in 2004 with special interest invested in green business development. At the age of 26, Mr. Huang taught as a full-time at the Tung Hai University Architecture Program in Taiwan for two years, and he subsequently continues his teaching as part-time Assistant Professor from one of the best national funded engineering university, NCTU, in Taiwan lecturing in MBA, material engineering, and architecture design courses.[2]

Career in Miniwiz

During his teaching life, he was aware that there were many who spoke of environmental issues, but few who had developed appealing products. Hence, He established Minwiz in March 2005, which was registered and located in Taipei, Taiwan. Now, Miniwiz is a global leader in post consumer recycling technology, built infrastructure and architectural solutions. For over 10 years, Miniwiz has been challenging the existing linear supply chain by using post-consumer recycled materials for high performance applications, retail store interiors, factory campuses or consumer goods.[3]

Miniwiz gained recognition worldwide for first executing upcycling technologies and developing solutions that enable a switch to the circular economy. Three National Geographic Channel Episodes have been dedicated to Miniwiz , documenting the following Miniwiz Projects: The EcoARK Museum, the worlds first nine story tall museum made form post-consumer Materials (2010),[4] Polliboat (2011), SDTI electronic waste recycling campus (2015).[5] Miniwiz brought trash materials to the retail industry, equipping Nike's high-end stores (Nikelab) with fixtures made from trash, in the heart of the world's most premium cities: NYC, London, Paris, Milan, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo.[6]

Among other honors, Miniwiz under Arthur Huang's leadership won the Financial Times "Earth Award" in 2010 and The Wall Street Journal's "Asian Innovation Award" in 2011. Miniwiz received the "Technology Pioneers 2015" title by the World Economic Forum, recognizing the potential of the new industry that Miniwiz is leading and the positive impact of its activities on the state of the world.[7]

As of 2014, Miniwiz employs 40 engineers and administration staff. A team of chemical, mechanical, structural and industrial engineers is leading the company's R&D activities, other employees work in areas of architecture, industrial design and engineering.

Miniwiz holds patents for various mechanical and chemical up-cycling technologies developed, including Polliber™, a composite made of reprocessed organic waste with recycled polymers,[8] Natrilon™, a yarn made of recycled PET reinforced with Nano SiO2 from rice husk, Pollibrick™, a mechanical interlocking system,[9] Plyfix™,a consist of sheets of fibrous materials, compressed into a solid sheet and many other.

Notable Works

Awards and Honors

References

  1. ↑ "MINIWIZ". www.miniwiz.com. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  2. ↑ "Harvard Graduate School of Design - Homepage". www.gsd.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  3. ↑ Wang, Joyu; Messmer, Lukas. "Taipei Entrepreneur Builds Business Out of Trash". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  4. ↑ "Megastructures: EcoARK". National Geographic Channel - Videos, TV Shows & Photos - International. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  5. ↑ "Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Vanessa Y. P. Shih attends press conference on Taiwan’s UNFCCC policy and premiere of Megastructures: Urban Mine - 最新消息 - 中華民國外交部 - 全球資訊網(行動版) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)" Check |url= value (help). 中華民國外交部 - 全球資訊網(行動版) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  6. ↑ "Nike Presents NikeLab". NIKE, Inc. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  7. ↑ "Turning trash into high-end goods". Agenda - The World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  8. ↑ "Innovation Platform overview". Intirio. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  9. ↑ "BDNY 2015". from the source. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  10. ↑ "國家地理頻道". www.fictw.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  11. ↑ "Area 13". www.miniwiz.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  12. ↑ Buczynski, Beth; Techling, Earth. "Nike’s newest store is made of garbage". Salon. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  13. ↑ "Nike Flyknit Collective: Architectural Installations Inspired by Sport". Core77. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  14. ↑ Mozur, Paul. "Miniwiz Builds Its Green Presence, Brick by Brick". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  15. ↑ "Technology Pioneers 2015 - World Economic Forum". widgets.weforum.org. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  16. ↑ "Nike's Aerostatic Dome is World's First Structure Supported Entirely by a Helium-Filled Canopy". inhabitat.com. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  17. ↑ "Nike Flyknit Collective - Feather Pavilion". Industrial Designers Society of America - IDSA. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  18. ↑ "2012 Fellows - NYC Venture Fellows". NYC Venture Fellows. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  19. ↑ "Past Make a Difference Award Winners | Let's Make a Difference | MaD - Make a difference 創不同". www.mad.asia. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  20. ↑ "Taiwan designer eyes top prize at Asian Innovation Awards - Taiwan Today". www.taiwantoday.tw. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  21. ↑ "Architecture / Interiors, 40 under 40, 2010 - Perspective". Perspective. Retrieved 2016-01-12.

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