英文摘要 |
A city’s landmark is the icon of the city, representing its best image, culture as well as spirit. Taipei 101, the world’s tallest building at the time of its completion, is a landmark of Taiwan. It enhanced Taiwan’s visibility to the world, and thus fostered nation-wide economic development as it led Taiwan towards a global stage. That is what a successful landmark can do. Nevertheless, globalization has also generated architectural homogeneity. In this modern society where individuality is valued, buildings should have their own personalities in order become and remain landmarks of their respective cities. This paper looks in depth at 12 architectural works of world-renowned, recipient of Pritzker Architecture Prize, Hans Hollein to define the characteristics of an architectural landmark. Literature reviews, content analysis, interviews and questionnaire were conducted in this study. The results aggregately showed that the condition of a building (explicit factor) and external factors (implicit factor) all contribute to the recognition of landmark architecture. Explicit factors include Location, Shape, Size and Architectural Skin of a landmark; implicit external factor includes cultural background. Among these factors, architectural shape, skin and culture leave the greatest impression on viewers. The purpose of the research is to provide architects with applicable references for future designs. |