Taitung University Unique Library

18th March 2019 0 By livinguktaiwan

The library at the Taitung University in Taiwan is said to be one of the eight most unique library across the world. My first impression of it, certainly lives up to its reputation. The design reflects what learning and education is about – multi disciplinary, free thinking, reaching for new heights.

台東大學圖書館曾經被選為世界八大獨特圖書館之一。我第一眼看到，不能將它跟其他圖書館比較，但說它獨特真是當之無愧。配上草衣的灰色金字塔座落於綠油油山坡上，既神秘又有趣。我覺得它就像知識一樣，從多個不同方面看都不一樣，又能把人帶到另一個層次。

EXPLORING TAITUNG UNIVERSITY

From far afield, the Taitung University library looks like a grey pyramid on a green hill, mysterious and unusual, very intriguing. So much that you want to go and explore it immediately. There are so many faces to the building, you’re lost at where to start.

WINDOWS

How about the windows? They come in different sizes and shapes, and gives a peep of what life is like inside this unique library. Through each of the different windows, we can see a different view of learning. What? Where? How? Why? When?

圖書館窗口大小形狀不一，無論從那個窗口看進館內，學習與知識都有所不同。學甚麼?怎樣學?為甚麼學?誰在學?何時學?

STAIRCASE

The curve staircase outside is a sharp contrast to the straight outline of the library. Brown wooden steps versus grey concrete walls offers two other contrasts. The dichotomy is like knowledge, there’s always multiple facet to everything. The library inspires one to learn, interpret, analyse and more importantly to think. Without thoughts, we would live in a voiceless world.

灰色混凝土牆壁和直線輪廓，跟館外木板弧形梯級成強烈對比。這跟知識一樣，往往有不同觀點與角度。圖書館讓我們學習，理解，分析和思考。人沒有思考能力，世界就沒聲音。

TO THE TOP

Knowledge is one way to achieve new heights in life. The Taitung University library helps to check our progress and guides us, step by step. There’s a direct staircase from the ground straight to the top of the library. Everyone is on the same track but we can advance at our own pace.

知識可以讓我們更上一層樓。圖書館就是這條樓梯。沿著圖書館的樓梯一步一步走，起點都一樣。以自己喜歡的速度走，有人快，有人慢，不用比賽。

NEW HEIGHTS

Education is a long slow process, an never ending but a rewarding one. Once you achieve a stage, there’s always recompense. There’s a 360 degree view from the top of the library of the campus. It’s surrounded by a range of mountains, who wouldn’t want to study here and continue this fulfilling journey of learning.

學習是一條漫長路，而且走不完。過程雖辛苦但一定有回報。每到一個中途站，看到自己的成就，不是很滿足嗎?尤其站在高台上，那個大地在我腳下感覺，會讓我們想繼續走這條學習的路。