4 Teams Propose Design for Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall 中正紀念堂轉型設計 4組團隊提案發布

Four teams revealed their concepts about the transformation of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. As the Transitional Justice Commission's term will expire next month, it is hoped that the Executive Yuan can carry on the task to next step.

The design team explained the transformation direction of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. It proposed to build rockwork for landscaping and introduce facilities such as a children's playground and food and agriculture education fields to make the park more open space. The Transitional Justice Commission held an exhibition of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall's redesign before the Commission's decommissioning in May this year. A total of four design teams proposed transformation ideas. The TJC believed that the establishment should be transformed into a democratic history museum to serve as a textbook for reflecting on authoritarianism. The biggest demand from the Taiwan Association for Care of Political Victims during the Martial Law Period is the removal of the Chiang Kai-shek bronze statue.

Tsai Kuan-yu, Honorary Chairperson, Taiwan Association for Care of Political Victims: “The statue should be removed. Even if the ruling party rotates in the future, the bronze statue is removed once and for all, and this issue will be solved.”

Yeh Hung-ling, Interim Commissioner, Transitional Justice Commission: “We hope that the memorial hall can serve as a historical reminder for both Taiwan and the international community of the experience of transforming from an undemocratic to a democratic country.”

The four design teams thought deeply about the transformation of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, the most authoritative symbol in Taiwan. Their ideas included planting a large area of forest, transforming Chiang Kai-shek's bronze statue, or focusing on the needs of the younger generation, such as music studios. The common point of these ideas is to remove the authoritarian axis and create a public space that is suitable for everyone.

Chen Hsuan-cheng, Design Team: “After removing the bronze statue, we let this space become a cultural art space. And the space in the mountain is also for culture and art exhibitions.”

However, legislators believe that the transformation of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is slow. Various plans are currently empty talk without a concrete implementation. The TJC responded by saying the transformation of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is a marathon relay. As the TJC's term comes to an end, it suggests passing the baton to the Executive Yuan's Transitional Justice Board to establish the Hall's transformation goals. 

設計團隊解說中正紀念堂的轉型方向，置入多座的山造景，引入兒童遊戲場、食農教育場等設施，讓園區成為更加開放的空間。促轉會在5月任期屆滿前，舉辦中正紀念堂轉型設計展，共有4組設計團隊提出轉型構想，促轉會認為中正紀念堂應轉型「民主歷史記憶館」，作為反省威權的歷史教材，而政治受難者關懷協會最大訴求就是移除銅像。

政治受難者關懷協會榮譽理事長蔡寬裕表示：「銅體移走，即便以後這個政黨輪替，常態之下，不斷變成，如果把銅體移走的話一勞永逸。」

促轉會代理主委葉虹靈指出：「這個記憶館，我們希望它是可以銘記台灣還有國際，從不民主走到民主的歷史經驗。」

要讓全台最具威權象徵的中正紀念堂轉型，4組設計團隊絞盡腦汁，包括以羞愧的良心為主軸，透過種植大面積森林，改變銅像擺設，又或者把轉型焦點聚焦年輕世代的需求，打造創音工作坊，這些構想共同點都是去除威權軸線，打造符合全民的公共空間。

設計參展團隊陳宣誠表示：「把這個銅像移走之後，讓這個空間變成是一個剛剛講的文化藝術空間，除了銅體之外，還有山裡面的空間，都是文化藝術的空間。」

不過，立委認為中正紀念堂轉型的步伐緩慢，各種方案目前都是空談，沒有具體執行，對此，促轉會回應，中正紀念堂轉型是馬拉接力，任期屆滿後，建議交棒給行政院推動轉型正義會報，確立轉型目標。