Environmental Sustainability and the Rebirth of a Cultural Heritage: A Case Study of the Old Neihu Quarry in Taipei, Taiwan

摘要

This article uses the Old Neihu Quarry as a case study to discuss design strategy for the recovery and maintenance of a disappearing cultural heritage through the process of rebirth and environmental sustainability. Based on the history research method and fieldwork, this study investigates the history of the construction of the Taipei City Wall and investigates the strategy of environmental sustainability of the Old Neihu Quarry. The design strategy for the reconstruction of the Old Neihu Quarry should include space for expositions; a place within the quarry park for rock climbing, an Eco-museum and experience of the mining activity. The strategy should integrate the landscape layout with the historical stones forming a self-exploratory trail in a natural order, representing its original historical condition as well as showing the later changes. By using historical remains, an Eco-museum should be built through the artistic rebirth of the cultural landscape and heritage.