BORDER ELASTICITY 彈性邊界

As Tainan celebrates its 400th anniversary, BorderElasticity envisions a future that reconnects NCKU with the historic Central West District through the strategic subterraneanization of train tracks and the transformation of Tainan Central Station. This vision reimagines the rigid barriers of the century old railway as an “elastic border” that adapts to urban needs, bridging NCKU’s campus with the cultural vitality of the Central West District.

在臺南慶祝建城400 周年之際，《彈性邊界》提出了一個遠見的願景，通過鐵路的地下化及臺南車站的重新改造，這裡將重新連結成功大學與歷史悠久的中西區。這一構想將百年歷史的鐵路，從一條僵化的「界限」轉變為一個適應城市需求的「彈性邊界」，進一步連結了成功大學校園與中西區的文化活力。

The four lower crystal archeological strata represent distinct epochs in Tainan’s history, while heritage buildings are transcendental artifacts stretched across the epoch strata, connecting the past and present. At the uppermost layer, 1,240 sunken squares are carved across the terrain of Border Elasticity. From these squares rise crystal columns, each a beacon of the future. Designed with conceptual elasticity in mind, these columns invite different interpretations—literal and metaphorical. Initially conceived to represent the economic potential of the zone’s floor area ratio, the crystal columns can also be seen as urban sculptures; resembling blades of grass; or pencil towers. Metaphorically, their arrangement evokes the ritual act of placing Daoist incense or cathedral candles, resonating with Tainan’s cultural and spiritual identity. Each sunken square might even symbolize 1,000 of Tainan’s current residents, grounding the city’s vision for the future people.

臺下方的四層水晶考古層象徵著臺南歷史中的四個不同時代，而歷史建築則作為超越時代性 的遺跡，連結著過去與現在。在最上層，《彈性邊界》的地貌上雕刻出1,240 個下沉式方塊，這些方塊中矗立的水晶柱，如同未來的燈塔，照亮著城市前行的方向。這些水晶柱的設計以彈性為核心概念，邀請人們進行多樣化的詮釋，既可具象也可隱喻。最初的構想是象徵該區域容積率的經濟潛力，水晶柱也可以被視為城市雕塑，形似草葉或纖細的鉛筆塔。隱喻上，它們的排列讓人聯想到道教插香或教堂點燃蠟燭的儀式行為，與臺南的文化與精神身份產生共鳴。每個下沉式方塊甚至可能象徵著臺南目前1,000 位居民，將這座城市的未來寄託於其人民的力量之上。

Exhibitor
黃聖鈞 Patrick Cheng-Chun HWANG,
鄭偉達 Justin Wat Tat CHENG,
龔柏閔 Po-Min KUNG,
羅素敏 Belinda So Man LAW.

Team Member
陳可容 Ke-Jung CHEN,
曾譯賢 Yi-Hsien TS ENG,
李彥杉 Yen-Shan LEE,
賴怡芳 Yi-Fang LAI,
黃韋慈 Wei-Tzu HUANG,
方韋程 Wei-Cheng FANG,
謝廷威 Ting-Wei HSIEH,
黃郁文 Yu-Wen HUANG,
曾秭畇 Tzu-Yun TSENG.