Gushan District National Sun Yat-sen University
Established in 1924, the National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) was formerly known as the National Guangdong University; its name was changed to honor the memory of Sun Yat-sen following his passing in 1925. After deciding on the location of NSYSU in Kaohsiung,, Yuzhaochuan Architects’ campus design was subsequently selected after a solicitation process. The campus features a traditional Chinese building layout that differs from Western traditions used by most schools. The school gymnasium, library, and activity center were designed by Hanguang Architects (head: Han Pao-teh), Chen Chi-kwan Architects, and Chu Joe-ming Architects, respectively, yet the university’s architectural structures are united by its red brick facade and similar materials. NSYSU is Taiwan’s first school to be situated next to a seaside resort that face the natural scenery of both mountain and sea. Found in the campus are archaeological sites such as the former Sizihwan Thermal Bath Resort, the former Shoushan Cave, and a wartime command post for the president.
鼓山／國立中山大學校園規劃
國立中山大學原為1924年由孫中山先生創立的國立廣東大學，但因孫中山先生於翌年病逝，為了紀念而改名「國立中山大學」，爾後，隨著國民政府遷台與中山大學校友會於1950年成立，經過了長達30年的決議後最終在第四次復校運動中定址於高雄市西子灣，但由於行政與教研人員還有學校特色並未繼承廣東之中山大學，實則為紀念偉人性質之復校，不同於國立清華大學與國立交通大學。
國立中山大學的校址選定西子灣校區後，曾透過邀請競圖的方式來遴選校園規劃的方案，最後採用的是喻肇川建築師事務所的中國傳統建築佈局規則，不同於多數學校的西方觀念規劃。除此之外，體育館為漢寶德先生的漢光建築師事務所設計，圖書館為陳其寬建築師事務所，而活動中心為朱祖明建築師事務所，儘管如此，磚紅色的立面與相似的材質使校園呈現了一氣呵成的整體性。國立中山大學也是全台第一個緊臨海水浴場，坐山面海擁抱天然景致的校園，園區中更有原西子灣溫浴場、原壽山洞、總統用戰時指揮所等不同時期之遺址。
文／黃則維、柳青薰
圖／高雄市政府文化局、高雄市立歷史博物館