Sanmin District National Science and Technology Museum
Built in 1997, the National Science and Technology Museum is the first museum of applied science in Taiwan. Together with the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts (which opened in 1994), the museum occupies the east and west ends of northern Kaohsiung, offering art, science, and technology exhibition units. The National Science and Technology Museum covers an area of more than 18 hectares. The main building consists of one underground floor and six above-ground floors that feature modern geometric shapes and a floor area of nearly 30,000 ping. The center of the museum is triangular and the latter with circular and square wings on each side that are connected by futuristic corridors with truss glass curtains. The combination presents a complexity that resembles a high-tech city. The circular side of the museum boasts a round skylight and curved balcony, which is a tribute to the Guggenheim Museum in New York designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This imitation of the Guggenheim Museum and collages is unified by grey stone tiles. . Today, it is a popular location for children and parent activities that involve science and technology.
三民／國立科學工藝博物館
國立科學工藝博物館落成於1997年，是國內第一座應用科學博物館，與1994年開館的高雄市立美術館分據北高雄東西兩側，平衡了美術與工藝的展覽空間需求。
科工館全區佔地面積18.37公頃，主館為地下1層、地上6層建築，樓地板面積將近3萬坪，採用現代感幾何形狀量體：中心的三角形與兩翼的圓形與方形，以帶有科技感的整層桁架玻璃帷幕走廊串聯。建築體的拆離與重新串連，為外觀帶來複雜效果，如同自成一格的高科技城市。有趣的是圓型量體內部圓形天窗與弧型陽台，頗有向萊特設計的紐約古根漢美術館致敬的意味。量體的擬仿與拼貼產生的複雜性，在灰色交丁的石材外觀上重歸統一。
科工館所在地前身為六號公園，諾大的公園陪伴孩子們嬉戲成長，科工館開館後逐漸成為熱門的親子互動、科學自然教育場域，也延續了以孩子們為主角的在地歷史。
文／陳家宇
圖／高雄市政府文化局