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A two-storey modernist clinic in Chiayi City completed in 1968 for Dr. Su Qicai (蘇祈財), a Japan-trained physician who had opened the original Deshan Hospital nearby in 1953. The distinctive concrete-grille façade was designed by his nephew, then newly returned from architectural training abroad. After Su emigrated to the United States in 1989 the building sat vacant for three decades, reopening in 2021 as the second location of local dessert brand Taocheng Douhua (桃城豆花).
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- Fountain of Creativity (FOUNTAIN新活水)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
Themes
- Health History in Taiwan (臺灣公共衛生發展史)
- Modernist Architecture in Taiwan (台灣現代主義建築)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.