Chung Yuan Christian Unversity’s Chang Ching-yu Library is one of Wang Chiu-hwa’s best known projects in Taiwan. After 30 years in the US, Wang returned to Taiwan to take care of her parents. When Wang died at the age of 96 last month, she was remembered as the “mother of Taiwanese libraries.”A certificate given to Wang Chiu-hwa by mentor and collaborator Percival Goodman before she moved to Taiwan. She has worked on libraries at National Changhua Normal University, National Taiwan Ocean University, National Palace Museum and National Chung Cheng University. “I didn’t design so many libraries because I like libraries,” she once said.

Source: Taipei Times August 07, 2021 15:56 UTC