A Study of Monumentality and Conservative Value of a Baseball Field - A Case Study of Municipal Taipei Baseball Field (1957-2000)

• Main Authors: Ju-Ling Hsiao, 蕭如菱
• Other Authors: 黄士娟
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/93vpxf

碩士 === 國立臺北藝術大學 === 建築與文化資產研究所 === 100 === The development of the baseball in Taiwan has already had history beyond a century, its meaning to Taiwan can also learn from numerous books and theses relating to baseball. However, the baseball field buildings closely linking with baseball is often removed easily because of its old function, its value has been seriously neglected. This research attempt to discuss that the baseball field is regarded as the stage of baseball history development, whether there also should be monumentality value , and what kind of function it have to continue history and memory about baseball. Municipal Taipei Baseball Field is important field for development of Taiwan baseball after World War Ⅱ, and it’s also one of the oldest sports facilities in Taiwan after World War Ⅱ. From its born to demolition, stretching over 1950s to 1990s , going through the several times of space change, and being the scene of the important incident in the baseball history of Taiwan many times, it can be regarded as representative case in sports facilities after World War Ⅱ. So this research selects it as the main research object. The approach of this research is, discussing the commemorative value of Municipal Taipei Baseball Field on views of era, history and memory, and regarding baseball field as “a medium” that arouses memory, analyzing and comparing with the case of foreign baseball field to discuss the importance of baseball fields to continue history and memory. Expecting to present argument for the value of this type of buildings, and provide more of views to think about this type of building.