TCAC operates out of an office in the middle of town. The traditional architecture of the building is a very pleasant sight. Shu Shih-wei, the key mover and shaker at TCAC, was born to parents from the mainland and grew up in Kaohsiung. Formerly a professor at Chung Yuan Christian University, he first came to Peipu ago to help a colleague study the local architecture.
原任中原大學教授，民國八十二年，與中原大學建築系教授喻肇青來到北埔做研究，舒詩偉負責社會學研究部分，針對客家庄的現況進行深入了解，研究做完，他也就此留了下來，成了「北埔人」，如今專職大隘社總幹事。