In 1994, the Wenzhou government announced an international design competition for an emblematic building for their new airport. Chu was already quite well known as a landscape artist in Taiwan, and was also in charge of the design faculty in a university, so why should such an experienced designer want to participate in a competition like a freshman novice?
1994 年，溫州市政府發佈新機場地標國際性競圖比賽時，當時的朱魯青在台灣已經是個頗受尊重的景觀設計師，也在大學擔任設計系主任，為何還像初生之犢一般地參加競賽？