Professor Lin Hsien-te of the Department of Architecture of National Cheng Kung University says that Taipei 101 was designed to cater to people's penchant for wealth and rank.
成功大學建築系教授林憲德表示，101 採中國人喜愛的「花開富貴」造型，頭大腳小的結構至少要浪費三、四成以上的鋼筋量，實在「糟蹋地球資源」。