The university originally planned to build a pencil-shaped tower on each of the College of Law and the College of Science. Huang sought to emulate the look of US Ivy League campuses by having ivy climb the walls of these towers. But, lacking supports built into the walls, the ivy grew poorly.
原本高雄大學規劃法學院與理學院時，各設計了一座塔樓，狀似鉛筆，黃世孟希望仿照美國常春藤聯盟大學的校園景觀，讓外牆爬滿攀藤植物，但後來因牆面沒有架上支撐物，以致塔樓牆角雖然種了地錦，但長得不好。