Director of the department of architecture at Tung H'ai University, Chian Yao-wen states that as a new developing region, Hsin Tien can't be compared with Yangmingshan or T'ien Mu, which were developed under different circumstances, and in the case of Yangmingshan is under the special jurisdiction and restrictions of the government.
東海大學建築系主任詹耀文分析：陽明山屬特別行政區，有禁建規定，所以多年來不致因濫建而破壞景觀。天母居民原多為美國人，美國人對居住環境較為講究，因此形成高級住宅區；美軍撤走後，當地發展已定型，加上取而代之的是些經濟能力、生活水準較高的人，所以仍能維持原來的格調。