During Japanese civilian rule, leftist intellectuals reacted against imperialist neoclassicism and developed new styles, designing buildings with modernist characteristics to be used as union buildings, schools, medical clinics, and residences. However, this response was in pursuit of a fashionable aesthetic, and not rooted in a critical spirit or pursuit of “ liberation. ” During the KMT era, Taiwan became swept up in the worldwide trend of nationalism.
日本文官總督統治時期，左翼現代文人為批判帝國主義的仿新古典風格，又創作出藝術裝置、表現主義的建築，為當時的工會、學校機構、醫生診所、住宅等使用，但這只是一種時髦的美學追求，和深刻的批判精神或「解放」無關。