Ju bought up parcels of land one at a time, and was personally responsible for just about every single detail of preparations, including applications for building permits and the design of the museum structures, the landscaping, and even drainage ditches.
然而，以朱銘一向全力以赴的個性，要做就要做到最好的衝勁，從一分一分的買地，各種建築法規的申請，到園中所有建築，一草一木，甚至一條水溝的設計無不一手包辦。