But, wonders Yu Chao-ching, a professor of architecture at Chung Yuan Christian University, "Is a city progressive just because it has tall buildings?" He suggests that Taiwanese strive to build the "tallest building in the world" because they are influenced by American culture.
但「有了高樓，就象徵城市的現代化跟進步嗎？」中原大學建築系教授喻肇青質疑現今台灣建築一再要搶「世界第一」的心態，隱含著人們對美式商業城市的認同。