According to Wang Chen-hua's categorization, Ilan's architectural tradition can be divided into four phases on the basis of chronological order: aboriginal, Han Chinese, Japanese occupation, and modern to post-modern.
根據王鎮華的歸納，宜蘭的建築傳統可依時間先後分原住民、漢族、日據、現代及後現代四個階段。