The people of Ilan, which was long thought to be a backwater, have become more self-confident thanks to the park. Chen Chi-nan, head of the Council for Cultural Affairs, thinks that the relandscaping of Ilan is an excellent example of "critical regionalism."
屬於後山的宜蘭，邊地發聲，展現自信，文建會主委陳其南認為，「宜蘭新建築運動」可以說是「批判性地方主義」的最好範例。地方政府帶頭建立美感的示範後，當縣政府再提出「宜蘭厝」計畫時，宜蘭人很容易就懂得自己想要的是什麼樣的民居。