Academic Publications and Presentations 

Journal articles and conference proceedings/ papers

Lan, Chih-Wen (2025): Exploring the Essence of Architectural Design Education in the Digital Age: A Case Study of Sophomore Design Course in a Technical University. In: Nurture: Cultivating Care, Creativity, and Collaboration in Architecture--aae (association of architectural educators) conference 2025. Bristol, UK, 2025.

Lan, Chih-Wen (2025): Understanding Heritage Conservation Challenges in Contemporary Taiwan: A Study of Traditional Conservation Philosophy Through Classical Texts. In: Protection of Cultural Heritage (23). (pp. 21-32). ISSN: 2543-6422. DOI: https://doi.org/10.35784/odk.7527

Lan, Chih-Wen (2025): The Role of Historical Streets and Mixed-Era Buildings in Shaping Urban Identity and Quality: A Case Study of Zhongshan North Road, Taipei City. In: Malaysia Architectural Journal, (pp. 273-287). ISSN: 2716-6139

Lan, Chih-Wen: Religious Sites and the Sense of Place: A Study of Ba-Kou Worship in Tai'an Township, Miaoli. In: International Committee for Architecture and Museum Techniques (ICAMT) 50th Annual Conference – Taiwan 2024. Taipei and Taitung, 2024/10. 

Lan, Chih-Wen: Preserving Historical Urban Landscapes: A Preliminary Research of Catholic Churches in Taipei City. In: International Conference on Architecture & Design of Built Environment 2024. Hyderabad, 2024/6.

Lan, Chih-Wen: Adaptive Reuse and Historical Significance: A Case Study of the Former German Trade House, Julius Mannich Co. in Anping. In: Conference of Opportunities for Heritage: Fostering Innovation, Conservation and Sustainability. Muscat, 2024/2.

Lan, Chih-Wen: An Exploration of German Architects' Practice-Related Laws and Contracts: Lessons for the Taiwanese Architectural Industry (德國建築師執業相關法條契約介紹與台灣建築業的借鏡). In: The 35th Architectural Research Achievement Conference and the 7th National Architectural Design Teaching and Architectural Education Forum. Kaohsiung: National University of Kaohsiung. 2023.

Lan, Chih-Wen & Wang, Ming-Hui: Religious Locations and Urban Landscape— Case Study of Catholic Church Locations in Taipei (都市宗教地點與地景研究—以台北市天主教堂地點為例). In: The 26th Forum on Land Use and Planning: Tainan, 2023.

Lan, Chih-Wen: Exploring the Utilization of Bauhaus Course in Taiwan: A Case Study of Incorporating Bauhaus Aesthetics Course in Freshman Education (包浩斯課程在台灣之實作—以大一包浩斯美學課程為例). In: Interdisciplinary Innovation Design Conference International 2023. YunLin: Yuntech Grad School & Dept. of Creative Design, 25th March. 2023.

Lan, Chih-Wen & Wang, Ming-Hui: The Correlation Between Religious Locations and Urban Landscape Through Outside- Inside Method--An examination of Catholic Churches in Taipei: In: 2023 Annual Conference of Taiwan Institute of Landscape Architecture: Taipei, 2023.

Lan, Chih-Wen & Wang, Ming-Hui: Spiritual sustainable cities—A Study of Catholic Church Locations in Taipei and Its Spatial Meanings: In: 2022 Conference and Thesis of Resilient Carbon Reduction City: Kaoshiung, 2022.

Chih-Wen Lan: The religion locations and immigration in transformed urban spaces—A Case Study of Taipei. In: International Planning History Society Conference. Delft, 2022.

Lan, Chih-Wen: A Study of Architectural heritage conservation thinking in Han-Chinese Taiwan—an example of related keywords in Scripta Sinica Database (漢語文化圈臺灣之建築遺產保存觀研究—以漢籍資料關鍵字為例). In: The 34th Architectural Research Achievement Conference and the 6th National Architectural Design Teaching and Architectural Education Forum. Chung Li: Chung Yuan Christian University. 2022.

Lan, Chih-Wen: Spatial Culture and Industrial Network of Ethnic Minorities in Mountain Landscape–A Case Study of Hakka Settlements in Tai-An Township in Miaoli County (山形地景中少數族群之空間文化與產業網絡—以苗栗縣泰安鄉客家聚落為例). In: 20th Gardening Landscape Architecture Symposium. Taichung, 2022.

Chih-Wen Lan, Marian Burchardt: The religion locations and urban spaces: an example in Taipei. In: 2021 Annual Conference of Taiwan Institute of Urban Planning. Kaoshiung, 2021.

Chih-Wen Lan, Ming-Chia Yeh, Yi-Jhen Wu: The effects of a between-school tracking system on students’ psychosocial development: A review on the Germany case. In: Taiwan Education Research Association 2021 (TERA2021). Kaoshiung, 2021. Poster presentation.

Lan, Chih-Wen: The Religion and Belief in Capital City: The Space Change of Religion and Belief in Taipei. In: Globalization and Deglobalization in Asia Seas International Symposium for Young Scholars, Hong Kong, 2021.

Lan, Chih-Wen: The study of the first stage Fu Jen Catholic University campus planning and design after the World War in Taiwan (戰後台灣天主教輔仁大學初期校園規畫之研究). In: The 33rd of architectural research achievements, Taichung, 2021.

Lan, Chih-Wen: The Spatial Change Between Migrations and Religions in the Capital City of Taipei. In: Grandproject2021 Lisbon, 2021.

Lan, Chih-Wen: The Hamburg green network (Grünes Netz) urban plan based on history and culture. In: 19th Gardening Landscape Architecture Symposium. Taipei, 2021. Poster presentation.

Lan, Chih-Wen: A Study of the German Consulate in Taiwan from the late of 19th Century to the beginning of 20th Century. In: Member meeting and symposium of Society of Architectural Historian Taiwan. Tainan, 2021.

Lan, Chih-Wen: An introduction to architectural education in the area of modern-day Germany from the end of the 17th century to the 20th century. (十七世紀末到二十世紀德國地區建築教育簡介). In: Architectural Institute of the ROC. Taipei: Architectural Institute of Taiwan, 2017.

Lan, Chih-Wen: A comparison of heritage conservation thinking in German speaking area between Alois Riegl and Georg Dehio (德語區紀念物保存思想發展--Alois Riegl與Georg Dehio的比較). In: Society of Architectural Historians of Taiwan conference. Tainan. 2016.

Lan, Chih-Wen: A study of former Julius Mannich & Co. Merchant House in Taiwan. In: East Asian Architectural Culture International Conference (EAAC 2011). South of East Asia: Re-addressing East Asian Architecture and Urbanism. Singapore: School of Design and Environment in National University of Singapore, 2011.

Lan, Chih-Wen. Jürgen Giese: The measurement and drawing of historical building. The first step of heritage conservation. In: Architectural Institute of the ROC. Taipei: Architectural Institute of Taiwan, 2009.

Lan, Chih-Wen: A Study on a Traditional Settlement of Bo-Pi Liao. In: Chang, Li-Wen. Taipei: The education of hometown in Taipei, 2004.

Book Chapters

Lan, Chih-Wen (2025): Serenely Rooted in Sacred Realms: Wang Hsiu-Lien's Crafting of Devotional Spaces in Religious Architecture. In: Architectural Institute of Taiwan 2025 Autumn Issue (pp. 67-71).

Lan, Chih-Wen (2025): Spatial Representation of Hakka Culture and Industry in Mountain Landscapes: A Case Study of Tai'an Township, Miaoli County (Submitted).

Lan, Chih-Wen (2024): Collective Portraits of Women Designers in German-Speaking Areas in the Early 20th Century. In: Taiwan Architecture & Cultural Perspective. Taipei, (pp. 34-39). ISSN: 2958－4418 09

Lan, Chih-Wen, & Wang, M.-H. (2024). A study of religion locations and city spaces—An example of Catholic Churches in Taipei and Matsu. 2022 Architecture and Cultural Heritage and Society of Architectural Historians of Taiwan for Chinese Young and Senior Scholars and in Memoriam of Prof. Min-fu Hsu Conference (pp. 57-76). 

ISBN: 978-986-85195-8-9

Lan, Chih-Wen: Exploring of Ambiguous Historical Resources and Adaptive Reuse: A Case Study of the Former German Julius Mannich Co. Merchant House in Anping, Tainan. In: 2023 Annual Symposium of the Taiwan Heritage Society: Wooden Research. New Taipei City, 2023, p. 253-267. ISBN: 978-626-97108-1-2.

Lan, Chih-Wen: The conservation and restoration of modern architectures after world war: an example of German 100-year Weißenhofsiedlung. In: Taiwan Heritage Society 2022 Annual Symposium: The 40th Anniversary of Heritages: Inheritance and Sustainability. Chung Li, 2023, p. 259-273. ISBN: 978-626-97108-0-5.

Lan, Chih-Wen & Wu, Yi-jhen: Adapting Architectural Design Education for the AI Era: Preliminary Findings and Future Directions: In: END 2023 International Conference on Education and New Developments: Lisbon, 2023. p. 380-384. ISBN: 978-989-35106-2-9.

Lan, Chih-Wen & Wang, Ming-Hui: Exploring the Significance of Religious Locations in Taipei: Mapping, Comparing, and Investigating Their Role in Spiritual Sustainability. In: 13th International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society: Athens, 2023. p. 46. ISBN: 978-1-957792-86-6

Lan, Chih-Wen: Subtractive Design: Interweaving the Narratives of Mountains, Rivers, and Seas to Convey Their Stories (減法設計: 從山、 河、 海的交織講述他們的故事). In: Museum Tamsui (15). New Taipei City, 2023. p. 32-39. ISSN: 2227-7714

Lan, Chih-Wen: A study of a destroyed old German consulate building in Twatutia through the concept of “Wiederaufbau”. In: Taiwan Heritage Society 2021 Annual Symposium: Between Tangible and Intangible: Cross Disciplines of Cultural Heritage Preservation. Taipei: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 2022, p. 209-221. ISBN: 978-626-95299-2-6.

Lan, Chih-Wen, Wu, Yi-jhen, Lin, Wei-Ren, Lu, Yin-Chao: Applying spatial history curriculum through creative design—an example in Xinzhuang historical street (運用創意設計進行歷史空間教學-以新莊老街為例). In: Interdisciplinary Innovation Design Conference International 2022. YunLin: Yuntech Grad School & Dept. of Creative Design, 2022, p.D33-D39. ISBN 978-626-95157-2-1

Lan, Chih-Wen: The Spatial Change Between Migrations and Religions in the Capital City of Taipei: In: Urban legacies of the late 20th century-Grand Projects. Lisbon: DINÂMIA'CET, 2021, p. 697-714. ISBN: 978-989-781-551-5.

Yi-jhen Wu, Ming-chia Yeh, Chih-Wen Lan: The effect of an educational tracking system on students’ psychosocial development: A review on the Germany case. (德國中等教育分流制度對學生心理發展影響之評析). In: Journal of Education Research (教育研究月刊). Taipei: Higher Education Publishing Co., 2021, p.124-140.

Lan, Chih-Wen: The religion and belief in capital city: the Space change of religion and belief in Taipei (都會之宗教與信仰：臺北宗教與信仰空間之變遷): In: symposium of Taipei modernology. Taipei: Taipei City Archives, 2019, p. 241-266. ISBN: 978-986-05-9278-8

Lan, Chih-Wen: Historical Facts and Reality--An Unsure History and Tourist Attraction of a Former German Merchant House in Taiwan. In: 2019 Conference Proceedings--International Conference on Conservation of 20th Century Heritage: from Architecture to Landscape. Tehran: University of Tehran/ Docomomo Iran, 2019, p. 55-68. ISBN: 978-964-03-7301-9

Lan, Chih-Wen, Fernando Diniz Moreira: Tradition and modernity in Lina Bo Bardi: An example of reuse of SESC Pompéia factory (麗娜･波･芭蒂（Lina Bo Bardi）的傳統與現代：以西斯科･龐貝亞活動中心（SESC Pompéia）工廠再利用為例). In: 2018 Symposium of Society of Architectural Historians of Taiwan (2018臺灣建築史論壇論文集-文化視野中的建築史). Kaohsiung: National University of Kaohsiung, 2018, p. D7-1-D7-15. ISBN: 978-986-85195-2-7

Lan, Chih-Wen, Yi-jhen Wu, Yeh Ming-chia: The plumbing training in Germany and its implications for Taiwan. (德國配管技術人員的職業訓練之分析及對臺灣的啟示). In: Journal of Education Research (教育研究月刊). Taipei: Higher Education Publishing Co., 2018, p. 88-102.

Lan, Chih-Wen: Historical facts and reality—History and the present reuse of a historical German merchant house in Taiwan —Former Julius Mannich & Co. Merchant House (史實與事實—歷史建築與再利用--以台灣安平德商東興洋行為例). In: Journal of cultural heritage conservation. Taichung City: Bureau of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, 2013, p. 19-31. DOI: 10.6941/JCHC.201306_(24).0002

Lan, Chih-Wen: An introduction of Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (卡爾斯魯爾藝術與媒體技術中心) ,2013, National Science Council International Cooperation Sci-Tech Newsbrief. (http://goo.gl/o6vIIv)

Lan, Chih-Wen: An introduction of Wissenschafts- Wirtschafts- und Medienstandort Adlershof (柏林Adlershof科學，經濟與媒體園區), 2013, National Science Council International Cooperation Sci-Tech Newsbrief.( http://goo.gl/eutV9h)

Lan, Chih-Wen: An introduction and comparison between Ruhrgebiet and old buildings re-use situation in Taiwan (魯爾區與台灣舊市區活化更新案例參考比較), 2013, National Science Council International Cooperation Sci-Tech Newsbrief. (http://goo.gl/Idh6eF)

Lan, Chih-Wen: The oriental elements in German baroque garden. In: Journal of cultural property conservation. Yun-Lin: Bureau of cultural heritage, 2012, p. 75-78. DOI: 10.6941/JCHC.201203_(19).0007.

Lan, Chih-Wen: Living in a world heritage city--Bamberg, Germany. In: Journal of cultural property conservation. Yun-Lin: Bureau of cultural heritage, 2011, p. 57-64. DOI： 10.6941/JCHC.201112_(18).0005.

Lan, Chih-Wen. Chen, Li: Tree-ring dating method for ancient timberwork and its application to Chinese traditional timberwork architecture (木构树轮定年法及中国古建筑应用展望). In: Architectural Journal. Beijing: Architectural Society of China, 2010, p. 98-101.

Lan, Chih-Wen. Eißing, Thomas: An introduction of dendrochronology. In: Journal of cultural property conservation. Yun-Lin: Bureau of cultural heritage, 2009, p. 27-36. DOI: 10.6941/JCHC.200909_(9).0003.

Lan, Chih-Wen. Rung, Fang-Je: Dresden Elbe Valley. In World heritage magazine. Taipei: World heritage (世界遺產), 2009, Feb, p. 82-89.

Lan, Chih-Wen: Zurück zu den Denkmälern(把古蹟還給古蹟吧). In: World United Formosans for Independence. Taipei: World United Formosans for Independence, 2007 (54).

Lan, Chih-Wen: A Study on a Traditional Settlement of Pourompon, Taipei (1802 -1945). In: Architectural Institute of the ROC. Taipei: Architectural Institute of Taiwan, 2002, 11. B7.1-4.

Monograph

Lan, Chih-Wen: Architectural heritage conservation in Taiwan and Germany: elements for cooperation and understanding. Bamberg: University of Bamberg Press: 2017.

Lan, Chih-Wen: Der Chui-Hsien Tempel in Chia Yi, Taiwan: Baudokumentation und Erstellung eines restaurierungswissenschaftlichen Erhaltungskonzepts (嘉義笨港水仙宮：建築紀錄與科學修護保存建議). Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag: 2011. ISBN 978-3-639-35653-3.

Lan, Chih-Wen, Shen-Hui Wu, Min-Li Huang, Li-Wen Chang: Documentation and investigation of Po-Pi Liao historical street area 剝皮寮歷史街區建築調查研究. Taipei: Department of Education, Taipei City Government: 2004.

Lan, Chih-Wen: A Study on a Traditional Settlement of Pourompon, Taipei (1802 -1945) 台北大龍峒聚落之研究(1802－1945). Tainan: National Cheng Kung University: 2002.

Lan, Chih-Wen: Forschung über ein traditionelles Ritual von San-Chi Tin (Untersuchung von Turmaufbau zum traditionellen Verbrennen von beschriebenem Papier) 石頭營聖蹟亭之調查研究與修復建議. Pintung: Bureau of Pintung city: 1994.

Co-Authorship

Lee, Kuo-Ping & Lan, Chih-Wen: A Preliminary Study on the Monitoring of Historic Buildings of One-Floor Bricks: A Case Study of the Proverbs Treatment Room at the Old Site of the Lo Sheng Sanatorium and Hospital, MOHW. In: The 36th Architectural Research Achievement Conference and the 8th National Architectural Design Teaching and Architectural Education Forum. Miao Li: National United University, 2024.

Lin, Hsiao wei (Ed.), Stefano DOMINIONI, Wu, Wan-Bao, Chang, Hsiu-Tzu, Chen, Po-Liang, Huang, Shin-Chuan, Huang, Yu-Yu Huang, Lan, Chih-Wen: Cultural Route--Practical Experiences through Integrated Cultural Conservation Concept (文化路徑─整合性文化保存理念的實踐經驗). Taichung: Bureau of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture: 2022. p. 88-99. ISBN／ISSN：9789865327026. 

Magazine

Lan, Chih-Wen: 2019 3rd RMB and 16th Docomomo Germany Conference: 100 Years Bauhaus: What Interest Do We Take in Modern Movement Today? A Participation Report for Conference in Berlin (包浩斯百年紀念活動：柏林研討會記事). In: Taiwan Architect Magazine. Taipei: TA Taiwan Architect Magazine, 2019 July, 286, p. 40-43.

Lan, Chih-Wen: The symbol of Hamburg old city and its change (漢堡老城的精神地標與其轉變). In: Taiwan Architect. Taipei: Taiwan Architect, 2019 May, 533, p. 93-97.

Website articles

Lan, Chih-Wen (2020, November 16). 淺談德國的紀念物保存

Lan, Chih-Wen (2020, January 31). 走訪法蘭克福建築博物館「遊戲場計畫The playground project」展覽現場.