This competition entry for the Kaohsiung Cruise Terminal and Port Service Center in Taiwan comes from Forrest Fulton Architecture. The architects approached the design of a new gateway as a challenge to design a contemporary version of the traditional city gate.
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Forrest Fulton Architecture designed the gateway as a large table-like space that creates a deck and plaza that juts out over the Cruise Terminal below. The large form creates a threshold for both passengers boarding and disembarking, as well as the cruise ships themselves. It is an attraction that all entering the harbor can see as the entrance or the destination.
