1997華山藝文特區開啟文建會「閒置空間再利用」政策。當文化藝術成為都市競爭力的具體表徵時,公部門資源的投入勢必牽動藝文空間的下一波發展,藝文空間的發展也就開始涉及了都市結構與更新議題。 In 1997, the Huashan Arts District inaugurated the Council for Cultural Affairs' policy of 'repurposing idle spaces.' As culture and the arts became concrete markers of urban competitiveness, public sector investment began shaping the next phase of cultural space development — connecting arts venues to urban restructuring and renewal.