The 300-Metre Memory: Reimagining the Airport “Non-Place” at Taoyuan T3

Airports are spaces defined by the paradox of being somewhere and nowhere all at once. For most, the airport is a sterile transit zone, a place we pass through rather than arrive in. Defined by the rhythmic hum of moving walkways and the quiet anonymity of departure lounges, these environments were famously dubbed “non-places” by anthropologist Marc Augé. However, at the new Terminal 3 of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, YEN TING CHO Studio is challenging this neutrality, transforming a standard transit corridor into a profound cultural gateway.