Chimera Architecture Salon | Session 2 | Architecture and Life: The Postwar Experience

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“Modern Life: Taiwan Architecture 1949—1983” examines the issues and cultural factors that influenced the context of architectural development in Taiwan between 1949 and 1983. The exhibition reveals the new transformations that Taiwan faced after the end of World War II. From the migration of the national government to Taiwan, the era of beauty and dignity, and the modern era, Taiwan's culture of life gradually moved out of the shadow of political ideology and into the modern era of freedom of living, while opening a door to the imagination of “freedom”.。 WHILE EXPLORING AND LONGING FOR MODERNITY, ARCHITECTURE BECOMES A WINDOW INTO THE CULTURAL CHANGES OF POST-WAR LIFE IN TAIWAN. The existence of the building entity also imprints the authenticity of the life cultural event, and thus the building becomes a tangible cultural form of interaction with the life cultural event.

The second salon responds to the theme of the exhibition and explores the changes made to life after the war. Mr. Jiang Yajun, Associate Professor of Architecture at Chung Yuan University, was invited to discuss architectural scenarios related to “New Life” through his research, including the new way of life revealed by Wang Dazhi's home, the Gospel Village designed by Hammond Architects, the South Airport Apartments, etc. AT THE SAME TIME, ARCHITECT HUANG MAO-CHUN WILL ALSO COME TO THE SITE TO SHARE THE HISTORY OF POST-WAR ARCHITECTURE.