
KWANG-TING, WANG JUNHSIUNG, WANG TSEN-WING RESEARCH PLANNING TEAM “MODERN LIFE: TAIWANESE ARCHITECTURE 1949—1983”
Shen Mengying Executive Secretary, Taiwan Museum Cultural Foundation
Xu Changzhi, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture
Wang Daishui Shuxuan (No. 153, Section 3, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City)
$150 (Paid upon arrival, drinks and snacks are available on site)
The third lecture begins with the Taiwan Museum's “Collection of Classic Building Design Patterns in Post-WWII”, which began in 2006, to discuss the interpretation and reproduction of the architectural archives in the exhibition. The lecture was invited by Shen Meng-ying, Executive Secretary of the Taiwan Museum Cultural Foundation, to share personal research and exhibition applications in the Governor's Archives, the National Archives of Taiwan, the National Archives of Taiwan, the Taiwan Museum Archive of Modern Architecture, and the National Cultural Database Archives.
In addition, Xu Changzhi, an assistant professor at the Department of Architecture at Chung Yuan University, will present this year's documentary series “From Imagination to Reality”, which has been documented and preserved by translating architectural facts, professional architectural drawings, expert guidance, and dynamic models. The story of buildings such as Shin Women's University, Kaohsiung Sanxin Business Wave Building and Taipei Medical University. Demonstrates the close relationship between architecture and culture of life.
In previous architectural history research, the absence of construction drawings has often hindered scholars from fully understanding how buildings were actually constructed. In this context, the establishment of architectural archives becomes especially vital. Since 2006, the National Taiwan Museum has led the “Post-WWII Taiwan Classic Architectural Drawing Collection Project.” Throughout the collection process, stories shared by architects and their families have helped uncover the histories behind the drawings. This archive marks a significant new starting point for the study of Taiwan’s postwar architecture, opening up opportunities for scientific analysis and reinterpretation.
The drawings and textual records in the database offer invaluable insights into architects’ design processes and can be readily shared with the public through publications. Beyond this, audiovisual documentation offers another medium for architectural research: the documentary From Imagination to Realization, born from a study of Tainan’s Jingliao Holy Cross Church, makes architectural value and social impact accessible to general audiences while highlighting architects' work and societal contributions.