
Wei-Hsiung Chan Cultural Sociologist
Chun-Hsiung Wang Director, Department of Architectural Design, Shih Chien University
Winsing Art Place (No. 6, Lane 10, Lane 180, Section 6, Section 6, Minquan East Road, Neihu District, Taipei City)
Admission is free and requires prior registration
Guo Xuhuan and Huang Hui-mei took a deep dive into the design methodology of contemporary Taiwanese urban architecture through the exhibition “Space of Time” and refocused the user experience of the building. The exhibition includes their architectural creations from the past 25 years, where the two never found an opportunity to wake up from the delay of everyday life that rotates day after day. Creating the image of tiny but impossibly brilliant spaces in urban gaps revives the infinite possibilities of space over time and makes everyday life better.
Guo Xuhara and Huang Wai Mei are avid pursuers of this “space for time” and bold experimenters. Through arguments, quarrels, and even cold wars between them, but also through a process of mutual support, encouragement, and love, it creates a space for time and a connection between the viewers.
The end of the exhibition series lecture series: [Architectural Desire for Habitation] Special invitation was given to Mr. Zhan Wai-Hung (Cultural Sociologist) and Wang Jun-Hung (Head of Department of Architectural Design, Practical University). Explore with the audience the meaning of living in a building from a historical perspective, a time perspective, a spatial character, and even a cultural perspective.
The term “dwelling” does not merely refer to living or existing in a place, but rather, it is the moment in a certain space when an individual perceives a connection with everything around, forming relationships with the external environment, such as light, wind, and other living beings, and to be aware of the rise and fall of the sun; it is a rebirth-like epiphany. This is the speaker Wei-Hsiung Chan's interpretation of dwelling. The exhibition "The Space of Time" does not discuss buildings themselves but the experiences of individuals as conscious beings in a space. Whether this experience is active or passive, it stems from a longing for dwelling. Although the earliest experience of living in caves has been lost in modern life, it remains our deepest pursuit and yearning.
Over 70% of KHAA's works are residences, directly related to dwelling. Their method of expressing architecture in this exhibition seems to convey a perpetual dream of dwelling. Despite working in an extremely capitalistic market, they contain elements of romance in the rationality of their tools for conscious dwellers. Architectural professionals constantly navigate between buildings, clients, and users, but in reality, a city yearns for various kinds of spiritual explosions. Humans are creatures of time; when we enter a building and experience the contrasts and tensions of different spaces, the cumulative experiences may evoke poetic impact or specific emotions. In terms of architecture or dwelling, finding a place to settle is to capture the manifestation of time. This subtle creativity, achieving much with little, is where the power of the architect demonstrates.