
Ming-Song Shyu, Architectural History Scholar, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Ming Chuan University
DH Café (No. 153, Section 3, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City)
One lecture for $500, including special snacks (sandwiches, desserts, drinks), and 10% discount on event book purchases.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus (1919-2019) and also marks the first anniversary of the death of Mr. Wang Dai. Three architects influenced by the Bao Haus in Taiwan, Wang Daei, Chen Chiquan and Zhang Zhaokang, each contributed in different ways to the development of modern architecture in Taiwan after the war. Even though time has passed, the ancients return today to take a closer look at the works they left behind, and the cultural depth of their work still amazes us. For this centenary, it is necessary to reflect on what cultural assets the ancients have left us behind. This series of four lectures is the beginning of what we intend to reflect deeply on. The topic of the lecture is “Theme 2: Taiwan Architecture and Baohous-Wang Daishi Exploring Traditions in the Minimalist Forbidden Desire of the Mies”.
WANG DAICHI LIVED IN SUZHOU DURING HIS CHILDHOOD AND GREW UP IMMERSED IN TRADITIONAL CULTURE. AT THE AGE OF THIRTEEN, HIS FATHER WENT TO THE HAGUE TO BECOME A PERMANENT JUDGE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT. HE BEGAN HIS SEVENTEEN YEARS OF STUDY AND WORK IN EUROPE, LIVING IN FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE UNITED STATES, AND MORE, ENJOYING THE EXQUISITE SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT OF LIFE. He lived until 1947 when he left Harvard, where Master Groves taught. A solid foundation of Eastern Western culture and the influence of Bauhaus allowed his architectural work to naturally blend minimalist, modern spaces with a strong oriental mood; his self-described design principle was to simplify, integrate complex designs into pure form and push them to the extreme, from his time at Smith. The resonance of Vandro's “less is more” is also close to the philosophy of Doge, becoming a bundle of architectural spectra that blends tradition and modernity. After his return, the Civil War continued, and as the National People's Government retreated to Taiwan, Wang Dai also arrived in Taiwan at the end of 1952 and never left. And his lifetime of decline and transformation was also a mirror of the changing times — political social realities, coupled with capitalism's deeply incongruous aesthetic, were the reasons King's late birthday fell in love with lunar monuments and literary creation.