
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 the Development of Architecture in the Early Post-War Period of Bauhaus - Taiwan from Beauty Aid to Big Hat”.
Wang Da-Hong, Chen Chi-kuan, and Zhang Zhao-Kang, three men influenced by Baohaus in the United States, have been searching for modern Chinese architecture for a lifetime, but have been doing thousands of experiments on seemingly close roads. They came to Taiwan in the 1950s, and the two of them, Wang Chen, eventually settled down in Taiwan, and Zhang moved to Hong Kong; the works they left on the land occupied a place in the growth of different generations. The speaker, Xu Mingsung, studied the history of the collection over the years and described how they contributed in different ways to the development of modern architecture in Taiwan after the war.