The Chimera Group．New Visions on Urbanism | Cities and Mobility

Introduction

Chimera Reading Salon: New Perspectives of the City continues the spirit of The Chimera Group, a transdisciplinary arts society founded in the 1950s by Mr. Wang Dao, who often invited artists to meet in his home. The Chimera Group started from “architecture” and gradually expanded to performing arts, art, literature, photography, and commentary. Years of free and open cross-domain communication at Wang Daishi's home. With “City” at its core, the first series will invite Professor Wang Zhihong, Institute of Architecture and Urbanism, National Taiwan University, and special guests to explore new perspectives on urban space culture through six of his translated urban space books. The second lecture will be based on the book “Mobile” and will lead students to an in-depth discussion through an introductory reading by Professor Wang Zhihong and sharing by special guest Lin Sijun.

《Mobile》
Mobility is a relationship we relate to living and understanding the world
As a “concept book,” Mobility combs through a cross-disciplinary approach to the rich theories and research surrounding mobility, and comments on the major authors and thinkers who have contributed to the topic. It not only traces how “mobility” has developed into a key concept within geography, but also reaches out to relevant discussions in the fields of anthropology, sociology, politics, urban planning, cultural studies, and more. The book consists of four thematic chapters that discuss meaning, politics, practice and mediation.