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Gwanghwamun Square Reopened

The newly renovated Gwanghwamun Square, which has doubled in size, opened to the public on Aug. 6. Considering criticism that the previous Gwanghwamun Square was cut off by the road and difficult to function as a square, the Seoul Metropolitan Government expanded the square in the direction of the Sejong Center to p...

Sept 16, 2022
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Between Nature and Culture: ‘Architectural Space of the Islanders: Focusing on Jeju Island’s Subsidiary Island’

The 58th Far East Asia Architecture and City History Colloquium, hosted by the Far East Asia Architectural ...

Sept 15, 2022
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Individuality and Universality: ‘On the ‘Koreaniety, Today’’

Park Junghyun, a jury member for the 2022 Junglim Awards, noted that ‘Koreaniety’ is a problematic concept,...

Sept 14, 2022
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Memory Woven with Thread: ‘In Memory’

Shiota Chiharu’s solo exhibition ‘In Memory’ came to an end on Aug. 21. Born in Osaka, Japan, Shiota sprang...

Sept 08, 2022
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The Preservation and Use of Architecture Heritage: ‘Kim Chung-up Architecture, Encountering Today’

Between June and July, Kimchungup Architecture Museum revealed the video trilogy series ‘Kim Chung-up Archi...

Aug 30, 2022
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Bringing the Courtyard to Life: ‘Platform-L Pavilion Project 2022’

Approaching the front of the building, a sheet of white cloth and a mirrored door come into view through th...

Aug 03, 2022
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Imaginary Architecture Under Way: ‘Meta-Horizons The Future Now’

‘Meta-Horizons The Future Now’ began with the question: what possibilities will developments in digital tec...

Jul 27, 2022
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IMAGINING A ‘SHELTER’ FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO BREATHE: ‘HABITAT ONE’

The exhibition ‘Habitat One’, which opened at Hyundai Motorstudio Busan on July 7, asks what life will look...

Jul 25, 2022
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THE 56TH FAR EAST ASIA ARCHITECTURE AND CITY HISTORY COLLOQUIUM ‘TRUTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS CONCERNING THE EARLIEST HEADQUARTERS OF FORMERLY INCHEON CUSTOMS’

On May 26, the 56th Far East Architecture and City History Colloquium hosted by the Far East Asia Architect...

Jul 08, 2022
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THE THREE PERSPECTIVES OF DAAN: ‘CHEUNG CHEUNG CHEUNG: WHERE WE AREʼ

The exhibition ‘CHEUNG CHEUNG CHEUNG: WHERE WE ARE’, which features divisions in our society as a consequen...

Jul 07, 2022
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RESONATING WITH YOU AND ME: ‘CHOI JEONG HWA: YOU ARE MY HOME’

From Apr. 15 to June 17, the historical space of modern Korean politics House of Woonkyung was transformed ...

Jul 06, 2022
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CHEONG WA DAE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC

Cheong Wa Dae was opened to the public on May 10.

Jul 05, 2022
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The Design Competition for the New Haeundae-gu City Hall

On May 30, a sketch of the New Haeundae-gu City Hall was released.

Jul 01, 2022
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The Design Competition for the Changwon Museum of Art

On May 11, eSou architects (co-principals, Kim Hyunsu, An Youngju) won the Design Competition for the Chang...

Jul 01, 2022
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The Design Competition for the Seoun-myeon Administrative Welfare Center

On May 10, Ansung-si announced the result of the Design Competition for the Seoun-myeon Administrative Welf...

Jun 27, 2022
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Digging into the Errors of Media: Hito Steyerl’s A Sea of Data

Theorist and media artist Hito Steyerl has exposed points of intrigue and contestation in media, image, and...

Jun 21, 2022
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Demolition of the 50-year-old Nakagin Capsule Tower

In April, the demolition of the Nakagin capsule tower designed by Kurokawa Kisho (covered in SPACE no. 652)...

Jun 20, 2022
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Winner of the EU Mies Van Der Rohe Award 2022

The 2022 winner of the Architecture Award of the EU Mies Van Der Rohe Award is Town House, Kingston Univers...

Jun 17, 2022
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Conversation between Architecture and Sculpture: A ‘Poetics of the Senses’

‘Poetics of the Senses’ is on show at CHOI MAN LIN MUSEUM. The art gallery is the former house and studio o...

Jun 16, 2022
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The Registration of Sajik-dong House as a Valuable Architecture Asset

On 30 March 30, Sajik-dong House designed by architect Kim Chung-up was registered as Valuable Architecture...

Jun 15, 2022
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THE ARCHITECTURE OF A RELATIONSHIP: ‘THE HOLY CITY 2022’

The solo exhibition by installation artist Kim Dongyeon was held at the Total Museum of Contemporary Art (T...

Jun 13, 2022