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Lee Dammy and Park Junghyun Speak Up About Contemporary Architecture Criticism: ‘The Revival of Korean Architecture Criticism’

The second iteration of ‘The Revival of Korean Architecture Criticism’, organised by Seoul Architecture Forum, was held on the 28th of August at the office building of Junglim Architecture. The two critics, Lee Dammy and Park Junghyun, used archiromaky and apparat-c as the subject matter for critique. While this eve...

Oct 24, 2025
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A Parking Lot as an Urban Solution: U Zongxoo, ...

Although multistorey car parks are often thought of as ‘cheap, easy-to-build’ buildings, the many considera...

Oct 21, 2025
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[DIALOGUE] What are These Structural Experiment...

The Pavilion of Contemplation is one of the projects in the Tree Series on which I have been working consis...

Oct 20, 2025
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Proving Presence Through Absence: The 13th Seou...

In Korea, where diverse folk beliefs and religions resonate with one another and intersect in uncanny ways,...

Oct 01, 2025
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Beyond the Mid-Size City: The Architecture of t...

Rapid population decline is shaking the fabric of small and medium-sized cities to the core. To rebuild the...

Sept 23, 2025
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[CRITIQUE] Gunsan’s Colonial City Block: An Ind...

In the early spring of 2023, while preparing a workshop for the International Architecture Exhibition at th...

Sept 18, 2025
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[BRIEF INTERVIEW] Making Space: With the Beauty...

My first involvement was in November 2019, when Re\Turning Gunsan began with the exhibition ‘DEAR PARADISO’...

Sept 16, 2025
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[BRIEF INTERVIEW] Project’s Beginning: Let’s Bu...

For ten years I ran The Bar dopo near the Seoul Arts Center. I always dreamed of hosting jazz performances ...

Sept 15, 2025
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[INTERVIEW] The Novelist’s City, Gunsan

I had been living in Iksan since 2018, until in 2021 a cultural foundation in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, o...

Sept 09, 2025
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[ESSAY] Once Again, Back to Life

Gunsan opened its port in 1899. It was one of four cities – along with Incheon, Mokpo, and Busan R...

Sept 08, 2025
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Building Together On-Site: Kim Wonill

‘I am an Architect’ was planned to meet young architects who seek their own architecture in a variety of ma...

Sept 04, 2025
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[ESSAY] Gunsan: A City Open to Change

Over the past decade, Gunsan has served as Korea’s stage for the boldest urban regeneration experiments. Ma...

Sept 01, 2025
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What Lies Beyond Barriers: David Gissen, Richar...

Barrier-free, universal design—these are the policies that often come to mind when discussing ‘disabi...

Aug 29, 2025
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[BRIEF INTERVIEW] Gunsan, Books, Cities: It’s a...

After decades in Seoul, always surrounded by people I knew well, I began to feel as if I was stuck on a ham...

Aug 28, 2025
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Constructing Space and Time Through Gesture: So...

‘I am an Architect’ was planned to meet young architects who seek their own architecture in a variety of ma...

Aug 27, 2025
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Layers of Earth and Narrative: Bangjja Yugi Mus...

According to Gaston Bachelard, the earth (terre) is a material that stimulates the human primal imagination...

Aug 26, 2025
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Stay and More: Z_Lab (2)

‘The moment you step through the door, you’re met with a story—crafted by the atmosphere and space le...

Aug 21, 2025
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[DIALOGUE] An Unfinished City, Evolving Archit...

I believe that the recent transformation of the LG Twin Towers (hereinafter Twin Towers)’s communal area on...

Aug 20, 2025
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[INTERVIEW] Created with and Dedicated to Empl...

The planning of the full-scale remodeling project, which began in 2021, was rooted in enhancing user experi...

Aug 18, 2025
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Stories in Form: Suh Jaewon × Kim Hyoyoung

If you find yourself drawn at first glance to the works of aoa architects (principal, Suh Jaewon) and KHYar...

Aug 14, 2025
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Stay and More: Z_Lab (1)

‘The moment you step through the door, you’re met with a story—crafted by the atmosphere and space le...

Aug 13, 2025