Minsuk Cho interview at GreekArchitects.gr

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, the Korean Peninsula was divided in two. Within the polarizing global and state systems of the Cold War, a society and culture that had maintained a unified state entity for more than a millennium evolved radically divergent yet irrevocably interconnected economic, political, and ideological systems. The trauma […]

Jinhee Park Lecture

Architecture enthusiasts joined us for the final lecture in the 2014 UQ Architecture lecture series, presented by the University of  and the Asia Pacific Design Library. Jinhee Park from SsD (SingleSpeedDesign) Architecture concluded the series in Brisbane on Tuesday May 20. Jinhee is a founding partner of SsD Architecture, with offices in Boston, New York and […]

Pojangmacha Porject in Seoul

Documentary of Pojangmacha Porject in Platoon Kunsthalle Seoul. The Pojangmacha Project is not merely an architectural event but has become quite a complex task. This experience has been breaking down any genre distinctions, with the participation of creators of every stripe, such as the culinary arts, studio arts and the various forms of designing. The […]

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Architecture of the Future | Mass Studies

For Korean architecture firm Mass Studies, the future is their present. The Creators Project went to their offices in Seoul and spoke to the company’s founder Minsuk Cho who explained how their ultimate goal is to shape a community through space.   post by The Creators Project See the vast scope of their work, informed by […]

Korea.Nature-Inspired Architecture

In the “Nature-Inspired Architecture”, we will meet with foreigners who visit a Korean traditional garden and international architects who are merging traditional styles with modern architecture. Yi Eun-young who has built the Stuttgart Library, and Woo Kyu-sung who has founded the Harvard Graduate Housing, received an award for the most beautiful architecture in Boston, USA. […]

Symposium: (Un)Building Colonial Space in Korea

This interdisciplinary colloquium engages the following questions: How is Korean colonial space constructed in, and through, literature, archaeology, visual culture, and architecture? How do we know of the colonial built environment as epistemology and as site, either material or imagined? We are talking within and beyond the spatial practices of colonialism, as they appear and […]

Hanok, a Korean Traditional House

You can feel the profound beauty of a hanok while looking at the whole view slowly by taking a step back. The graceful structure of a hanok standing on the ground seems to demonstrate the honorable personality of the owner. by kcultureportal There is a saying that you should be satisfied when it’s 99% perfect […]