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In Seoul, where demolition work is always going on, the construction screens have become part of the street landscape. From the fabric torn by the strong wind to the metal panels that easily supersede the height of a full-grown adult, these screens c

‘Bauhaus and Modern Life’, which explores the impact of experimental design by 20th-century designers on the culture of today, is underway at Kumho Museum of Art from Aug. 13 to Feb. 2, 2020. The exhibition, marking the 30th anniversary of the museum

What happens when you use genetic modification to dye every chicken on the planet pink? If the chickens that are red to the bone are still consumed, then the remaining bones pile up on the ground and a pink line will be drawn on the stratum of the An

A forum on the ‘Smart City Living Lab & New Town’ was held in the Korea International Exhibition & Convention Center (KINTEX) in Goyang-si, Gyeonggido on Sep. 4. As a part of the World Smart City Expo 2019, which was co-organised by the Land & Housin

Donuimun Gate, which has been left unrestored of the four main gates of Seoul City Wall, is reproduced by digital technology after 104 years. Demolished in the name of a road extension in 1915 during the Japanese colonial period, the gate has had dif

A prefabricated housing complex is built in Dujeong-dong, Cheonan using an infill system for the first time. The complex carried out by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) in cooperation with Korea Agency for Infrastructure Tec

The winner of the 14th The Good Place Award has been announced. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Institute of Architects selected Jochiwon Cultural Garden, located in Sejong Special Self-governing City, to receive the presid

studio METAA + an architect have been selected as the winner of the design competition for the construction of the Seoul Biohub Global Collaboration Complex. The design contest, organised by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, was conducted to create

‘Architecture and Heritage: Unearthing Future’ is an exhibition which aims to observe the contemporary significance of Deoksugung Palace as a modern heritage site, aligning itself with the ‘Deoksugung projects’ which took place in 2012 and 2017. Unli

Lee Sungje (Lee): Jewel Changi Airport (Jewel) has established a new paradigm for community-centric airport design. Not only does the airport serve as a transit hub – the primary function of the international flight hub – but also features an indoor

The Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism (hereinafter Seoul Biennale), first unveiled in 2017, has now returned after a two-year hiatus. The Seoul Biennale continues with the previous Biennale’s exhibiting format. This time, it is once again a

Seoul Architecture Festival 2019 (hereinafter SAF) was held between 9 – 22 September at Oil Tank Culture Park in celebration of its 11th anniversary since its founding in 2009. This year’s theme was ‘open space’, focusing on the creation or possibili

The Hakrok Library began with the suggestion that a civilian enterprise should donate an architectural project to a military educational institution. Having discussed the possible programme, a final decision was reached to build a library. This was t

Junction Building (known as Jeongseon by the client) was subject to one particular requirement: to express their company’s image and vision. However, the site was characterised by difficult conditions that made a properly defined spatial-layout diffi

Nowadays, many people plan for their retirement and later years. Some of us plan to turn back to our personal history and spend the rest of our lives in our hometown. This house project began when the client’s family, whose livelihood is based in Uls

Choi Eunhwa (Choi): How did you establish the Jiangsu Beisha Kindergarten? Binke Lenhardt (Lenhardt): After years working with child psychology researchers to inform the design of our preschool facilities, we were invited by the Education Bureau of F

Hwang Hyungshin makes furniture with polypropylene (PP) board, which is normally used as a material for moving boxes. If you heat up these boards after arranging them into a pile, the boards stick to each other as their surfaces melt. When they cool