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Upon entering the exhibition hall, we are met by a scene resembling an archaeology dig opposite a white wall. A collection of digging tools and tongs have been scattered across the mustard yellow dirt ground. Who is behind this? What and why are they

The exhibition ‘Pavilion Laboratory’ was on display at Domansa, in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, between Aug. 28 to Oct. 31. The theme of this exhibition was the architect’s pavilion, explored through works such as Lifethings (principal, Yang Sooin), NAMELESS

The ‘MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2020: Haegue Yang – O2 & H2O’ has been on show at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) in Seoul since Sep. 29. Yang is the central figure in this year’s annual exhibition, which highlights the notab

Flowers, butterflies, animals, waves, and topographical contours have been embroidered across the walls, floor, and ceiling of the exhibition hall at low illumination. When you approach and touch the wall on which a deer appears to be walking, the de

Recently, the number of people living with companion animals has increased significantly. The question of whether one owns a dog or cat was even included in a recent Population and Housing Census. Under these circumstances, from Sep. 4 to Oct. 25, th

Seoul Museum of History organised an online conference titled ‘A Museum for Everyone’ on Oct. 8. In response to the prevailing trend in the expansion of museums in terms of their functions and roles, this was an opportunity for professionals in the f

The 36th Busan Space Forum was held on Sep. 28. It operated under the theme ‘The Beginning of a Balanced National Development: The Port of Busan’. The event was broadcast live on YouTube. First, Jung Sungki (director of Busan North Port Integrated De

The award winners of the Korean Architecture Awards 2020 were announced on sep. 24. The completed building track was further divided into public, private, shared residences, and general residence categories. Haeahn Architecture’s National Assembly Co

On Sep. 25, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced that it would execute the 2nd round of its improvement plan of the Electronic Architectural Administration Information System (EAAIS, more at: cloud.eais.go.kr). It is a

On Sep. 25, WISE Architecture (co-principals, Jang Youngchul, Chun Sookhee) was selected as the final winner in the design competition for the Ang-gang Bay Archipelago Observatory Deck Construction Project. Namhae-gun hosted this design competition w

Kim Yeram (Kim): Kolon FnC has opened a flagship store for its outdoor fashion brand in Itaewon. What kind of space did the client want to create in this location, one crowded with various showrooms of other fashion brands? Seo Donghan (Seo): The cli

Choi Eunhwa (Choi): How and when did THE TOKYO TOILET project begin? Ueki Mihoko (Ueki): Japan is known as one of the cleanest countries in the world. Even the public toilets maintain a higher standard of hygiene. However, the use of public toilets i

Ecuador is a country at the antipode of Korea, north of the equator in South America. Located on the Pacific coast, Guayaquil is a commercial and industrial metropolis that has long been at the head of Ecuador’s economy. Many satellite cities have sp

Architect Nic Brunsdon, Craig Nener, Michelle Kar, Adam Reynolds, Jaxon Webb Location North Perth, Western Australia, Australia Programme single house Site area 230m2 Building area 190m2 Gross floor area 190m2 Building scope 2F Height 8.3m Parking 2

Park Semi (Park): Describe the conditions of the site on which North Perth House is located, and the client’s background. Nic Brunsdon (Brunsdon): The North Perth House is an urban-infill project in inner-city Perth, Australia. Located on a small res

It is often said that we inhabit a time in which metadiscourses have been replaced by closer attention to daily life; as groups dissolve, individuals emerge. We still gather in groups to talk about architecture, but it is fundamentally different from

The literary critic Im Hwa recently claimed that modern literature is the product of transplantation. In the last century, one line of enquiry in the study of Korean literature attempted to overcome this thesis by establishing a sense of literature a

Cho Junggoo Staffs of guga urban architecture, Volunteers Nov. 2000 – ongoing research investigation, interview, photograph To research and record the city where we have lived in. www.guga.co.kr Cho Junggoo was born in 1966 and raised in Bogwang-d

Lim Jinyoung Choon Choi, Hwang Jie-Eun, Kim Hyungjin, Youm Sanghoon, Choi Jini, Kim Sangho, Im Jean, Bae Jiun Feb. 2012 – ongoing opening and visiting architecture/studio, talk and forum To make people understand the architecture and city environmen

Park Kyungsun Jung Eunhee, Jeong Daeun, Han Haeyoung, Park Sungjin, Yoon Solhee, Ahn Haemi May – Sep. 2020 video, archive To shoot the people who are documenting the Seoul through their own methods. www.youtube.com/channel/UClhAtQDuTUW_NPZ8jiDUzEg

Lim Geunhye, Kim Hyoungkook, Hong Sungchun Oh Eunmi, Kim Bohyun 2012 – ongoing lesson, lecture To run architectural education programs for increasing integrated thinking abilities. archschool.org Anton Vidokle 1998 – ongoing journal, review www.e

Kim Donghee Kang Mihyun, Kang Jeyong, Bahk Joungyeon, Shin Hyunbo, Oh Sinwook, Chung Yerang, Jung Hyobin, etc. Oct. 2014 – ongoing seminar To communicate with public by sharing the architectural informations. www.ziptalk.co.kr Gong Gyeongtae Apr. 2

Woo Jihyun, Choi Youngjoon Kim Dayoung, Kim Minsun, Kim Soyeon, Kim Junheon, Park Sangjoo, So Namoo, Lee Sanghyun, Lee Sunwoo, Lee Hwaeun, Jang Jimin, Hwang Seontae Sep. 2019 ‒ ongoing reading of books To pursues further study and knowledge through

Lee Kichul Kang Jingyu, Kim Mingyu, Kim Seongryoul, Kim Yoojin, Baek Jiyung, Shin Hyukhyu, Won Hosung, Jo Jaeduk, Heo Jinwoo, Yu Changwook, Lee Jae, Jung Woogsik Nov. 2016 – ongoing seminar, open house, talk concert, sight seeing A causal meeting be

The Busan Architecture Festival (hereinafter BAF) is a registered corporation that operates a whole host of events related to the architecture and the urban environment of Busan. The municipality of Busan launched and supported the BAF in 2001 as one

Kurashiki in Japan is a city that preserves the traces of urban structures and the architecture from past periods. As a centre for logistics since the Edo Period, Kurashiki has come to create a unique landscape that organises itself around warehouse-

Archat is a quarterly magazine first published by architecture students in Seoul in the autumn of 2017. According to the Archat Editorial Team, their aim is to ‘introduce the latest architectural trends through their own text, looking into the realit

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