November 2022 Lectures
In 2022, all my public lectures occurred during a week-and-a-half span. The compressed timeframe offered a unique learning opportunity: Like looking at the same object from different angles, each lecture reframed and…
Dulwich College Seoul Inquiry Hub Library
The Dulwich Inquiry Hub Library wins a 2021 AIA International Region Award and is featured in SPACE Magazine: The children’s library implements the idea of ‘interior urbanism’ to create immersive spaces that foster creative learning and play.
100 Years of Modern Architecture Exhibit
‘Devious Topographies’ project is included in the exhibit, The Future We Have Drawn: 100 Years of Modern Architecture in Korea. This exhibition looks back on the last 100 years of achievements of SNU architecture graduates and faculty…
Dulwich College Seoul ‘Inquiry Hub’ Library Wins 2021 AIA International Award
The Dulwich College Seoul Inquiry Hub Library was awarded a 2021 Award from the American Institute of Architects International Region. The interactive learning space for primary school children is a…
Seoul Biennale Opening Forum
“Student are feeling more and more powerless because the issues we face in terms of ecology are so complex that they become incalculable… First and foremost, we need new platforms for collaboration within the school. We need to…”
The Only Question is When: John Hong lecture at Singapore University of Technology and Design
The lecture will trace the conceptual evolution of architectural sustainability through the projects and research agendas of John Hong’s Seoul National University based lab, Project : Architecture. The talk will examine the trajectory of sustainability from…
City as Verb
City as Verb takes the familiar nouns used to describe our urban environments and simply changes them into verbs. This seemingly simple conceptual shift has deep consequences: For instance, instead using the word ‘street,’ we change it to ‘moving’…
JiYuWon Cultural Space
Located at the vital watershed where the Hang River and Kyeong-an stream converge, this cultural building for the appreciation of art and music transforms a steep slope into spatial and ecological flows…