November 2022 Lectures

The long-running PAI Forum is an executive education lecture series for many of Korea’s leading business owners. Curated and managed by Professor Jin-Suk Yang, the forum provides a platform for influential patrons whose design commissions significantly shape contemporary design culture, offering space to discuss emerging issues and future directions in design.

The lecture addressed the importance of integrated design across scales, emphasizing how architecture can immerse users in the site, materials, history, and cultural narratives of a project.

As part of planning a future expansion of its Children’s Museum, the National Museum of Korea invited speakers to address the design and management of spaces for children. The program explored how architectural and urban strategies can better support learning, engagement, and development at multiple scales.

The lecture, City-Making for Children, examined how principles of city design can inform children’s spaces that encourage exploration, independence, and meaningful relationships with both others and the built environment—fostering confidence and long-term civic engagement.

Beomeo Library hosts a public lecture series open to citizens of all backgrounds. The lecture marked the speaker’s first public presentation delivered in Korean and resulted in a condensed talk, followed by an extended discussion.

An hour-long Q&A engaged a diverse audience, with questions ranging from aesthetics and architectural education to client collaboration. The exchange highlighted the relevance of architecture to everyday life and the value of open public dialogue around the built environment.