Seung H-Sang / Iroje [Recent Lecture]
Wed Apr-03, 6pm @ EMPAC:
“Landscript” / SEUNG H-SANG (IROJE ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS)
Seung H-Sang’s work is critically concerned with the ‘beauty of poverty’ in 20th century Western culture . He graduated from Seoul National University and studied at Technische Universitaet in Wien. He established his award winning practice “IROJE Architects & Planners” in 1989, after working for Kim Swoo Geun for 15 years, He was a core member of “4.3 Group” which strongly influenced Korean architectural society, and participated in the founding “Seoul School of Architecture” .
H-Sang is the author of ‘Beauty of Poverty(1996 Mikunsa)’, ‘Architecture, Signs of Thoughts(2004 Dolbegae)’, ‘Landscript(2009 Yoelhwadang)’ and ‘Graveyard of Roh Muhyun(2010 Nulwa)’. He has been a Visiting Professor of North London University; and taught at Seoul National University and Korea National University of Art, as well.
In 2002 the American Institute of Architects (AIA) invested him with Honorary Fellow; and was selected as ‘Artist of the Year” by the Korean National Museum of Contemporary Art. In 2007, the Korean government honored him with the “Korea Award for Art and Culture”, and was commissioned as director for Gwangju Design Biennale 2011 and the Korean Pavilion of the Venice Biennale of 2008. He was the coordinator of “Paju Book City’; and from 2014 to 2016 was the First City Architect of Seoul Metropolitan Government.