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THE CAFÉ STACKED WITH COMMON SPACES: LE DETOUR

As its name suggests, Le Detour, designed by architect Kwak Heesoo, is a suburban café reached by passing through multiple twists and turns. One might begin to wonder whether it will receive any visitors due to its remote location, far from the city, but upon entering the building one quickly recognises its pop...

Aug 11, 2021
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Latent Connections Between Virtuality and Archi...

Architects who did not get to physically construct a building perform the task by projecting the subject of...

Aug 06, 2021
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THE BUNDLE-STRUCTURED ISLAND ON THE HUDSON RIVE...

On May 21, a park named ʻLittle Islandʼ opened that looked like several tulips planted in the Hud...

Aug 05, 2021
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[Series] Vietnamʼs Modern Architectural In...

Aug 04, 2021
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[I AM AN ARCHITECT] BECOMING GROWN-UPS: KIM JIN...

Aug 03, 2021
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From a Covert Space to a Viewing Platform: Inwa...

In 2020, two guard posts, which stood at the foot of Inwangsan mountain for half a century, were reopened a...

Aug 02, 2021
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[Column] Exhibition Space 2: The Windows in an ...

Yoon Wonhwa, a visual culture researcher, wrote a series of articles. Focus on the place where the exhibiti...

Jul 27, 2021
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[Jung Jidon's SPACE (NON)FICTION] 2. A Sniper i...

(non)Fiction, serialized by novelist Jung Jidon. When we talk about space, we swiftly discover is that we k...

Jul 27, 2021
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The Abstract Original Sin That Is Koreanness: R...

Jul 19, 2021
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Apropos of The Cycle of Birth, Growth, and Deat...

The exhibition ‘Gardening’ looks at the garden as a process of change rather than a fixed object. It clarif...

Jul 12, 2021
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[Re-Visit SPACE] The Anxiety of Criticism

SPACE is a widely respected scholarly journal that has documented the Korean architectural scene over the p...

Jul 09, 2021
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Attitude of Architectural Exhibitions During th...

The 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, originally scheduled for May 2020, was delayed once to August due to...

Jul 08, 2021
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[Re-Visit SPACE] Samilro Building in ‘Kim Chung...

SPACE has documented the Korean architectural scene over the past 55 years. To shine a new light on its hug...

Jul 07, 2021
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[Series] Dialogue with Architects from Southeas...

Architecture finds its origin in human needs, but the realm in which architecture is placed is always natur...

Jul 01, 2021
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The Phenomenology of the Brick, The Topology o...

Lim Dokyun made his debut on the architectural scene at the Korea Young Architect Awards in 2008. However, ...

Jun 29, 2021
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[I AM AN ARCHITECT] FITTED BUT RELAXED: LEE SEW...

Jun 28, 2021
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CAPTURING THE SCENERY BEFORE IT FADES AWAY: PAR...

Without realising it, the designation of a large or small park has been overwritten by the Sunset Law for U...

Jun 24, 2021
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[Column] Exhibition Space 1: The Entrance of th...

Yoon Wonhwa, a visual culture researcher, wrote a series of articles. Focus on the place where the exhibiti...

Jun 23, 2021
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[Jung Jidon's SPACE (NON)FICTION] 1. Suddenly E...

(non)Fiction, serialized by novelist Jung Jidon. When we talk about space, we swiftly discover is that we k...

Jun 23, 2021
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[Series] Dialogue with Architects from Southeas...

The Vietnamese architects creating their own architectural foundations on layered and interconnected histor...

Jun 18, 2021
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[Re-Visit SPACE] Human, All Too Human: A House ...

Jun 07, 2021