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Seung H-Sang () is a South Korean architect who studied at
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and Technische Universitaet in
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. After working for Kim Swoo-geun from 1974 to 1989, he established his own office IROJE architects&planners in 1989. Seung was a core member of the 4.3 Group, which strongly influenced South Korean architecture, and participated in founding the Seoul School of Architecture for a new educational system. He is the author of ''Beauty of Poverty'' (1996 Mikunsa), ''Architecture, Signs of Thoughts'' (2004 Dolbegae), '' Landscript'' (2009 Yoelhwadang) and ''Memorial of
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'' (2010 Nulwa), and was a Visiting Professor of North London University and taught at
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and at
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. His works are based on his critical concerns with Western culture of the 20th century, particularly regarding the topics of beauty and poverty. His approach has been likened to the Critical Regionalist agenda because he derives, for example, an architectural logic from observations of the former slums of Geumho-dong in Seoul. He won various prizes for his practice and work and served as coordinator for Paju Book City. The
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made Seung an Honorary Fellow of AIA in 2002, and the Korea National Museum of Contemporary of Art selected him as Artist of the Year in 2002, which was a first for any architect, after which he hosted a grand solo architecture exhibition. Seung has gained worldwide fame as an architect by way of his architectural achievements and various international exhibitions, as well as has spread his architectural influence over Asia, Europe, and the Americas. In 2007, the South Korean government honored Seung with the Korea Award for Art and Culture, and he was commissioned as director for Gwangju Design Biennale 2011 after for Korean Pavilion of
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2008. He stepped down as the first City Architect of the Seoul Metropolitan Government in 2016. He also taught at
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as a guest professor in 2017. He then worked as Chief Commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Architecture Policy of Korea from 2018 to 2020. In 2019, the
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awarded him the National Decoration the Cross of Honor for Science and Art, First Class. He is now a Chair Professor at Dong-A University and Distinguished Expert of CAFA Visual Art Innovation Institute in
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"Beauty of poverty. Here‚ it is more important to use than to have‚ to share than to add‚ to empty than to fill."


Major works

* E-Mun291,
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, 1992 * Sujoldang,
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, 1993 * Subaekdang,
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, 1998 * Welcomm City,
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, 2000 * Commune by the Great Wall,
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, 2000 * Hyehwa Culture Center, Daejeon University,
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, 2003 * Chaowai SOHO,
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, 2004 * Korea
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Peach and Life Valley,
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, 2005 * 30th Anniversary Memorial Hall of Daejeon University,
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, 2008 * Memorial for Former President,
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, 2009 * 360 Earth Water Flower Wind Country Club,
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, 2009 * Teochon House,
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, 2010 * Art Villas, Jeju,
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, 2010 * Hyunam, Gunwi,
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, 2012 * Myung Films Paju Office,
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, 2015 * Public Cemetery Park ‘A Thousand Wind’,
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, 2016 * Soowoojae,
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, 2017 * Myungrye Sacred Hill,
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, 2018 * Bugye Arboretum ‘Sayuwon’ Wasa, Myueongjeong, Cheomdan,
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, 2019


Books

*''Beauty of Poverty'' (First edition: Mikunsa,1996; 30th anniversary revised edition: Slow Walk, 2016) (Korean-English Bilingual) *''Architecture, Signs of Thoughts'' (Dolbegae, 2004) *''Structuring Emptiness'' (Dongnyuk, 2005) *''The Cannon of Architect'' (Youlhwadang, 2005) *'' Landscript'' (Youlhwadang, 2009) *''Memorial of President Roh-Moohyun'' (Nulwa, 2010) *''Paju Bookcity Culturescape'' (Kimoondang, 2010) *''Stories of 360° Country Club'' (Culturegrapher, 2012) *''Old things are all beautiful'' (Culturegrapher, 2012) *''某用空間'' (Typomedia, 2013) *''Seung H-Sang Document'' (Youlhwadang, 2015) *''Invisible Architecture Inconstant City'' (Dolbegae, 2016) *''Meditation'' (Dolbegae, 2019) *''Natured: IROJE Seung H-sang'' (Actar, 2019)


Awards

*1989: Certificate of Commendation from the Chief of Justice *1992: Prize Winner of Korea Institute of Architect *1993: Cultural Award of Kim Swoo Geun Foundation *1993: Main Prize of Korea Architectural Culture Grand Award *1994: Korea Architectural Culture Grand Award *1995: Seoul City Architectural Grand Award *1997: Busan City Architectural Grand Award *2007: Art & Culture Korea Award, President of Korea *2007: Paradise Award, Art & Culture Korea, Paradise Korea *2017: 13th Kyung-Ahm Prize, Special Prize *2019: Cross of Honour for Science and Art, First Class,YNews
Awarded Cross of Honour for Science and Art, First Class.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seung, H-Sang 20th-century South Korean architects 20th-century South Korean male artists Living people 21st-century South Korean non-fiction writers 1952 births Seoul National University alumni Academic staff of Dong-a University