The Condition of Seoul Architecture

Pier Alessio Rizzardi, Won-Joon Choi, Iwan Baan

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Tca Think Tank
23 August 2019

Theory of architecture; Reference; Philosophy; Religion & beliefs; Society & Social Sciences

Series: The Condition of Architecture

Seoul is just behind Mumbai and Lagos in the list of the most extreme density cities in the world. From a population of 3.5 million in 1965, the city exceeded 25 million in 2019, hosting 50% of the population in an area as large as 12% of South Korea. The central areas have seen the cost of land rising by 680 times since the Korean War, reaching the prohibitive $80,000 per square meter.

This extreme situation in which architects must operate, design, and build, creates the theoretical basis of ""The Condition of Seoul Architecture"". The research insists on the point of view of 18 of the most innovative South Korean architects, showing their projects and analyzing their position on the built environment of Seoul; while experts, professors, and curators frame urban issues, through descriptions of nostalgia for tradition, minimalism and empty spaces; opportunities arising from the 2008 crisis; and the traditional concept of facade used to bend the rules of the F.A.R. Game.

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The Condition of Seoul Architecture

Pier Alessio Rizzardi

Interviewees

Moon Hoon, Moon Hoon Architects

Gyoo Jang-yoon, UnSangDong

Kim Dong-jin & Kim Yoo-jung, L'EAU design

Cho Min-suk, Mass Studies

Kim Young-joon, YO2 Architects

Hwang Doo-jin, Doojin Hwang Architects

Kim In-cheurl, Archium

Cho Byoung-soo, BCHO Architects

Kim Min-ji, ISON Architects

Kim Hyo-man, Iroje KHM Architects

Kim Jun-sung, Architecture Studio hANd

Choi Moon-gyu, GaA Architects

Choi Wook, ONE O ONE Architects

Kim Jong-kyu, M.A.R.U. network

Ken Sungjin-min, SKM Architects

Kim Chan-joong, THE_SYSTEM LAB

Kim Seung-hoy, KYWC Architects

Lee Jeong-hoon, JOHO Architecture

Contributing Authors

Choi Won-Joon, John Hon, Caroline Maniaque, Rafael Luna

Photographers

Iwan Baan, Kim Yong-kwan, Sun Nam-goong, Hwang Woo-seop

By: Pier Alessio Rizzardi
By (photographer): Iwan Baan
Introduction by: Won-Joon Choi
Imprint: Tca Think Tank
Volume: 3
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 1.256kg
ISBN: 9781916453739
ISBN 10: 1916453732
Series: The Condition of Architecture
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 23 August 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pier Alessio Rizzardi is the founder of the TCA Think Tank, a multidisciplinary practice based in Singapore. He has worked in Europe, South America, Australia, and Asia, and taught at the Milan Polytechnic; currently he is the editorial director of STUDIO Magazine, founder the series of books 'I Protagonisti', and the innovation column for Domus. In 2017, he participated in the creation of the 'Qatar Urban Design Compendium'; in 2019 designed the Urban Design Festival at the Singapore Design Week. His works have been exhibited at the Venice Biennale 2014 and 2018, Stamford Art Center, and Seoul Biennale 2019.