Workshop Theme

The theme of the workshop is revitalization and re-use of a project that promised a contemporary and modern life based on an idea of multiplicity and simultaneity:  both architecture and urban design, residential and commercial, infrastructural and landscape, divisive on East-West axis / connective in the North-South axis.

Given the enormous ambition and complexity of the project, the recent government studies suggest either a complete tabula rasa for the site or a complete re-embracing of the original aspirations and desires of the project. The current decision to replace the Arcade with a linear connective green park reflects the recent “green” zeitgeist within the gov- ernment.

The purpose of the workshop is to evalute the history of the Sewoon Arcade development, diessect and extract key issues and opportunities to propose a strategy of symbiosis. With an emphasis on conservation efforts through intel- ligent re-development and community awareness, the workshop asks if redemption is the blueprint for the future. The Sewoon Arcade represents an important precedent for how Seoul can negotiate with the legacy of urban conservation in the future.

Schedule

30 June:Application Deadline for Foreign Students

30 July:Application Deadline for Domestic Students

19-20 Sept:Opening Event / Pre-Workshop Lectures & First Night at Temple Stay

20-24 Sept:  Workshop

Workshop Personnel

Students:100 (50 Foreign + 50 Domestic) Tutors:10 (5 Korean, 5 International) Directors:2 (one Korean, one International)

Fees

Foreign:200 EUR (includes 5 nights of lodging & food) Domestic:100 EUR (includes food)

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