Snapshot: A Squat Tower in Seoul Offers an Artfully Pragmatic Response to Setback Regulations Seoul Grace Kuth May 12, 2026 No Comments Simplex Architecture's YP Building features a series of stepped terraces unified by a gridded facade of stone panels.Read More
Neri&Hu Designs a South Korean Coffee Shop that Doubles as Social Infrastructure Jennifer Krichels April 24, 2026 No Comments The firm’s latest collaboration with American chain Blue Bottle was designed in response to Busan’s distinctly relaxed café culture.Read More
Close Up Pezo von Ellrichshausen’s Restaurant Pavilion Stands Out in a Sprawling Botanical Garden in South Korea Yangpyeong, South Korea James Gauer January 20, 2026 No Comments The Chilean practice's "Rest" at Les Jardins de Médongaule features a forest of 16 columns rising from a roof terrace.Read More
Meier Partners Completes Its First Post-Restructuring Commission, a Contemporary Art Center in South Korea Matt Hickman January 30, 2024 No Comments Slated to open next month, the Sorol Art Museum in Gangneung is also the firm’s first built work in Korea, where it maintains a busy presence.Read More
Snapshot: An Aluminum-Wrapped Observatory Overlooks an Urban River in South Korea Chuncheon, South Korea Pansy Schulman March 28, 2023 No Comments The Thousand Plateaus tower, designed by architect Janghwan Cheon with the firm Emer-sys, offers panoramic views of the lakeside city of Chuncheon.Read More
Nodeul Island by MMK+ Seoul Jennifer Krichels March 10, 2022 No Comments In Seoul, South Korea, a reimagined island gives the public an escape from the bustle of the city.Read More
Design Vanguard 2021: Yong Ju Lee Seoul Alex Klimoski June 1, 2021 No Comments Enthralled by the amorphous, Yong Ju Lee has completed a number of complex installations in and around Seoul.Read More
Design Vanguard 2020: AtelierJun Gyeonggi-do, South Korea May 4, 2020 No Comments A South Korean firm experiments with materials and forms.Read More
Willow House by Jeong Jaeheon and MONO architects Gwangju, South Korea August 22, 2019 No Comments A simple house in South Korea with brick cladding was designed with its changing surroundings in mind.Read More
Saya Park Chapel by Álvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira South Korea David Cohn June 6, 2019 One Comment In South Korea, a hilltop chapel's geometric forms draw on the history of sacred buildings.Read More