Winner of the Grand Prize at the “44th Seoul Metropolitan Government Architecture Awards” / Alumnus Oh Se-jin (School of Architecture, Class of ’18)
- 26.07.24 / 홍유민
Oh Se-jin, an alumnus of the Architectural Design program in the College of Architecture at our university, was selected as the Grand Prize winner in the student category of the “44th Seoul Metropolitan Government Architecture Award,” hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
This year’s Seoul Architecture Award selected a total of 20 works, including 10 in the Completed Projects category and 10 in the Student Ideas category, which was newly established this year. The theme was “Assembling Seoul: Discovering Seoul,” and the evaluation focused on creative works that rediscover Seoul’s unique urban and architectural values and present possibilities for the city of the future.
Alumnus Oh Se-jin’s award-winning project, *Shared Core, Shared City*, is a graduation project that reimagines the area around the Seorin Building in Jongno-gu by reconfiguring the core of an existing office building into shared urban infrastructure. By transforming the building’s vertical circulation and service spaces into public resources, the project offers a fresh interpretation of the relationship between downtown office facilities and urban public spaces, presenting new possibilities for expanding the potential of existing architectural assets and enhancing the city’s public character.
Professor Mo Seongbeom, an advisor in the Architectural Design Department, stated, “This project is highly significant in that it represents an attempt to expand the city’s public character by reinterpreting existing architectural resources, rather than demolishing existing buildings or constructing new ones.” He added, “It is an achievement that demonstrates the future-oriented direction of our College of Architecture’s education through a sustainable urban and architectural approach that utilizes existing architectural assets.”
The winning entry was selected following a preliminary written review and a second-round public presentation review. The public presentation session can be viewed on the “Seoul Architecture Culture Festival” YouTube channel, and the awards ceremony is scheduled to take place during the opening ceremony of the “2026 18th Seoul Architecture Culture Festival” this coming September. The winning entry will be on display to the general public at the Seoul Urban Architecture Exhibition Hall for one month starting in September.
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Winner of the Grand Prize at the “44th Seoul Metropolitan Government Architecture Awards” / Alumnus Oh Se-jin (School of Architecture, Class of ’18) |
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Oh Se-jin, an alumnus of the Architectural Design program in the College of Architecture at our university, was selected as the Grand Prize winner in the student category of the “44th Seoul Metropolitan Government Architecture Award,” hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
This year’s Seoul Architecture Award selected a total of 20 works, including 10 in the Completed Projects category and 10 in the Student Ideas category, which was newly established this year. The theme was “Assembling Seoul: Discovering Seoul,” and the evaluation focused on creative works that rediscover Seoul’s unique urban and architectural values and present possibilities for the city of the future. Alumnus Oh Se-jin’s award-winning project, *Shared Core, Shared City*, is a graduation project that reimagines the area around the Seorin Building in Jongno-gu by reconfiguring the core of an existing office building into shared urban infrastructure. By transforming the building’s vertical circulation and service spaces into public resources, the project offers a fresh interpretation of the relationship between downtown office facilities and urban public spaces, presenting new possibilities for expanding the potential of existing architectural assets and enhancing the city’s public character. Professor Mo Seongbeom, an advisor in the Architectural Design Department, stated, “This project is highly significant in that it represents an attempt to expand the city’s public character by reinterpreting existing architectural resources, rather than demolishing existing buildings or constructing new ones.” He added, “It is an achievement that demonstrates the future-oriented direction of our College of Architecture’s education through a sustainable urban and architectural approach that utilizes existing architectural assets.” The winning entry was selected following a preliminary written review and a second-round public presentation review. The public presentation session can be viewed on the “Seoul Architecture Culture Festival” YouTube channel, and the awards ceremony is scheduled to take place during the opening ceremony of the “2026 18th Seoul Architecture Culture Festival” this coming September. The winning entry will be on display to the general public at the Seoul Urban Architecture Exhibition Hall for one month starting in September.
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