Min Hyun-sik
민현식
Born (1946-10-21) October 21, 1946
South Gyeongsang, Korea
NationalityKorean
OccupationArchitect
AwardsSpecial Prize Aumdukmun, Honorable Mention for International Architecture Competition for the National Museum of Korea, etc.[1]
PracticeKIOHUN
BuildingsKorean National University of Cultural Heritage, Qingdao Complex of Sindohrico Company, Daejeon University Comprehensive Campus Plan

Min Hyun-sik (born 21 October 1946) is a South Korean architect.

Biography

Min was born in 1946, in Gyeongnam, Korea. After having worked and studied under architect Kim Swoo Geun of Space Group and architect Yoon Seung Joong of Wondoshi Architects Group (of which he had been a partner since 1980), he studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, UK, in 1989/1990. In 1992, he started his own practice H. Min Architect and Associates. In 1997, he was one of the core members to establish a school of visual arts at the Korea National University of Arts, at which he holds a professorship to this day.[2]

His active communication with the public first became recognized with "Housing with Deep Space",[3] exhibited in the 1992 show "Echoes of an Era". Since then he has continually presented new projects, each one of them containing creative issues, for example, "Phenomenological Aesthetics", "Madang; Specific indeterminate space", "Architectural Landscape", "Structuring Emptiness; ethics over aesthetics".[4]

Extending his architectural interests into urbanism, he participated in several urban planning and design projects, for example, "Paju Landscape Script" for Paju Book City,[5][6] and the schematic design of "Gwangju, the Capital City of Asian Culture".[7] His works and ideas have always been the center of debate and controversy, and have marked important turning points in Korean architecture and urbanism.

Most of all, his works have centered on "Structuring Emptiness",[8] which stems from Korean traditional architecture. Min's propositions in architecture are continually concerned with "Structuring Emptiness" which is a design of potentials: as infrastructures of daily lives deeply related to the properties and intimacies of the site it sit on. This idea aims to reach beyond the level of objectification in architecture. Abstracting the geological features of the site, he creates a specific architectural landscape. Alternative to symbolic architecture, this idea presents a way to search for different dimensions of architecture and reach beyond the level of objectification. His works are not only searching for the identity of Korean contemporary architecture but also developing and expanding those ideas to generate a theory of the future.[9]

Presented by works, publications, articles, teaching, and international exhibitions, including Venice Biennale 1996/2000/2002,[10] "Structuring Emptiness" invited by University of Pennsylvania in 2003,[11] and "Paju Book City" at Aedes West in Berlin, 2005,[12][13] his creative ideas shows us the possibility of acquiring universality in the realm of architecture.

Profile

Notable works

References

  1. 1 2 Homepage of Korea National University of Arts (in English) Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ 건축에게 시대를 묻다. 돌베개 (2006).(in Korean) ISBN 9788971992487
  3. ↑ The Dong-A Ilbo, January 17, 1995. 41 pg (www.donga.com)
  4. ↑ Structuring Emptiness : Book Review- October 2011. KOREANARCHITECTURE.COM
  5. 1 2 PAJU BOOK CITY: aru homepage
  6. 1 2 www.pajubookcity.org Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Hub city of Asian culture, Gwangju
  8. ↑ 비움의 구축 Structuring Emptiness. 동녘 (2005).(in Korean) ISBN 9788972974789
  9. ↑ UHSoA Currents 2008: Structuring Emptiness Archived 2008-04-12 at the Wayback Machine - April 2008.
  10. ↑ La Biennale de Venezia Korean Pavilion official page - 2002. www.korean-pavilion.or.kr
  11. ↑ Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 7, October 7, 2003
  12. ↑ Baunetz, Sep 20 2005
  13. ↑ Aedes, Sep 2005
  14. ↑ Homepage of Korea National University of Arts (in Korean) Archived 2012-08-04 at archive.today
  15. ↑ NAVER personal information page (in Korean)
  16. ↑ 'SINDOH Architecture Story' from Sindoricoh Blog
  17. ↑ VM Space. The 2nd Phase of Sindohrico Company's Qingdao Comp. Archived 2013-01-06 at archive.today
  18. ↑ KIA. Project Information. Sindoricoh Headquarters, Asan
  19. ↑ KIA. Project Information. Dormitory of Sindoricoh
  20. ↑ VM space. Daejeon University's Munmugwan and WestGate Square Archived 2013-01-05 at archive.today
  21. ↑ KIA. Project Information. Korea Traditional Music National School
  22. ↑ VM Space. The Royal TOTO Company Building Archived 2013-02-05 at archive.today
  23. ↑ KIA. Project Information. Sungyak Presbyterian Church
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