Seoul's largest architecture festival to enjoy extended run
The Seoul Metropolitan Government opened the 18th Seoul Architecture Festival (SAF) on Monday, expanding the event to nearly a month, from Tuesday to Oct. 11, at the Seoul Hall of Urbanism & Architecture in Jung District, central Seoul. The festival, which showcases Korean architecture and lets residents engage directly with the field, ran for two weeks last year and drew 19,505 visitors. The…
The Seoul Metropolitan Government launched the 18th Seoul Architecture Festival (SAF) on Monday, extending its duration to nearly a month, from October 2nd to October 11th, at the Seoul Hall of Urbanism & Architecture in Jung District, central Seoul. Last year, the festival spanned two weeks and attracted 19,505 visitors, but city officials anticipate drawing over 40,000 attendees this year.
The 2023 edition, titled "Assembling Seoul: Discovering Seoul," delves into how Seoul's layered histories, locales, cultures, and people coalesce to define the city today. The festival is structured around three themes: hybrid density, rapid evolution, and glocality, a fusion of global and local influences. The highlight of the event, "Discovering Seoul," is a collaborative effort between festival director Kook Hyoung-gul and photographer Shin Kyung-sub, who transformed recycled wooden pallets into a labyrinthine arrangement to exhibit Shin's photographs of Seoul's architectural landscape.
In addition to this immersive installation, the SAF will showcase the winning entries from the 44th Seoul Architecture Awards.
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