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  "id": 1882388,
  "title": "Student architects reimagine classroom in Gwanghwamun Square",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/student-architects-reimagine-classroom-in-gwanghwamun-square-1882388",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T07:02:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20260819/student-architects-reimagine-classroom-in-gwanghwamun-square"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A group of student architects in Seoul have transformed the central Gwanghwamun Square into a temporary exhibition featuring 25 architectural pavilions. These installations, part of the 15th Union of Architecture University Students (UAUS) Pavilion Exhibition, explore themes of academic spaces, community, and human connection. The pavilions, designed by students from 25 universities across Korea, are compact structures measuring 3.5 meters in size.\n\nThe exhibition, running through August 28 under the theme \"U&US: Re-membering in School,\" challenges conventional notions of educational facilities. Instead of viewing campuses as mere functional spaces for instruction, the student teams have reimagined them as dynamic environments where rigid structures like class schedules, seating arrangements, and grade levels interact with spontaneous social connections.\n\nOrganizers aim to prompt pedestrians to reconsider their perception of academic environments, encouraging interaction with the installations as they explore how educational spaces shape social behavior.",
  "summary": "Twenty-five temporary architectural pavilions transformed the heart of Seoul this week as student designers unveiled physical installations reflecting on academic spaces, community and human connection, municipal authorities said Wednesday. The 15th Union of Architecture University Students (UAUS) Pavilion Exhibition opened Tuesday along the Nolimadang section of Gwanghwamun Square, featuring…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Student architects reimagine classroom in Gwanghwamun Square",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/student-architects-reimagine-classroom-in-gwanghwamun-square",
        "published": "2026-08-19T06:52:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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