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October 6, 2009
ILLUSION OF COMMUNITY FIRST/PHISICAL
The conference will be taken at Sculpture Park of SOMA on 17th October.
-APAP2010 is organized by the artistic director Kyong Park.
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October 6, 2009

October 10th, 2009 @ Munich, Germany
Minsuk Cho will have a discussion at the Ai weiwei's exhibition opening ceremony.
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October 6, 2009

Minsuk Cho is invited as a speaker for the academy lecture on October 8th @ Total Museum.
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August 8, 2009
We invite you to join us for a research workshop (Working title: Mass Anyang Studies), at the office of Mass Studies.Led by Minsuk Cho of Mass Studies and in affiliation with APAP 2010 (Anyang Public Art Project, set to open in October 2010), the focus of the research will be about Anyang and urban development in Korea in general. The workshop will be a team effort in preparation for the APAP in which Mass Studies will be participating, and the result of this workshop will be fabricated from May 2010 until the start of APAP 2010 in October.
There will be a series of local and international guest critics of architecture and urbanism, and run parallel to the events for the APAP 2010, led by Kyong Park, the artistic director.
Duration: September 2009~end of April 2010
Location: Mass Studies office (Seoul, Korea)
Schedule: Aug. 2009: Team selection (foreign residents will be selected by the 19th, to allow time for mobilization)
Sep.-Dec. 2009: Research
Jan.-Apr. 2010: Proposal
Participants: 5-10 people
* The meeting dates are flexible, but preference is given to those with flexible daytime hours.
*As a non-profit research project, we cannot pay you besides reimbursements for your expenses.
Anyone interested should send a short resume and portfolio to: office@massstudies.com
매스스터디스에서 운영하는 리서치 워크샵 (가제: Mass Anyang Studies)에 관심있는 여러분의 지원을 받습니다.
조민석대표가 이끌며 APAP (안양공공예술프로젝트, 2010 10월 개시 예정)와 함께하는 워크샵으로, 연구대상은 안양과 한국의 도시개발에 관한 것이 될 것입니다. 이 워크샵은 매스스터디스가 참여하게된 APAP 2010을 위한 준비가 되는 공동작업으로, 이 연구 내용을 바탕으로 제안된 결과물은 2010 5월부터 6개월간 제작될 예정입니다.
국내/외 건축가, 도시전문가들의 크리틱이 수차례 비정기적으로 있을 예정이며,
박경 예술감독님이 진행하고 있는 APAP 2010와 관련된 크고 작은 준비행사들과 병행하여 진행될 것입니다.
워크샵 기간 : 2009년 9월부터 2010년 4월 말까지
장소 : 서울 한남동의 매스스터디스 사무실
일정 : 2009 8월 - 팀 구성 (해외거주자들은 19일까지 선택될 예정입니다)
2009 9~12월 - Research
2010 1~4월 - Proposal
모집인원 : 5~10명
* 시간은 필요에따라 탄력적으로 운영이 될 것이나 낮시간이 자유로우신 분들을 선호합니다.
* 비영리 연구 프로젝트로, 급여는 지급되지 않습니다.
관심 있으신 분들은 이메일로 간단한 자기소개서와 포트폴리오를 보내주시기 바랍니다.
e-mail to: office@massstudies.com
APAP website: http://apap.anyang.go.kr/
Related Link: http://www.vmspace.com/kor/sub_emagazin ... ;idx=10478
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August 8, 2009

Air Forest featured in Area magazine, Italy. (As well as the cover!)
Issue 105, July/August 2009.
[English+Italian / PDF 1.0 MB]
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July 16, 2009


Minsuk Cho is a guest speaker at the APAP2010, 1st Conference: Ecology of Urban Development: Working with Communities.
"APAP", the abbreviation for Anyang Public Art Project, promotes urban planning led by art and culture. Based upon this planning, APAP carries out its mission to infuse vitality to the city for the local community and provide citizens with a creative environment. APAP differentiates itself from other outdoor sculptures that have been detatched from local community due to their out-of-contextness and placeness. APAP2010 is organized by the artistic director Kyong Park.
Beginning from year 2005, APAP holds bi-annually. The inauguration will take place in October 2010.
Location: Anyang University
Duration: 16/07/2009~18/07/2009
APAP website: http://apap.anyang.go.kr/
Related article: http://www.kfm.co.kr/news/section_news_ ... la=economy
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July 13, 2009

Phaidon published "10X10 /3" featuring 5 of our projects:
-Ringdome, New York, New York, USA, 2006-7
-Boutique Monaco, Seoul, Korea, 2004-8
-Seoul Commune 2026, Seoul, Korea, 2005
-Ann Demeulemeester Shop, Seoul, Korea, 2007
-Mue Shop, Seoul, Korea, 2004 (mentioned)
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June 30, 2009

Boutique Monaco - Missing Matrix Building has been recognized as a “finalist” in the CTBUH 2009 Best Tall Building awards for the Asia&Australasia region.
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June 25, 2009

Minsuk Cho will give a lecture at Lift Asia 09.
More information coming soon.
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June 10, 2009

Ordos100
The inevitable cultural negotiations
when building a city in the 21st Century
An exhibition on
architecture, urbanisation
and globalisation
During ART Basel
June 10th - 14th 2009
Open daily 5PM-8PM
Opening June 10th, 5PM-8PM
E-Halle Basel, Erlenstrasse 15
www.ordos100basel.info
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April 16, 2009

Minsuk Cho will be part of a panel discussion at the AIA 2009 National Convention, held in San Francisco.
GS02 Focus on Design and Global Practice
05/01/09 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
@ The Moscone Center
747 Howard Street, 5th Flr.
San Francisco, CA 94103 USA
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April 10, 2009

emio greco | pc project - BEYOND
Stage Design By Minsuk Cho
8 PM April 10th, 2009
@ Seongnam Art Center Opera House
http://www.snart.or.kr/
http://www.ickamsterdam.com/
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April 1, 2009

New article has been uploaded:
Feature:
Green Architecture
published in a+u, April 2009
[English / PDF 4.7 MB]
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March 4, 2009

Mass Studies wins the competition to build the Korea Pavilion for the World Expo in Shanghai 2010!
The project has been updated on the website. Check it out!
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March 1, 2009

New article has been uploaded:
Architecture Overview: Seoul
illustrated by Chris Dent
written by Ellie Stathaki
published in Wallpaper*, March 2009
[English / PDF 0.2 MB]
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February 24, 2009

New text has been uploaded:
Tall Buildings: Variations on a Theme
by Joseph Grima
published in ARBITARE, Februrary 2009
[English / PDF 1.1 MB]
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February 23, 2009

Air Forest is featured in the new Spacecraft 2, by Lukas Feireiss, released in February 2009.
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February 19, 2009


Mass Studies' Xi Gallery and Ann Demeulemeester Shop on exhibition at the Contemporary Space Athens, from February 19-April 19, 2009, as a winner of the International Architecture Awards® 2008.
"The World's Most Important New Contemporary Architecture from Thirty-eight Nations Opens at Contemporary Space Athens."
Contemporary Space Athens is "a bold, new experimental platform organized by The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design to bring state-of-the-art architecture, design, and art to a European public audience through exhibitions, lectures, symposia, award programs, and events."
"New World Architecture," which continues through April 19, features 114 new distinguished buildings and urban schemes selected in last year’s prestigious International Architecture Awards® program for 2008. The International Architecture Awards is the only global Awards Program in architecture of its kind, which was conceived and presented by The Chicago Athenaeum and in partnership with The European Center to give an important overview of current design and architecture on a world scale."
CONTEMPORARY SPACE ATHENS
46-48 Megalou Vassiliou
GR-118 54 Rouf Athens
Greece
TEL +30/210 342 8511
FAX +30/210 342 8512
Hours of Operation
Wednesday-Friday 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Saturday-Sunday 12:00 Noon to 8:00 PM
Closed Monday and Tuesday
http://www.chi-athenaeum.org/intarch/index.html
http://www.europeanarch.eu/


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February 11, 2009

Minsuk Cho, the principal architect, gives a lecture at Claremont McKenna College.
Wednesday, February 11th (2009) 18:45
@ Claremont McKenna College, Athenaeum
500 E. 9th Street
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January 21, 2009



Mass Studies' Boutique Monaco (Missing Matrix Building) was just announced the Silver Award winner of the Emporis Skyscraper Award 2008 (Frankfurt, Germany).
Gold Award: Tange Associates, Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (Tokyo, Japan)
Silver Award: Mass Studies, Boutique Monaco (Seoul, Korea)
Bronze Award: KPF, Shanghai World Financial Center (Shanghai, China)
Top 10 Skyscrapers of 2008
1. Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, Tokyo, Japan (77 points)
2. Boutique Monaco, Seoul, South Korea (41 points)
3. Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China (29 points)
4. Torre Caja Madrid, Madrid, Spain (24 points)
5. Bahrain World Trade Center, Manama, Bahrain (21 points)
6. The Broadgate Tower, London, U.K. (21 points)
7. Tornado Tower, Doha, Qatar (17 points)
8. Grand Lisboa, Macao, China (12 points)
9. Pangu Plaza Office Building, Beijing, China (10 points)
10. 600 North Fairbanks, Chicago, U.S. (8 points)
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