Mass Studies

CONTEMPLATING THE VOID

Admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:57:22 GMT

Mass Studies' project, Art Trap, is on display at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York!

Excerpt:
Since its opening in 1959, the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Guggenheim building has served as an inspiration for invention, challenging artists and architects to react to its eccentric, organic design. The central void of the rotunda has elicited many unique responses over the years, which have been manifested in both site-specific solo shows and memorable exhibition designs. For the building’s 50th anniversary, the Guggenheim Museum invited nearly two hundred artists, architects, and designers to imagine their dream interventions in the space for the exhibition Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum. Organized by Nancy Spector, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, and David van der Leer, Assistant Curator for Architecture and Design, the exhibition will feature renderings of these visionary projects in a salon-style installation that will emphasize the rich and diverse range of the proposals received.

Exhibition: Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum
Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA
Dates: February 12 ~ April 28, 2010

New Trajectories: Convergent Flux, Korea

Admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:14:26 GMT

Boutique Monaco is 1 of 28 projects selected for the "New Trajectories: Convergent Flux, Korea" exhibition at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design!

Excerpt:
Convergent Flux, Korea is the first cross-disciplinary exhibition on Korean Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning and Design mounted in the United States. The contents of the exhibition draw from the continuously emerging and hybridized condition in contemporary Korean society that has offered such a fertile and dynamic territory for experimentation. Twenty-eight recent projects that exemplify the rising distinction seen in Korean design work will be displayed in relationship to the complex contemporary issues that inform the work.

The exhibition is co-curated by John Hong and Jinhee Park with Hailim Suh as advisor.

Exhibition: New Trajectories: Convergent Flux, Korea
Location: GSD
Dates: February 5 ~ March 7, 2010

EXHIBIT: MEGACITY NETWORK

Admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:04:25 GMT

In 2007, Minsuk Cho and 15 other architects participated in a traveling exhibition across Europe, called "Megacity Network." Now, the exhibition has returned to Korea and is open to the public at the National Museum of Contemporary Art, showcasing their past and current works.

국립현대미술관(관장 배순훈)은 12월 23일부터 2010년 3월 7일까지 『메가시티 네트워크: 한국현대건축 서울』展을 개최한다. 우리나라 최초의 한국건축 해외그룹전인 『메가시티 네트워크』전은 2007년 말 프랑크푸르트의 독일건축박물관에서 처음 열리며 현지 건축계와 언론의 호평을 받았다. 이후 베를린의 독일건축센터, 에스토니아 탈린의 에스토니아건축박물관, 스페인 바르셀로나의 카탈로니아건축사협회 등으로부터 초청을 받아 총 168일간의 유럽 순회전을 마쳤다. 유럽순회전에서는 96개의 알루미늄 금속판 위에 16인의 건축가가 설계한 건축물 32점의 도면, 사진, 모형을 배치하고, 영상작가 안세권이 포착한 서울의 도시 풍경을 전시장 벽면에 스펙타클하게 투사하였다. 이번 귀국전에서는 유럽전의 배치를 원형 그대로 유지하면서, 참여 건축가들의 최신작과 그들의 건축관을 보여주는 공간을 새롭게 마련하였다.

Location: 국립현대미술관 (National Museum of Contemporary Art)
Dates: 2009.12.23 - 2010.03.07
Hours: 10 AM - 6 PM (8 PM on weekends), closed on Mondays
Exhibition Guided Tours: 2 PM / 4 PM (Tues. - Fri.), 12 PM / 2 PM / 4 PM (Sat. - Sun.)
Participants: 권문성│김영준│김인철│유걸│유석연│이종호│이충기│정기용│조남호│조민석│조병수│주대관│최문규│황두진│(주)공간그룹(이상림)│(주)정림건축│안세권

Lectures (1 - 3 PM):
2010.1.13 Peter Schmal (Director, Deutsches Architekturmuseum)

Architects' Talk (1 - 3 PM):
2010.1.20 조남호│황두진│안세권│김성홍 (총괄기획)
2010.1.27 김인철│유걸│최문규│(주)정림건축│이주현 (비평)
2010.2.3 김영준│유석연│이종호│주대관│(주)공간그룹(이상림)│김봉렬 (비평)
2010.2.10 권문성│이충기│정기용│조민석│조병수│이종건 (비평)

NEW S-TRENUE PHOTOS

Admin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:19:02 GMT

3 photographers have taken photographs of our recently finished S-trenue:

Photography by Iwan Baan (Click HERE to view all)

Photography by Yong-Kwan Kim (Click HERE to view all)

Photography by Kyungsub Shin (Click HERE to view all)

Lecture at Columbia University

Admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:27:36 GMT

Minsuk Cho will give a speech at Columbia University on November 4th.

APAP 2010, 2nd Conference

Admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:23:54 GMT

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.

Haus Der Kunst: Ai Weiwei: SO SORRY

Admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:20:34 GMT

October 10th, 2009 @ Munich, Germany

Minsuk Cho will have a discussion at the Ai weiwei's exhibition opening ceremony.

Total Museum Academy

Admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:14:10 GMT

Minsuk Cho is invited as a speaker for the academy lecture on October 8th @ Total Museum.

WORKSHOP RECRUIT

Admin — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:08:48 GMT

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

AIR FOREST IN AREA MAGAZINE

Admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:39:53 GMT

Air Forest featured in Area magazine, Italy. (As well as the cover!)

Issue 105, July/August 2009.

[English+Italian / PDF 1.0 MB]

APAP 2010

Admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:56:32 GMT

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

10x10 /3

Admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:31:22 GMT

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)

CTBUH 2009 Best Tall Building awards - Finalist

Admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:12:38 GMT

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

Lift Asia 09

Admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:55:22 GMT

Minsuk Cho will give a lecture at Lift Asia 09.
More information coming soon.

Ordos100 - Art Basel Exhibition

Admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:49:28 GMT

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

AIA 2009 National Convention Lecture

Admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:38:35 GMT

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

emio greco | pc project - BEYOND

Admin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:00:48 GMT

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/

a+u April

Admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:27:25 GMT

New article has been uploaded:

Feature:
Green Architecture
published in a+u, April 2009

[English / PDF 4.7 MB]

SHANGHAI EXPO 2010: KOREA PAVILION

Admin — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:15:38 GMT

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!

WALLPAPER*

Admin — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:13:30 GMT

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]

ARBITARE #489

Admin — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:23:24 GMT

New text has been uploaded:

Tall Buildings: Variations on a Theme
by Joseph Grima
published in ARBITARE, Februrary 2009

[English / PDF 1.1 MB]

SPACECRAFT 2

Admin — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:58:05 GMT

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

NEW WORLD ARCHITECTURE at Contemporary Space Athens

Admin — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:06:40 GMT

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/

Claremont Mckenna College Lecture

Admin — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:45:04 GMT

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

BOUTIQUE MONACO: Emporis Skyscraper Silver Award 2008

Admin — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:38:48 GMT

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)

DAMn°20

Admin — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:38:21 GMT

New text has been uploaded:

From Hab to Habitat
by Andreas and Ilka Ruby
published in DAMn°, January 2009

[English / PDF 2.1 MB]

Shanghai DI magazine

Admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:06:37 GMT

New articles have been uploaded:

"XI Gallery"
published in Shanghai DI magazine, October 2008

[Chinese / PDF 2.9 MB]

"Boutique Monaco: Missing Matrix"
published in Shanghai DI magazine, January 2009

[Chinese / PDF 0.7 MB]

Job Opportunities / Internship

Admin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:01:12 GMT
When applying an intership or position at Mass Studies:

Please send your resume and portfolio to office@masstudies.com.

1. We prefer a pdf file of your work sample and resume.

2. Please write your name in the subject line of the e-mail.

3. Please DO NOT visit the office in person.

4. We do not return hard copy portfolios.

Job Opportunities / Internship

Admin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:00:20 GMT
입사/인턴안내

매스스터디스는 공식채용기간없이 수시로 채용하고 있습니다.
저희 매스스터디스에 지원하실 경우:

간단한 자기 소개(양식없음. 사진은 필요없습니다)와 간략한 포트폴리오를
office@massstudies.com으로 보내주시면 됩니다.

1. 다운로드 기간이 정해진 대용량 파일의 경우 기한이 지나서 받을 수 없는 경우가 많기 때문에 바람직하지 않습니다. PDF 형식의 단일 파일을 선호합니다. (daum, hanmail로 보내는 이메일의 경우 첨부파일이 확인 되지 않는 경우가 발생하고 있습니다.)

2. 지원 e-mail 제목에 지원자의 이름을 써주시기 바랍니다.

3. 전화 및 방문은 받지 않습니다. 사무실을 직접 방문하시지 말아주십시오.

4. 인터뷰가 필요한 경우, 연락을 드리겠습니다.

5. 직접 포트폴리오를 보내시는 경우 반송이 안됩니다.

(이메일에 파일을 첨부하실 경우, 10MB를 넘지 않도록 해주시길 바랍니다.)

Job Opportunities / Internship

When applying an internship or position at Mass Studies:

Please send your resume and portfolio to office@massstudies.com.

1. We prefer a pdf file of your work sample and resume.

2. Please write your name in the subject line of the e-mail.

3. Please DO NOT visit the office in person.

4. We do not return hard copy portfolios.

(If attaching to email, please keep the file size under 10MB).

SHANGHAI EXPO 2010: WINNER!

Admin — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:01:28 GMT

Mass Studies wins the competition for the Korean Pavilion for the Shanghai Expo 2010!

More information will be updated soon.

GYEONGGI MOMA: BIG INABA MAD MASS

Admin — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:29:52 GMT

Along the main theme of Promotion and Architecture, four architecture firms (BIG, Inaba, MAD, Mass Studies) proposed to stimulate the lobby of the Gyeonggido Museum of Modern Art with furniture that investigates a possible future master plan of Ansan City. As an architectural exercise of scales, the master plan activates the long and narrow lobby space with a model of Ansan City and its future structures. The 'model' can also be used as furniture by visitors, in an exploration almost Hollywood-esque in its multi-venue adventures and synergistic qualities.

The exhibition will be held 18 Dec. 2008 ~ 15 Feb. 2009.

NEW INTERVIEWS

Admin — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:36:52 GMT
Two new interviews/texts have been uploaded:

The Kimchi Principle
by Sandra Danicke
published in Die Zeit , December 2008

[Korean & English]

Measured For the Masses
interview with Michael Neser / Geunhye Yook
published in Outlook , October 2008

[English / PDF 0.8 MB]

DHuB: Turisme. Espais de Ficció

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:15:44 GMT

Handsome Hotel is on display as part of "Turisme. Espais de Ficció" (Tourism. Spaces of Fiction) exhibition at the Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHuB).

"“Tourism. Spaces of fiction” is a reflection on tourism as a generator of make-believe and experiences, an industry capable of meeting, replicating and stimulating all our desires." -DHuB

Exibition dates are: Dec. 03, 2008 to May 24, 2009
@ the Palau del Marquès de Llió in Barcelona, Spain.

ATLAS OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:38:15 GMT

Phaidon publishes Atlas of the 21st Century World Architecture featuring 5 of our projects:

Ann Demeulemeester Shop

Xi Gallery

Chipped House

Dalki Theme Park

Ssamzie Art Warehouse

INTERIEUR 08

Admin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:23:40 GMT

Minsuk Cho is a guest lecturer at Interieur 08, an interior design biennale held in Kortrijk, Belgium.

INTERIEUR 08
21st international biennale for creative interior design
17 - 26 october 08

@ Kortrijk Xpo
Doorniksesteenweg 216
B - 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium

SEOUL DESIGN OLYMPIAD 2008

Admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:00:41 GMT

Minsuk Cho is an invited session speaker at the Seoul Design Conference: Design is AIR, at the SDO 2008.

Seoul Design Olympiad 2008
2008 10.10. ~ 10.30.
Jamsil Sports Complex, Seoul, Korea
“Seoul Design Olympiad 2008 is a world design festival organized to enhance and promote Seoul as the center of world design, in line with its designation as the World Design Capital 2010.”

Seoul Design Conference
"An international conference organized to discuss the role of design in future urban life for designers, educators, city planners, and diverse experts in the design industries."

NAM JUNE PAIK ART CENTER: Now Jump!

Admin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:37:47 GMT

NOW JUMP, the festival’s title, originates in the punch line from one of Aesop’s fables: “Hic Rhodus, Hic saltus!” NOW JUMP is an appeal to not simply rely on past achievements: NOW is always the time to act and JUMP. This title is an invitation or call to action but also represents the ambition of the Nam June Paik Art Center to leap into the future through the NJP Festival.

Mass Studies showcases Seoul Commune 2026 in this festival, using mixed media of projections, models, wall prints and intruded images.

Location: Nam June Paik Art Center, Yongin, Gyeonggido, Korea
Duration: October 8 2008 ~ February 5 2009

GWELL TOWER

Admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:50:15 GMT

Gwell Tower has been completed!

Check the website for the updated photos of this office building.

INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2008

Admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:59:51 GMT

Mass Studies’ Xi Gallery and Ann Demeulemeester Shop received the International Architecture Awards 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 - the World's Most Prestigious Global Awards for New Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interiors, and Urban Planning.

Organized by
The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design
The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies
and Metropolitan Arts Press, Ltd.

RING DOME: YOKOHAMA TRIENNALE

Admin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:51:52 GMT

Another Ring Dome is being installed for the Yokohama Triennale 2008!

The Ring Dome will be in Unga Park for the duration of the Triennale, from September 13th until November 30.