Korean Institute of Architects and Cultural Heritage Administration Sign MOU for 'Development of Traditional and Modern Architecture'

The Korea Institute of Registered Architects announced on the 24th that it has signed a business agreement with the Cultural Heritage Administration to jointly promote talent development and the harmony between traditional and modern architecture.

Choi Eung-cheon, Administrator of the Cultural Heritage Administration (left), and Seok Jeong-hoon, President of the Korea Institute of Registered Architects, signed a mutual cooperation agreement on research and other efforts for the development of traditional and modern architecture on the morning of the 24th at the National Palace Museum of Korea in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
[Photo by Korea Institute of Registered Architects]

According to this agreement, both parties will work together to ▲ share educational infrastructure for talent development ▲ conduct research and academic activities for the harmony and advancement of traditional and modern architecture ▲ establish and operate a Heritage Committee.

Additionally, the Heritage Committee will be formed to collaboratively research and develop high-quality educational programs related to architectural cultural assets, including traditional Hanok.

Seok Jeong-hoon, President of the Korea Institute of Registered Architects, stated, “While the most fundamental and important task of architects is to design safe and high-quality buildings that form the foundation of people's lives, it is also the architects' rightful mission to properly record, preserve, and inherit the history of our ancestors.”

Choi Eung-cheon, Administrator of the Cultural Heritage Administration, said, “I am pleased to join forces with the Institute in preserving cultural heritage such as the old Cheongju City Hall main building,” and added, “We will continue to collaborate with the Institute to harmoniously preserve and develop traditional and modern architecture.”

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