Jeonju University to Hold Solo Exhibition by Architecture Professor Kim Junyoung on November 28

Under the Theme of "Architecture, Research, Education, and the Records of Practice"

The Department of Architecture at Jeonju University will hold a solo exhibition by Professor Kim Junyoung at the Star Gallery in the Star Center of Jeonju University from November 28 to December 4.

Professor Kim Junyoung's Solo Exhibition Poster. Courtesy of Jeonju University

According to Jeonju University on November 27, the exhibition, titled "Architecture, Research, Education, and the Records of Practice," will highlight Professor Kim's journey as an architect, researcher, and educator since joining Jeonju University in 2012, featuring ten of his works.

Professor Kim views architecture not as a form or finished product, but as a "process of time, thought, and practice." He explains, "Architecture is found not in its completed form, but in the time and intention that fill the spaces in between."

The exhibition showcases various layers of architectural practice where architecture intersects with education, community, public service, faith, and the city. It includes projects such as improvements to school facilities in low-rise residential areas, worship spaces exploring faith and publicness, experience-centered small-scale architecture, proposals investigating locality and materiality, participatory educational spaces that transform school life and learning culture, and conceptual design projects addressing urban content and policy visions.

This demonstrates the evolution of architecture as a social experiment, not merely through the creation of forms, but through processes that connect context analysis and programming, interpretation and users, participation and urban planning.

Professor Kim stated, "In preparing for this exhibition, I was once again reminded that architecture is not only about completed buildings." He added, "The times that began as sketches, paused, and then resumed, were not empty gaps, but rather embryonic periods destined to eventually take shape."

He continued, "Architecture is not finished, but is continuously being born," adding, "Unfinished works remain as hope for the future of architecture."

Looking ahead, Professor Kim plans to continue pursuing architecture that embraces the potential of the unfinished rather than striving for perfection. He expressed his desire to focus on process over results, relationships over buildings, and practice over completion, continuing his work that connects education, research, and design.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.