Young female architects entering their 30s have conversations with senior female architects in order to broaden the narrative of female architects in Korean history.

The authors describe the book as architectural stories requested by women and answered by women.

This book is a compilation of the results of the forum ‘Building Role Models: Architecture Spoken by Women‘, a forum organised by a group of female architects in June 2018. It contains the stories of 24 female architects, including forum presenters and architects who took part in a special interview.

Although it may be a lot to fit in one book, it is an insufficient number to fully represent the voices of Korean female architects, and we have only just begun to answer the first question. Using this record as a springboard, we hope that the narratives of female architects in Korean architecture will become richer and more mature.

CONTENTS

Introductory text: Complement (of Women) 여집합

1. Do you want to be promoted or independent? ― Leading independent studios and complex organisations

Jeongim Kim (Seoro Architects)
Ah Young Lee (Heerim Architects & Planners)
Eunkyung Lee (EMA architects/associates)
Hyuna Chung (dia,architecture co.)

2. Would you like to do it alone or together? ― Finding a partner in different directions

Yerin Kang (Society of Architect)
Hana Kim (Seoul Social Standard)
Taekyung Lee (office taekyounglee)
Mijung Lim (stpmj)

3. Some Narratives We Are Waiting for ― Female Duo, Absence and Expectation of Female Writers Theory

Interview: Sojungdang Cooperative
Interview: Diagonal Thoughts

4. Building  ― Building in a different location and direction

Jeongye Kang Kwon (Jeongye-C Publishers)
Jinyoung Lim (Open House Seoul)
Dayoung Chung (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art)
Jieun Hwang (University of Seoul)
Interview: Hyunyoung Lee (Archivist, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art)
Interview: Hyosuk Jin (architectural photographer)

5. It is said that  Being an architect is a profession without a retirement age ― Retiring as an architect and life after architecture

Yongmi Kim (G.S Architects & Associates)
Haewon Shin (Local Design)
Sujin Jung (SIE Architecture)
Jaewon Cho (0_1 Studio)

Outgoing article: Miseon Kang (Ewha Womans University)