SEUNG H-SANG ARCHITECTURE AND WORDS

[승효상 건축가 개인전시: 오스트리아 빈]

Invitation

30th October 2025

1., Karlsplatz 5

4-6 pm

Panel Discussion with Guests and Colleagues

Featuring Seung H-Sang, Wojciech Czaja, Hyungmin Pai, and Tanja Prušnik

Moderated by Mladen Jadrić

6:30 pm Exhibition Opening

With keynote speakers

and a special musical performance

by violinist Yoon-Hee Kim & pianist Vincent Gatke

"In the beginning was the Word..." This famous biblical phrase lies at the heart of ARCHITECTURE AND WORDS, an exhibition exploring the unique creative philosophy of Korean architect Seung H-Sang. The twin pillars of Seung's practice are writing and building, which he treats as symbiotic crafts. In accordance with this philosophy, he typically constructs with words before he constructs with metal or bricks. Just as an architect plans and assembles materials into a physical structure, a writer organizes thoughts into narratives. Thus, for Seung, a poem, a sketch, and a building are all part of one continuous process of giving form to ideas.

The exhibition is an immersive journey through Seung H-Sang's world of architecture and words, where visitors will discover how concepts on the page are realized in concrete, steel, and light. An array of fascinating materials are presented to illuminate the dialogue between thought and space in Seung's work, including essays, diaries, concept sketches, architectural drawings, models, photographs, furniture, and even a life-sized recreation of a moonbang (traditional Korean room).

Free admission, no registration required.