Tuesday / April 07, 2015 / 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Minsuk Cho: MASS Studies, Seoul

The Art Institute of Chicago, Fullerton Hall, 111 South Michigan Avenue

Award-winning architect Minsuk Cho will present the work of his studio, MASS Studies. Cho was born in Seoul and graduated from the Architectural Engineering Department of Yonsei University (Seoul) and the Graduate School of Architecture at Columbia University (New York). After working in various firms, including OMA Rotterdam, he established Cho Slade Architecture in 1998 in New York City with partner James Slade. In 2003, he returned to Korea to open his own firm, Mass Studies, which has been recognized with numerous awards. The Korea Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 Shanghai was awarded the Silver Medal in the category of Architectural Design by the Bureau of International Expositions and also earned Cho a Presidential Citation from the government of Korea. In March 2013, Minsuk Cho was the Commissioner of the Korean Pavilion at the 14th International Architecture Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia, and was awarded the Golden Lion for the Best National Participation in June 2014.

Sponsored by the Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture, Designed Objects at SAIC. This program is the ninth installment in the SAIC Mitchell Lecture Series.

No registration required. 

Sponsored By

SAIC, CAF, AIA Chicago

Learning Units

1.5 LU

Member Price

Free

Non Member Price

Free