Kim Chung-up

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Kim Chung-up (Korean김중업; Hanja金重業; 9 March 1922 – 11 May 1988) was a Korean architect and educator.

Kim Chung-up
김중업
Born(1922-03-09)March 9, 1922
DiedMay 11, 1988(1988-05-11) (aged 66)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationArchitect
Buildings31 Building
Kim Chung-up
Hangul
김중업
Hanja
金重業
Revised RomanizationGim Jungeop
McCune–ReischauerKim Chungŏp

Early life and education

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Kim was born in Pyongyang in 1922. He graduated from Yokohama Technical High School, where he studied Beaux-Arts architecture. After graduation, he worked at the Matsuda & Hirata Design office in Tokyo. Later, he returned to Korea and became an assistant professor at Seoul National University College of Engineering. After the outbreak of the Korean War, he moved to Busan and built a network with various artists, including Kim Whan-ki and Lee Jung-seob.[1]

Career

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In 1952, he was selected as a Korean delegate for the first UNESCO International Conference of Artists, which took place in Venice, Italy. During his stay in Venice, he had the chance to meet with Le Corbusier, the renowned Swiss-French architect. This meeting led him to work in Le Corbusier's atelier in Paris for three years and two months.[2]

Projects

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Award

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Kim was awarded the 1962 Cultural Award from Seoul Metropolitan Government in 1962, Chevalier from the France government in 1965, Order of Industrial Service Merit from the South Korea government in 1985.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shim, Woo-hyun (September 4, 2018). "'Kim Chung-up Dialogue' features first-generation Korean architect". The Korea Herald.
  2. ^ "Kim Chung-up Dialogue". National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art.
  3. ^ 김중업 金重業 (in Korean). Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
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