Seoul Architecture Festival draws 40,000 visitors in extended monthlong run

The 18th Seoul Architecture Festival drew about 40,000 citizens and architects during its run from Sept. 15 to Oct. 11 at the Seoul Hall of Urbanism & Architecture in central Seoul. The Seoul Metropolitan Government extended the festival to about a month, compared with two weeks last year. Exhibitions featured Seoul architecture, winners of the 44th Seoul Architecture Awards and student designs, while forums, classes and tours offered visitors ways to engage with architecture. The city said it plans to connect future programs more closely with citizens’ daily lives.

Last year’s two-week festival drew 19,505 visitors.

The centerpiece exhibition displayed photographs of Seoul’s urban architecture in a maze-like space, and its exhibition spaces were built from recycled wooden pallets.

The Seo-Seoul Museum of Art, designed by THE_SYSTEM LAB, led an exhibition of the 10 winners of the 44th Seoul Architecture Awards.

A special exhibition featured the previous year’s grand prize winner, Core Dismantling System by FHHH Friends.

The festival included 10 design proposals in a new student category, as well as student-built architectural pavilions and models.

Published Oct 21, 2026 2:49 pm KST

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, center, poses with officials from the Seo-Seoul Museum of Art, the grand prize winner of the 44th Seoul Architecture Awards, during the opening ceremony of the 18th Seoul Architecture Festival at the Seoul Hall of Urbanism & Architecture in Seoul, Sept. 15. Yonhap

The 18th Seoul Architecture Festival drew about 40,000 citizens and architects during its run, which was extended to about a month this year, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday.

The festival was held from Sept. 15 to Oct. 11 at the Seoul Hall of Urbanism & Architecture in central Seoul under the theme “Assembling Seoul: Discovering Seoul.” Last year’s two-week edition drew 19,505 visitors.

Its centerpiece exhibition, created in collaboration with a photographer, placed photos of Seoul’s urban architecture throughout a maze-like space so that visitors could look at familiar city scenes in a new way. The festival’s director built the exhibition spaces from recycled wooden pallets to keep down costs and environmental impact.

An exhibition of the 10 winners of the 44th Seoul Architecture Awards, the city’s annual prize for buildings, was led by the grand prize winner, the Seo-Seoul Museum of Art, designed by THE_SYSTEM LAB. A special exhibition featured last year’s grand prize winner, “Core Dismantling System” by FHHH Friends.

The festival also highlighted young talent. It showed 10 design proposals from a new student category for the awards. University students also presented architectural pavilions and models they had planned and built themselves.

The city expanded programs that let the public experience architecture firsthand. A forum discussed the future of Korean architecture, while award-winning architects shared their design process and philosophy in open classes. Visitors also joined tours of award-winning buildings, architects’ offices and other sites around the city. A conference party with the Young Architects Forum Korea gave emerging architects a chance to network.

The city said it plans to make the festival more closely connected to citizens’ daily lives and to promote the appeal of Korean architecture.

“Seoul is a city that keeps changing as different histories, cultures and people’s lives overlap,” a senior city official in charge of housing said. “We will keep developing programs connected to citizens’ daily lives so that the festival becomes a place where citizens and architects discover the city’s value together.”

This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.

第十八届首尔建筑节于9月15日至10月11日在首尔市中心的首尔城市与建筑中心举行，吸引了约4万名市民和建筑师参与。首尔市政府将建筑节的举办时间从去年的两周延长至约一个月。展览展出了首尔的建筑作品、第44届首尔建筑奖的获奖作品以及学生设计作品，同时还举办了论坛、课程和参观活动，为参观者提供了与建筑互动交流的多种方式。首尔市政府表示，未来计划将建筑节的活动与市民的日常生活更加紧密地联系起来。

去年为期两周的节日吸引了 19,505 名游客。

核心展览在一个迷宫般的空间里展出了首尔城市建筑的照片，其展览空间是用回收的木托盘建造的。

由 THE_SYSTEM LAB 设计的首尔美术馆举办了第 44 届首尔建筑奖 10 位获奖者的展览。

特别展览展出了上一年度大奖得主 FHHH Friends 的核心拆卸系统。

该节日包括新增的学生类别中的 10 个设计方案，以及学生建造的建筑展馆和模型。

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9月15日，在首尔城市与建筑中心举行的第18届首尔建筑节开幕式上，首尔市长吴世勋（中）与第44届首尔建筑奖大奖得主——西首尔美术馆的官员合影。（韩联社）

首尔市政府周三表示，第18届首尔建筑节吸引了约4万名市民和建筑师参加，今年的展期延长至约一个月。

该节日于9月15日至10月11日在首尔市中心的首尔城市与建筑馆举行，主题为“汇聚首尔：发现首尔”。去年为期两周的节日吸引了19505名游客。

其核心展览与一位摄影师合作完成，将首尔的城市建筑照片布置在一个迷宫般的空间中，让参观者以全新的视角审视熟悉的城市景象。为了降低成本和减少对环境的影响，艺术节总监使用回收的木托盘搭建了展览空间。

第44届首尔建筑奖（首尔市年度建筑奖项）的十位获奖者作品展以最高奖得主、由THE_SYSTEM LAB设计的西首尔美术馆为首。此外，还举办了一场特别展览，展出了去年的最高奖得主、由FHHH Friends设计的“核心拆解系统”。

此次艺术节也重点展示了青年才俊。新增的学生奖项类别中，共有10份设计方案参与角逐。大学生们还展示了他们自行设计建造的建筑展馆和模型。

该市扩大了让公众亲身体验建筑的项目。一个论坛探讨了韩国建筑的未来，获奖建筑师则在公开课上分享了他们的设计过程和理念。参观者还可以参加获奖建筑、建筑师事务所和市内其他景点的导览活动。与韩国青年建筑师论坛联合举办的会议派对为新锐建筑师提供了交流机会。

该市表示，计划让该节日与市民的日常生活更加紧密地联系在一起，并推广韩国建筑的魅力。

“首尔是一座不断变化的城市，不同的历史、文化和人们的生活在这里交织融合，”一位负责住房事务的高级官员表示，“我们将继续开发与市民日常生活息息相关的项目，使这个节日成为市民和建筑师共同发现城市价值的场所。”

本文由生成式人工智能协助发布，并由《韩国时报》编辑。