{"536101":{"#nid":"536101","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech at the Venice Biennale","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EP\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Erofessor Sung Hong Kim, a doctoral program alumnus, curates an exciting exhibition at the Korean Pavilion of the 2016 Venice Biennale.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EThe Korean Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale focusses on the creative ways in which Korean architects respond to the accelerated growth of urban density in Korean cities. The exhibition \u201cThe FAR Game \u2013 Constraints Sparking Creativity\u201d represents an exciting response to the general theme established by Venice Biennale curator Alejandro Aravena: \u201cReporting from the Front\u201d. Aravena calls architects to reflect on the way in which they respond to pressing contemporary issues such as urbanization, climate change and social or ecological sustainability. The Korean Pavilion exhibition is curated by Sung Hong Kim, a professor of architecture and urbanism at the University of Seoul, and an alumnus of our doctoral program (1995). Kim and his team show that while responding to economic, real estate and demographic pressures within the constraints of zoning regulations, Korean architects have been able to create a new sense of spaciousness that not only enriches experience and comfort but also takes advantage of and responds to emergent forms of urbanism. While the \u201cFAR (Floor Area Ratio) Game\u201d is played according to external rules, it results in a sense of intrinsic cultural richness and in a great diversity of forms and of interpretations of program. At the core of the exhibition are 36 models of recent mid-sized buildings juxtaposed to 36 models of the theoretical solid dictated by zoning for the particular plots. Consistent diagrams are used to explain how architects have departed from the prescribed volume in subtle ways to benefit those using the buildings and to add value to the designs.\u0026nbsp; The exhibition catalogue includes essays by two Georgia Tech professors. Marc Simmons, Thomas W. Ventulett III distinguished Chair of Architectural Design, contributes the paper \u201cSimple Math: Envelop Economics and the FAR Game\u201d. John Peponis, working with doctoral students Chen Feng and James Park contributes the paper \u201cThe City as an Interface of Scales: Gangnam Urbanism\u201d. At Professor Kim\u2019s invitation, Professor Peponis also acts as the counselor for the overall endeavor. The Venice Biennale is open to the public from May 28 to November 27, 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EProfessor Sung Hong Kim, a doctoral program alumnus, curates an exciting exhibition at the Korean Pavilion of the 2016 Venice Biennale.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor Sung Hong Kim, a doctoral program alumnus, curates an exciting exhibition at the Korean Pavilion of the 2016 Venice Biennale."}],"uid":"28816","created_gmt":"2016-05-13 15:20:54","changed_gmt":"2022-05-26 17:09:36","author":"Tia Jewell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-05-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-05-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"536151":{"id":"536151","type":"image","title":"Korean Pavilion 1","body":null,"created":"1463590800","gmt_created":"2016-05-18 17:00:00","changed":"1475895322","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:22","alt":"Korean Pavilion 1","file":{"fid":"88819","name":"koreanpavilion1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/koreanpavilion1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/koreanpavilion1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":182161,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/koreanpavilion1_0.jpg?itok=wLieI0Qi"}},"536161":{"id":"536161","type":"image","title":"Korean Pavilion 2","body":null,"created":"1463590800","gmt_created":"2016-05-18 17:00:00","changed":"1475895322","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:22","alt":"Korean Pavilion 2","file":{"fid":"88820","name":"korean_pavilion_2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/korean_pavilion_2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/korean_pavilion_2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":695526,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/korean_pavilion_2_0.jpg?itok=Il3DLQED"}},"536181":{"id":"536181","type":"image","title":"Korean Pavilion 3","body":null,"created":"1463590800","gmt_created":"2016-05-18 17:00:00","changed":"1475895322","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:22","alt":"Korean Pavilion 3","file":{"fid":"88822","name":"korean_pavilion_3.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/korean_pavilion_3_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/korean_pavilion_3_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1163256,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/korean_pavilion_3_0.jpg?itok=XRSpDuJ0"}},"536191":{"id":"536191","type":"image","title":"Sung Hong Kim","body":null,"created":"1463590800","gmt_created":"2016-05-18 17:00:00","changed":"1475895322","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:22","alt":"Sung Hong Kim","file":{"fid":"88823","name":"sunghongkimportraitphoto.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sunghongkimportraitphoto_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sunghongkimportraitphoto_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":323463,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/sunghongkimportraitphoto_0.jpg?itok=z7We8II9"}}},"media_ids":["536151","536161","536181","536191"],"groups":[{"id":"48996","name":"School of Architecture"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETia Jewell - Communications \u0026amp; Events - School of Architecture - College of Design - Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}