Korea Wins Golden Lion

"Crow's Eye View," commissioned by Minsuk Cho (Mass Studies) with fellow curators Hyungmin Pai and Changmo Ahn, presents the post-World War II split of the peninsula into North and South in a manner that is far from the oversimplifications prevalent elsewhere. According to Cho, "the architecture of North and South Korea is presented as an agent – a mechanism for generating alternative narratives capable of perceiving both the everyday and the monumental in new ways."

The jury* praised Korea's national pavilion "for the extraordinary achievement of presenting a new and rich body of knowledge of architecture and urbanism in a highly charged political situation. Using diverse modes of representation that encourage interaction, it is research-in-action, which expands the spatial and architectural narrative into a geopolitical reality."

To see the three special mentions for National Participation, as well as the Silver Lion award and special mentions for best research project as part of Monditalia, click here.

*The Jury, selected by Director Rem Koolhaas, is composed of Francesco Bandarin (President, Italy), Kunlé Adeyemi (Nigeria), Bregtje van der Haak (The Netherlands), Hou Hanru (China), and Mitra Khoubrou (United Arab Emirates).