Oscar Kang

This proposal explores the intersection between the city and the park in the context of the Seoul Green Ring. The project is situated along a prominent vehicular entry point to Seoul (Yangjae Interchange) and adjacent to a number of parks including the Maeheon Citizen’s Park, a popular urban park in Seoul. Our proposal clarifies the relationship between nature and the built environment by clearly delineating the boundary of the city to preserve the existing natural element (park) and to celebrate a new Green Seoul through the creation of a new entryway (gateway).

Oscar Kang is a professor at Seoul National University of Science and Technology. He holds a Master’s in Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He established Oscar Projects, a laboratory to explore architectural design. He previously worked for John Ronan Architects in Chicago, Machado and Silvetti Associates in Boston, and Grimshaw and Selldorf Architects in New York.