○ Event Title : UIA 2026 Barcelona World Congress of Architects ？ Korea Open Session
○ Aim : To share the urban and architectural identities of Seoul and Busan with the international community, explore contemporary Korean architecture, and promote global exchange and dialogue.
○ Date & Time : 29 June 2026 (Monday), 12:15？13:45 (90 minutes)
○ Venue : Auditorium (Level 4), Disseny Hub Barcelona (Capacity: 320 seats)
○ Theme ‘K-Architecture in Transition : Glimpses into Seoul & Busan’
○ Open to Architects, urban professionals, and the general public
○ Free Admission with Online pre-registration    Click here to register
○ Organizers : FIKA, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Busan Metropolitan City

○ Program

○ Speakers

	Kim Doran, Principal Architect, YOAP Architects She is a co-founder and principal architect of YOAP Architects. Challenging familiar assumptions, he explores new architectural possibilities at the intersection of ideals and reality. Viewing architecture as a composition of scenes and experiences, he investigates how space can extend beyond buildings through images, memories, and ways of seeing.
	LEE SANG DAE, Principal, SpaceYeon Architects He is the principal architect of SpaceYeon Architects. Educated at Yonsei University and ENSA Paris-Belleville, he explores how temporality and sense of place can be expressed through light, materials, and space. His work has received major honors, including the Seoul Architecture Award and the Korean Architecture Award.
	Woo Shin-koo, Chief Architect of Busan Metropolitan City He is the Chief Architect of Busan Metropolitan City and a professor at Pusan National University. His work explores the relationship between architecture, landscape, and public space, seeking to strengthen urban identity through Busan's unique topography, history, and evolving urban environment.
	Kim Seong-ryool, Principal Architect, Rieuldorang Architects He is the founder and principal architect of Rieuldorang Architects. Invited to the 2019 exhibition at the Busan Museum of Contemporary Art ,he explores architecture through clear concepts and restrained forms, believing it gains social vitality through meaning and artistic value through poetic imagination.
	Yu Dae-woo, Principal Architect, YUGA Architects He is the founder and principal architect of YUGA Architects. Invited to exhibit in the Busan International Architecture Festival's Next Architects program in 2013 and 2015, he explores the relationship between architecture and the city, believing that layers of space and context shape the character of urban landscapes and everyday life.