Workshop

Leftovers of Brutalist Possibilities in Seoul: How to Capture Sewoon Sangga?

This workshop revolves around Sewoon Sangga, a utopian megastructure built in Seoul between 1967 and 1972. Threatened with demolition as part of the city’s rapid and relentless redevelopment since the 1980s, the building was rather ironically saved by the 2008 financial crisis. Inspired by its appearance in the K-drama Vincenzo (2021), we engage with Sewoon Sangga as a ‘boundary object,’ a tangible object that facilitates communication between different social and disciplinary groups, each with unique perspectives. The workshop brings together scholars from architecture, media studies, cultural studies, urban studies and sociology to pursue a multifaceted exploration of Sewoon Sangga. The presentations will be followed by a discussion on the potential and challenges of interdisciplinary research on the role of buildings in social, cultural and historical processes.

Organised by Sarah Borree, Chris Dähne and Rembert Hüser, Goethe University Frankfurt a. M.

If you are interested in attending the workshop, please email us at: sewoonsangga@gmail.com

The full program can be found here: AO_Workshop 2024_Programme_SM_2024-09-15.