Kim Chung-up
Kim Chung-up was a Korean architect and educator.
Early life and education
Kim was born in Pyongyang in 1922. He graduated from Yokohama Technical High School, where he studied Beaux-Arts architecture. After graduation, he worked at the Matsuda & Hirata Design office in Tokyo. Later, he returned to Korea and became an assistant professor at Seoul National University College of Engineering. After the outbreak of the Korean War, he moved to Busan and built a network with various artists, including Kim Whan-ki and Lee Jung-seob.Career
In 1952, he was selected as a Korean delegate for the first UNESCO International Conference of Artists, which took place in Venice, Italy. During his stay in Venice, he had the chance to meet with Le Corbusier, the renowned Swiss-French architect. This meeting led him to work in Le Corbusier's atelier in Paris for three years and two months.Projects
- 1958 Sogang University Administration Building, Seoul
- 1960 Embassy of France, Seoul
- 1965 Dr. Seo's Women's Clinic
- 1966 United Nations Memorial Cemetery Main Gate, Busan
- 1966 Jeju National University Administration Building, Jeju
- 1969 31 Building, Seoul
- 1985 World Peace Gate, Seoul
Award