Mass Studies was founded in 2003 by Minsuk Cho in Seoul, Korea, as a critical investigation of architecture in the context of mass production, intensely over-populated urban conditions, and other emergent cultural niches that define contemporary society. Amid the many frictions defining spatial conditions in the twenty-first century, namely past vs. future, local vs. global, utopia vs. reality, and individual vs. collective, Mass Studies focuses on the operative complexity of these multiple conditions instead of striving for a singular, unified perspective. For each architectural project, which exist across a wide range of scales, Mass Studies explores issues such as spatial systems/matrixes, building materials/techniques, and typological divergences to foster a vision that allows the discovery of new socio/cultural potential.

Key People

• Minsuk Cho, AIA, Principal
• Kisu Park, KIA, Partner
• Joungwon Lee, KIA, Associate
• Zongxoo U, Associate

Awards

• 2008.09 : Architecture Award of Seoul City, Korea: ‘Ann Demeulemeester Shop,’ Seoul, Korea
• 2008 : Finalist, DAM The International Highrise Award 2008: ‘Boutique Monaco,’ Frankfurt, Germany
• 2008 : International Architecture Awards, The Chicago Athenaeum: ‘Xi Gallery,’ ‘Ann Demeulemeester Shop,’ Chicago, IL, USA
• 2008 : Silver Award, The Emporis Skyscraper Award: ‘Boutique Monaco,’ Frankfurt, Germany
• 2007 : AC Martin Visiting Professorship in Architectural Design, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2007 :  Nomination, Marcus Prize, USA
• 2006 : Nomination, Chernikof Prize, Russia
• 2003.12 : Citation, Progressive Architecture (P/A) Award: ‘Dalki Theme Park,’ New York, NY, USA
• 2003.04 : Finalist, PS1/MoMA Young Architects Program, New York, NY, USA
• 2000.12 : Architectural Record Design Vanguard (Cho Slade Architecture), New York, NY, USA
• 2000 : Young Architects Awards of the Architectural League of New York, (Cho Slade Architecture), New York, NY, USA
• 1999.12 : Citation, Progressive Architecture Awards: ‘Von Erlach House,’ New York, NY, USA
• 1994.01 : First Place, Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition, Japan

Contact Information

• Mass Studies
  Fuji Bldg. 4F
  683-140 Hannam 2-dong Yongsan-gu
  Seoul 140-892
  Korea
  T. +82 (0)2 790 6528/9
  F. +82 (0)2 790 6438

Links

• Website

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