SPACE May 2024 (No. 678)
Since president Park Chung-hee’s recognition of the importance of landscape architecture as an extension of the national land development plan, landscape architecture in Korea has been in a state of academic and practical flux, and Jung Youngsun (principal, Seoahn Total Landscape Design & Consulting Group) is a first-generation landscape architect at the centre of this flux. Having followed the growth and trajectory of landscape architecture in Korea for some 50 years, Jung Youngsun has undertaken a wide range of projects, from government-led businesses to corporate and private works, and has spoken of landscape architecture as something that can express the character of Korea and that can serve as a tool for communicating with nature. And last April, the exhibition at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) Seoul – which explored Jung Youngsun’s world of landscape architecture – opened and the documentary film by Jung Dawoon (co-principal, Giraffe Pictures) was released to the public. This article is a reworking of the press conference for the exhibition and the documentary film. In addition to the interview with Jung Youngsun conducted by SPACE, and it testifies to Jung Youngsun’s view and practice of landscape architecture through her unique voice.
