Major 

Architectural Design & Theory
 
 
 Research Interests

Application of contemporary philosophy (especially)
Phenomenology, Hermeneutics and Existentialism to Architectural Theory and Design
  
 
 Education 

Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S.A., 1995
 
 
 Selected Publications 
  1. A Study on the User`s satisfaction for Post Ocupancy Evaluation Methodology
(2002.08)

2. A Critical Study on Searching for a New Meaning of Deconstructivist Architecture with the perspective of `Openness and Practicality of Text`
v.19 n.2(2003-02)

3. Investigation into the Direction of Contemporary Architecture by Text-central theory based on Preunderstanding
v.19 n.8(2003-08)

4. An Essay on the `Anti-thetical Criticism` for Architectural Theorization
v.19 n.9(2003-09)

5. A Critical Review on C.Norberg Schulz`s Theory of the `Placeness`
(2003-09)

6. Interpretation on the Contemporary Architectural Texts as Paul Ricoeur`s "the Dialectic of Event and Meaning"
v.20 n.5(2004-05)

7. A Study on the Interpretation of `Tradition` in Contemporary Architecture
v.20 n.7(2004-07)

8. The Complex Relationships on the Late Kim, Swoo-Geun`s Architecture
v.20 n.7(2004-07)

9. The Investigation into a New Direction of Contemporary Architecture in terms of Actualizing Context
v.20 n.8(2004-08)

10. A Study on Digital Architectural Form Creation based on the Particle-technique
v.20 n.9(2004-09)

11. Disclosuring of Regionality in Architecture
v.19 n.12(2003-12)

12. "A Proposal on Architectural Design Techniques of Context through Reactivating Venturi`s Contextualist Thinking," Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea

13. "The Phenomenological Inquiry to Suggest a Positive Direction for Korean Architecture," Korean Association of Architectural History, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 65-74, 1999.

14. "An Interpretation of Contextualism as Architectural Theory(1)," Korean Association of Architectural History, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 109-118, 1999.

15. "Beyond Alan Colquhoun`s Architectural Hermeneutics of Tradition: from `Conceptural Displacement of the Past` to `the Reactivation of the Past`," Korean Association of Architectural History, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 49-60, 1998.

16. "The Reactivating of Allan Colquhoun`s Architectural Theory: `Figure`, `Form`, and `Image`," Korean Association of Architectural History, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 81-92, 1998.

17. "World, Sign and Architecture: An Attempt to Differentiate Creative Architecture from Conceptual Architecture," Korean Association of Architectural History, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 79-85, 1995.
  
 
 Professional Experiences 

Associate Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea (2001-Present)

Assistant Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea (2000-2001)

Dean, School of Architecture, Tongmyung University of Information Technology, Korea (1998-1999)

Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Tongmyung University of Information Technology, Korea (1996-2000)

Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S.A. (1991-1992)

Full-Time Instructor, Department of Architecture, Suwon Technical College, Korea (1988-1988)

  
 
 Professional Societies & Activities 

Member : KIA, KAAA, AIK
  
 
 Honors and Awards 

  
 
 International Joint Research & Activities