Pilwon Han

Selected Background and Works

 

             photo by Chulhyun Kim

 

Education


Ph. D in Architecture / Seoul National University / February 1991
Master in Architecture / Seoul National University / February 1987

Bachelor in Architecture / Seoul National University / February 1985

Honors and Prizes (except for team projects)


Third prize from the research paper competition held by Korea National Housing Corporation / June 1996

Honorable mention from the design competition of 'Rural housing' held by Korean Rural Development Corporation / September 1992

Professional Experience


Seonglim Architects & Associates Inc. / Seoul, Korea /  October 1994 ~ April 1995 / Designer and project manager (registered architect) / Projects : Bundang apartment housing, and others

Space Group of Korea (Gong-gan) / Seoul, Korea / May 1992 ~ October 1994 / Supervisor of building sites / Project : Korean Telecom. Dunsan station

Seonglim Architects & Associates Inc. / Seoul, Korea / June 1989 ~ May 1992 / Planner and chief designer / Projects : Site plan of Hae-un-dae New Town , and others

Teaching Experience


Hannam University / Taejon, Korea 
Professor / September 2004 ~ present 
Associate professor / September 2000 ~ August 2004
Assistant professor / September 1996 ~ August 2000
Teaching area : Architectural design studios, Asian architecture, Housing Theory

State University of New York / Buffalo, USA 
Visiting professor / August 2003 ~ July 2004
Teaching area : Architectural design studio, Asian architecture and urbanism

Chungnam National University / Taejon, Korea
Lecturer / March 1993 ~ August 1994 
Teaching area : History of Western architecture, Modern and contemporary architecture           
          
Seoul National Polytechnic University / Seoul, Korea
Lecturer / March 1988 ~ February 1994
Teaching area : Urban design, Site planning

Research


Tshinghua University / Beijing, China
Visiting scholar / June 1995 ~ August 1996
Field surveys of Chinese urban housing sites, rural settlements and traditional houses
                 
Muae Architectural Laboratory of Seoul National University / Seoul, Korea
Researcher / March 1985 ~ February 1991
Field surveys of Korean urban housing sites and rural  settlements   

Memberships


The Korean Association of Architectural History / Director / March 2006 ~ present
The Korean Institute of Architects / March 1997 ~ present
Registered Architect of Korea / January 1992 ~ present
The Architectural Institute of Korea / March 1985 ~ present

Selected Publications


Books

Environment-Friendly Design Guidebook (Bal-Eon Publishing company, 2009, Seoul; coauthored)

A Book Changed My Life (Leader's book, 2009, Seoul; coauthored)

The Front Line of New Knowledge 2 (Han-gil-sa,  2008, Seoul; coauthored)

Traditional Ecology of Korea 2 (
Science Books, 2008, Seoul; coauthored)

Going to Traditional Korean Villages (Book Road, 2004, Seoul)

Traditional Ecology of Korea (
Science Books, 2004, Seoul; coauthored)

The Front Line of Knowledge (Han-gil-sa,  2002, Seoul; coauthored)

The Cultural Meaning of Dwelling (Sejin-sa, 2000, Seoul; coauthored)

Papers

'The Design of the Apartment Entrance Area with the Traditional Hanok Elements', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.25 No.2, February 2009

'A Study on the Planning Elements for the Elderly in Remodeling the Permanent Rental Apartment ', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.23 No.12, December 2007

'The Typological Characteristics of the Nagaya-type House at Ganggyeong's Civic Center ', Journal of the Regional Assosation of Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.9 No.2, June 2007

'A Study on the Architectual Characterisics of the Communal Ritual Space in the Hohoe Village', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.22 No.12, December 2006

'The Traditional House Type at the Housing Site of the Gongju's Civic Center', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.22 No.8, August 2006

'The Effect of the Change of Living Space on the External Appearance in the Traditional Houses of Yangdong Village', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.21 No.10, October 2005

'A Research on the Lot Pattern and House Type at the Housing Sites in Daejeon Old CBD', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.20 No.4, April 2004

'Indigenous East Asian Settlements', Architecture+, vol.04, December 2003

'The Analysis of Spatial Change in the Traditional Korean House (Hanok), Using Space Syntax', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.19 No.8, August 2003

'A Comparative Study of Water Systems in Korean Clan Villages and Chinese Naxi Minority Villages', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.19 No.1, January 2003

'The Spatial Changes of the Traditional Korean Houses Designated as National Cultural Properties in Chungcheong Province', Proceeding of Architectural Institute of Korea, October 2002

'The Water System of a Korean Clan Village - Based on  a Case Study of Wontuh Village -', Traditional Architecture in modern Asia, October 2002

'Struttura urbana duale e citta dell'estremo oriente', Costruzionidue, n.6-Anno IV, November 2001

'The Territorial Organization and Circulation System of the Traditional Courtyard House in Chungchong Province, Korea', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.17 No.3, March 2001

'A Comparative Study of the spatial Structures of Korean Clan Villages and Chinese Water Villages  - With Reference to the Architectural Characteristics of Social Facilities -', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.16 No.4, April 2000

'The Constancy of the Spatial Structure in Traditional Korean Settlement', Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium on Architectural Interchanges in Asia, February 2000

'The Architectural Characteristics of Tulou, a Chinese Housing Type', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.15 No.11, November 1999

'The Transformation of Shanghai Lilong Housing', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.14 No.4, April 1998

'The Spatial Organization of the Bejing Siheyuan Housing', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.13 No.11, November 1997

'The Environmental Ecological Interpretation of a Traditional Korean Settlement', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.12 No.7, July 1996

'A Preliminary Study for the Nature-oriented Architectural Planning Method', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.9 No.7, July 1993

'A Study on the Change of Spatial Structure in a Rural Settlement', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.6 No.3, June 1990

'A Study on the Formation of Road Pattern in a Rural Settlement', Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, Vol.6 No.2, April 1990

Languages Spoken


English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean