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ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM REPORT Main Report Prepared for Architectural Accreditation Procedures Department of Architecture University of Seoul Submitted to the Korean Architectural Accrediting Board, July 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS Department of Architecture, University of Seoul ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM REPORT Volume I: MAIN REPORT Part 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Program Abstract ·········································································································· 3 1.1 Founding Mission of the Educational Institute 1.2 Outline of the Educational Institute 1.3 Program History 1.4 Program's Founding Mission 1.5 Goals and Strategies 2. Self-Assessment Procedures ······················································································ 12 2.1 Response to the Previous Site Visit 2.2 Existing Self-Assessment Systems 2.3 Program Self-Assessment Process Part 2 COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS FOR ACCREDITATION 3. Program Response to the Five Perspectives of the Accreditation Board ·················· 19 3.1 Architecture Education and the Academic Context 3.2 Architecture Education and the Students 3.3 Architecture Education and Registration 3.4 Architecture Education and the Profession 3.5 Architecture Education and Society Part 3 PROGRAM SELF-ASSESSMENT 4. Curriculum ·················································································································· 24 4.1 Curriculum Structure 4.2 Design Curriculum 5. Student Performance Criteria ···················································································· 43 6. Student Information ··································································································· 45 6.1 Description of Student Body 6.2 Admissions and Students Evaluation 6.3 Student Financial Support i TABLE OF CONTENTS Department of Architecture, University of Seoul 7. Faculty ························································································································· 51 7.1 Faculty Status 7.2 Full-time Faculty 7.3 Adjunct Faculty and Visiting Lecturers 8. Physical Resources ····································································································· 68 Design Studios Lecture and Seminar Rooms Faculty Offices Review and Exhibition Spaces Library Space Computer Facilities Workshops and Research Facilities Administrative and Communal Spaces 9. Information Resources ······························································································· 79 University Library Architecture Reading Room BeSeTo-Asia Archive Digital Urban Simulation Center Institute of Seoul Studies Archives 10. Administrative and Financial Resources ································································ 83 10.1 Administrative Structure and Resources 10.2 Financial Resources 11. Special Programs and Research Activities ···························································· 86 11.1 Special Programs 11.2 Research Activities Part 4 SELF-ASSESSMENT SUMMARY 12. Overall Assessment of Conditions, Prospects, and Goals ································· 104 12.1 Program Structure 12.2 Curriculum 12.3 Student Performance and Evaluation 12.4 Faculty 12.5 Physical and Information Resources 12.6 Administrative and Financial Resources 12.7 Research and Programs ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Department of Architecture, University of Seoul ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM REPORT Volume II: APPENDIX Appendix 1 A1. Course Description and Student Performance Criteria Appendix 2 A2. Faculty Resumes A2.1 Full Time Faculty: Department of Architecture A2.2 Full Time Faculty: Department of Architectural Engineering A2.3 Adjunct Faculty and Visiting Lecturers Appendix 3 A3. Course and Student Enrollment Data A3.1 Course Enrollment Data A3.2 Internship Program Data Appendix 4 A4. Institute and Department Regulations A4.1 Administrative Affairs A4.2 Faculty Appointments A4.3 Student Academics Appendix 5 A5. Affiliated Institutions Graduate School of Urban Sciences The Institute of Urban Sciences Institute of Seoul Studies Institute of Industrial Technology Urban Safety and Security Research Institute The University Museum Institute for International Education and Cooperation Appendix 6 A6. Program Assessment Survey A6.1 Survey Introduction A6.2 Analysis of the Survey Based on User Groups iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Department of Architecture, University of Seoul LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1_Organization of the University of Seoul / 5 Table 1-2_Overall Program Structure of Department of Architecture / 11 Table 4-1_Five-Year Curriculum Sequence Model / 26 Table 4-2_Founding Mission and Design Studio Themes / 28 Table 4-3_Five-Year Architectural Program Overview / 42 Table 5-1_Student Performance Criteria / 44 Table 6-1_Number of Students Enrolled in SAAE (1st year) and the Department of Architecture / 46 Table 6-2_Native Regions of SAAE Freshmen in 2006 Academic year / 46 Table 6-3_Employment Percentage and Distribution after Graduation / 46 Table 6-4_Areas of Employment / 46 Table 6-5_Annual Admissions Quota for SAAE compared to University Quota / 47 Table 6-6_University Scholarship: Recommended by the Scholarship Committee and approved by the University President / 49 Table 6-7_The University Center Scholarship : Recommended by the Director of the Office of Student Affairs and approved by the University President / 49 Table 6-8_Scholarships from Outside Sources / 49 Table 6-9_Financial Support for Students of the Department of Architecture / 50 Table 8-1_Area Tabulation: the ACB and the ASA / 70 Table 8-2_Area Tabulation: Additional Space in the University Campus / 72 Table 8-3_Area Tabulation: Department of Architectural Engineering use only / 72 Table 8-4_Area Tabulation: Architectural Engineering Laboratory Building / 73 Table 9-1_Books (as of April 2006) / 80 Table 9-2_Non-Books (as of April, 2006) / 80 Table 9-3_Databases and Electronic Journals (as of April,2006) / 81 Table 9-4_Architecture Related Holdings (as of April,2006) / 81 Table 9-5_University Library Holdings / Databases and Electronic Journals (as of April,2006) / 81 Table 9-6_Architectural Reading Room Holdings / Databases and Electronic Journals (as of April,2006) / 81 Table 10-1_Administrative Staff for SAAE / 83 Table 10-2_Teaching Assistants in Architectural Design Courses / 83 Table 10-3_Graduate Research Assistants / 83 Table 10-4_Department of Architecture Budget / 84 Table 10-5_Department of Architecture Budget in Relation to SAAE Budget / 85 Table 10-6_Miscellaneous Funds / 85 Table 11-1_Mission, Research, and Special Programs / 86 Table 11-2_Program’s Founding Mission, Research Groups, and Research Areas / 98 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Department of Architecture, University of Seoul LIST OF FIGURES Figure 4-1_Student Work from Elementary Design I, Spring 2006 / 29 Figure 4-2_Student Work from Elementary Design II, Fall 2005 / 30 Figure 4-3_Student Work from Architectural Design I / 32 Figure 4-4_Student Work from Architectural Design II / 33 Figure 4-5_Student Work from Architectural Design III / 34 Figure 4-6_Student Work from Architecture Design IV / 36 Figure 4-7_Student Work from Architecture Design V / 38 Figure 4-8_Student Work from Architecture Design VI / 39 Figure 4-9_Student Work from Architecture Design VII / 40 Figure 4-10_Student Work from Architectural Design VIII / 41 Figure 8-1_Aerial View of University of Seoul Campus, projected for 2010 / 73 Figure 8-2_Campus Map / 74 Figure 8-3_Key Plan of the ACB and the ASA: 1st Floor / 75 Figure 8-4_Key Plan of the ACB and the ASA: 2nd Floor / 75 Figure 8-5_Key Plan of the ACB and the ASA: 3rd Floor / 76 Figure 8-6_Key Plan of the ACB and the ASA: 4th Floor / 76 Figure 8-7_Key Plan of the ACB and the ASA/5th Floor / 77 Figure 8-8_The 21st Century Building Key Plan: Exhibition Room and ACAU Posters / 77 Figure 8-9_Natural Science Building Key Plan: Exhibition Room / 77 Figure 8-10_Kyungnong Hall Key Plan: Exhibition Rooms / 78 Figure 8-11_Birch Hall Plan / 78 Figure 9-1_Main Page and Search Page for the BeSeTo-Asia Website / 82 Figure 11-1_ACAU Posters: 2005 Seoul Workshop and 2006 Singapore Workshop / 88 Figure 11-2_Borderlines: Exhibition Poster for the 2005 Seoul-Berlin Studio / 89 Figure 11-3_Architectural Field Trips in Korea and Singapore / 90 Figure 11-4_Samples from Jeong Ahm Portfolio Prize Winners / 91 Figure 11-5_Entries to the 2006 Fall Charrette "A Small Chair with a Name" / 93 Figure 11-6_Wood Pavilions built in 2003 and 2004 / 94 Figure 11-7_Community Building Programs: Building Houses in Cholam, Injae, and Yang-gu / 95 Figure 11-8_K-12 Children's Architecture School held on Campus in 2005 / 96 v PART 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Program Abstract 1.1 Founding Mission of the Educational Institute 1.2 Outline of the Educational Institute 1.3 Program History 1.4 Program's Founding Mission 1.5 Goals and Strategies 2. Self-Assessment Procedures 2.1 Response to the Previous Site Visit 2.2 Existing Self-Assessment Systems 2.3 Program Self-Assessment Process 1. Program Abstract 1.1 Founding Mission of the Educational Institute The University of Seoul is a singularly unique institution of higher learning. It is the only university in Korea that is fully funded and supported by local government, one that is responsible to a dynamic world metropolis. Seoul is the economic, political, and cultural center of Korea and one of the great cities of the world. With 20 million people living within its metropolitan area, the greater Seoul region commands more than 45% of the country's population, 55% of its manufacturing, 60% of its financial transactions,