On May 17th, 2018, the Ewha Campus Complex will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its opening during a day of meetings and festivities. An opportunity to rediscover the history of this landscape-building, a major public space for the student social life, opened to the city of Seoul and an emblematic building of a «Groundscape» architecture.
The 17th Kim Okgill Memorial Lecture will be held under the theme of “Space for Empathy and Companionship: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the ECC’s Construction, and Contemplating the Space of Ewha.”
Titled “Topography - A Groundscape Story” the world-renowned architect Dominique Perrault’s lecture ponders upon the notion of an empathic life based on the space of the ECC (Ewha Campus Complex), which was established in 2008 with the aim of embracing the educational vision of Ewha Womans University for the 21st century. This lecture will showcase the architectural philosophy that Professor Perrault instilled in the ECC. The lecture, “A Space for Dreams: The History of the Space of Ewha and Its Completion by Practical Action,” which will be presented by Professor Kim, Ae-Ryung from the Ewha Institute for the Humanities, highlights that the space of Ewha was completed through the practice of various actors, and reflects on the history and future of the communal space of the Ewha campus.
In addition to the two thought-provoking lectures, this memorial event will also present a variety of programs including the ECC’s 10th anniversary celebration, a music festival “With Music”, and a movie festival “With Movie” for all those in the Ewha community to enjoy. Please enjoy this opportunity on a brilliant day in May to share the time and space of empathy and companionship at Ewha throughout its 132 years of tradition. We sincerely hope that you would grace us with your attendance.
April 2018
Kim, Heisook
President of Ewha Womans University
Jeon, Hyeyoung
Director of Ewha Institute for the Humanities
