FACE-TO-FACE, SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER: PAIK INWHA, PAIK MYOUNGWHA

I AM AN ARCHITECT

ʻI am an Architectʼ was planned to meet young architects who seek their own architecture in a variety of materials and methods. What do they like, explore, and worry about? SPACE is going to discover individual characteristics of them rather than group them into a single category. The relay interview continues when the architect who participated in the conversation calls another architect in the next turn.

Sister Act

Choi Eunhwa (Choi): You both majored in Architecture. Were you both influenced by your childhood environments when growing up?

Paik Inwha (IW): Many people ask that question. But there’s not one among my parents and relatives who have worked in architecture. When I was a kid, I didn’t know what architects did. I chose science and engineering courses in high school just because I liked math. Funnily enough, I found myself reading a lot of novels back then. (laugh) Architecture seemed like it relys on liberal arts.

I didn’t make the decision to go to architecture school as Inwha went to architecture school. (laugh) From a young age, I liked drawing and photography, so I thought about what I could do that