Seoul National University Department of Architecture will conduct an invited lecture for two days from 8 t9 9 by inviting a world-renowned architect Rafael Moneo.
 
This lecture is a series of <SNU-MOKCHON Lectures>, which is held thanks to the 1 billion donations of the Seoul National University Department of Architecture alumni Jungsik Kim, who is a president of the Mokchon Cultural Foundation. This will be hosted by Seoul National University Department of Architect and will hold lectures every year by inviting world-renowned architects who have not been able to meet in Korea.
 
Rafael Moneo's public lecture <BEHIND BUILDINGS>, held at 6 pm on the 8th, will be held at the Auditorium of Seoul National University Museum (MoA) and simultaneous interpretation in Spanish will be provided.
 
 On the 9th, there will be a 'talk with students' time, where students can directly ask questions to Rafael Moneo and have discussions with him. This will be held from 3 pm at the Multipurpose Hall on the first floor of the 39th Building in Seoul National University. All programs are free of charge.
 
Rafael Monet is an architect from Madrid, Spain, and received Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1996, the Nobel Prize for architecture. His representative works include the Museum of Roman Art and the Kursaal Auditorium. Recent works are the Museo Nacional del Prado, the Puerta de Atocha railway station and so on.
 
Well known for his 'contextual architecture', he is considered one of the most influential people in modern architecture as well as a scholar, educator, and the president of Harvard Architecture College. His visit is expected to have a huge impact on domestic academia.
 
Meanwhile, Jungsik Kim, a president of Mokchon Cultural Foundation, who donated for the lecture series, is graduated from Seoul National University Department of Architecture in 1958. He designed the Incheon International Airport, National Museum of Korea and the main office of the Korea Blue House. Especially, he was awarded honorary membership of the American Institute of Architects for the thirteenth time as a Korean for the achievement of the Incheon International Airport passenger terminal development project. In 2015, he was awarded Bogwan Order of Cultural Merit by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
 
For more information, please visit Seoul National University's website (architecture.snu.ac.kr). (Inquiries 02-880-7051)