Professor Ji-yoon Bae of Honam University Appointed as Master Architect for NAACC Campus Park Zone

Honam University announced on July 8 that Professor Ji-yoon Bae from the Department of Architecture has been selected as the Master Architect (MA) to oversee the establishment of a specialized plan for the Administrative City Campus Park Zone (Special Planning Zone 42), promoted by the National Agency for Administrative City Construction (hereafter NAACC).

Professor Jiyun Bae of Honam University has been appointed as the lead expert for the Administrative City Campus Park Zone. Provided by Honam University

According to NAACC, a Master Architect has been appointed to lead the specialized planning for the Jiphyeon-dong Campus Park Zone, and a master plan is being initiated to create a youth-friendly multi-purpose space. The target site encompasses approximately 53,507 square meters, including the cultural park adjacent to the joint campus, commercial and business-use land, and parking lots. The area is planned to be developed as a future-oriented multi-purpose space where the university, local community, and youth can grow together.

As the MA for this project, Professor Ji-yoon Bae will establish the spatial vision and design strategy and collaborate with experts in architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture to oversee both the specialized planning and the master plan. Based on this, she aims to propose a creative and sustainable spatial plan connected to the joint campus, suggesting strategies for creating a youth-centered innovation hub and revitalizing the city.

This research project also involves Professor Jong-hyun Park, Dean of the Department of Architecture at Honam University; Professor Chang-guk Kim from the Department of Landscape Architecture; and Acecape Architects, who will work together to conduct interdisciplinary research spanning architecture, landscape, and urban design.

Professor Jong-hyun Park serves as the head of the Gwangju-Jeonnam branch of the Korea Urban Design Institute and contributes expertise in urban and architectural planning, drawing on his experience as MA for the specialized project of commercial, business-use land (C1~C6), and the cultural park within the 4-2 Living Zone of the Administrative City.

Additionally, Professor Chang-guk Kim is a landscape planning expert who studied landscape architecture at North Carolina State University and Utah State University in the United States. With extensive experience in public landscape and urban space projects, he is responsible for developing the green infrastructure and landscape plan.

Moreover, Acecape Architects is a design firm specializing in public architecture and urban regeneration. The firm participates in the project leveraging its expertise in public space design, as demonstrated by winning the Presidential Award at the 2023 Korea Spatial Culture Awards for its representative project, Dong-gu Humanities Center.

Professor Ji-yoon Bae stated, "I will do my best to present a master plan that embodies both public value and creativity so that the Jiphyeon-dong Campus Park Zone can be developed into an innovative multi-purpose space organically connecting the university, city, and youth. I hope this project will serve as an opportunity to propose a new spatial model for the Administrative City."

The appointment of Professor Ji-yoon Bae as MA, along with the participation of faculty from the Department of Architecture and the Department of Landscape Architecture at Honam University from the planning stage of this national core urban development project, and the collaboration with a private specialist design firm, demonstrates the university’s educational, research, and professional capabilities.

This participation is expected to contribute to the university’s increased involvement in future national and major urban and architectural projects, further strengthening Honam University’s external competitiveness.

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