Seung H-Sang

(승효상) · pronounced sung hyo-sang · KR · 1952–present

Founder of IROJE Architects & Planners. Spent 15 years at SPACE Group under Kim Swoo-geun before opening his own practice in 1989. Co-founded the '4.3 Group' (with Min Hyun-sik and others) that reshaped 1990s Korean architecture. Master-planned Paju Book City. His weathering-steel Welcomm City became a landmark of Seoul's millennial skyline.