Interview

Embracing the Priceless Beauty of Nature

Landscape Architect YoungSun Jung

YoungSun Jung has been a first-generation landscape architect in South Korea, the first female professional engineer in urban planning, and the first South Korean recipient of the Geoffrey Jellicoe Award, often referred to as the 'Nobel Prize of Landscape Architecture.' She is also an iconic figure encapsulating the 50-year history of landscaping in South Korea. From the prehistorical era, when the concept of landscape was absent in South Korea, to date, she has led the direction of landscape design at the center of this field. We met Mrs. Jung, who received the 34th Distinguished SNU Members Award, to hear about the landscape design world and philosophy she has pioneered.

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