About US
This institute was created on February 10th, 1976 by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in order to conduct academic research to address the Metropolitan Government’s areas of concern, such as population density, traffic jams, housing deterioration and shortages, and environmental degradation. Since then, many research projects have been expertly conducted by the University of Seoul faculty, research associates, and outside experts in their respective research fields.
Research Areas
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[ ARCHITECTURE ]
- Architectural Planning and Design
- Site Planning and Design
- Building Structure Engineering
- Building Codes -
[ TRANSPORTATION ]
- Transportation Planning
- Street Networking
- TSM
- Transportation Impact Analysis -
[ URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN ]
- Urban Planning and Design
- Regional Planning
- Site Planning and Design
- Cost-benefit Analysis -
[ URBAN ADMINISTRATION ]
- Urban Policy
- Decision Making Systems
- Urban Regulations and Guidelines -
[ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ]
- Park (Site) Planning and Design
- Ecological Planning
- Open-space Networking
- Urban Horticulture -
[ CIVIL ENGINEERING ]
- Fabric/Structural Engineering
- Soil, Geology & Hydrology Analysis
- Surveying
Recent Activities
1. Goyang-City Landscape Master Plan, 2011
2. Sungbuk-gu Vision toward 2020, 2010
3. A Study on the Improvement of the Seoul City Park Operation System, 2010
4. A Study on the Landscape Guideline of Water-front Areas, 2010
5. A Study on the Building Life Cycle Management, 2010
6. An Environmental Preservation Plan of Sungdong-gu toward 2015, 2007
7. A Comprehensive Development plan of the Gumchen-gu Limits, 2004
Faculty
- Prof. Hwang-Woo Nam / Urban Finance
- Dr. Mun-il Kim / Architectural Planning
- Dr. Moon-Ho Park / Urban Landscape
- Architecture