Junglim Architecture

Junglim Architecture (정림건축) is a South Korean architecture firm that began in 1967 as the Junglim Architecture Research Institute, founded by Kim Jung-chul and Kim Jung-sik. It was renamed Junglim Architecture in 1971 and incorporated as Junglim Architecture Co., Ltd. in 1973. The firm has played a central role in the development of Korean architecture for over half a century, with notable projects including the Foreign Exchange Bank headquarters, Seoul National University's Gwanak campus main building, and numerous buildings for Ewha Womans University.

Junglim Architecture was founded on June 17, 1967, as the Junglim Architecture Research Institute by Kim Jung-chul and Kim Jung-sik. It started in a single-story tile-roofed house in Euljiro with four employees, and the design organization quickly expanded to about 30 people as it won successive projects. In February 1970, it moved to Samok Building in Bukchang-dong, Jung-gu, and undertook major projects such as the Seoul National University Gwanak campus main building (1973), the Foreign Exchange Bank headquarters competition win (1973), and the Samyang Corporation headquarters (1974). In 1971, it was renamed Junglim Architecture. In October 1973, it was registered as a corporation, Junglim Architecture Co., Ltd., reorganizing to encompass experts across all architectural fields. In December 1975, it moved to a new office building in Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, with 107 employees across six departments. In the 1980s, it designed the Ewha Womans University library, among other projects.

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