Seoul Architecture Festival (서울건축문화제)
September 15, 2026 - October 11, 2026Overview
The 18th Seoul Architecture Festival 2026, themed “Discovering Seoul: Assembling Seoul,” aims to rediscover the unique architecture and urban appeal of Seoul together with its citizens. Seoul creates creative possibilities based on “complex density,” where the history, culture, and locality of a high-density city converge. Amid rapid social change, it has also continuously adapted through “accelerated evolution,” rapidly renewing its forms while building on what has been accumulated. Furthermore, through “glocality,” which intersects local contexts with global trends, Seoul is expanding the unique urban experiences and values of contemporary K-Architecture to the world. This year’s Seoul Architecture Festival will offer a variety of participatory programs, allowing citizens to experience Seoul’s architecture and city more closely and engage with architectural culture in a familiar way. Through diverse citizen-participation content—including an architecture culture forum with architects, talk programs and work tours with the winners of the 44th Seoul Metropolitan Government Architecture Award, and programs for aspiring young architects—the festival aims to create a space where citizens can discover Seoul’s architecture and shape K-Architectural culture together.
Venue
B3 Bium Hall, Seoul Urban Architecture Exhibition Center
Program
- Main program: Exhibition of the Completed Projects category of the Seoul Metropolitan Government Architecture Awards - Side events and programs: Architecture Culture Forum / Open Class / Growth Support Program for Young Aspiring Architects, and more
Organizer
Seoul Metropolitan Government (070-7178-5840) Seoul Metropolitan Government
Admission fee
Free admission
Duration
10:00–18:00