The 2025 AIA South Korea Design Awards Committee is delighted to announce this year’s winners from among many outstanding submissions. Although this marks the inaugural year of the awards, the program received an impressive number of remarkable projects, making the deliberation process highly competitive.
We extend our sincere gratitude to the independent jury panel consisting of: Ken Sungjin Min, AIA (Principal, SKM Architects), Alex Chuang, AIA (Associate Partner, JJP Architects), and Leehong Kim, AIA (Professor at Hongik University and Principal, Leehong Kim Architects).
Warmest congratulations to all of our award winners!
Winner – Small Scale
Dulwich College Seoul Senior School Library and IB Centre
Seoul, South Korea
Presented to
Project : Architecture
Seoul, South Korea
John Hong, AIA
Principal Architect
Photo Credit: ©John Hong, AIA
Winner – Small Scale
Dwelling in Gotjawal
Jeju, South Korea
Presented to
Kim-O Architects
Jeju, South Korea
Jihee Kim, KIRA
Principal Architect
Photo Credit: ©Hyochel Hwang
Winner - Small Scale
Munomi Studio
Seoul, South Korea
Presented to
Do See Rock Architecture
Seoul, South Korea
Jung-In Kim, AIA
Principal Architect
Photo Credit: ©Tae-Yoon Kim
Winner - Large Scale
Luxia Cheongdam 546
The River
Seoul, South Korea
Presented to
J Partners & Architects
Seoul, South Korea
Junghyun Paul Bae, AIA
Principal Architect
Photo Credit: ©Sungjun Hong
Winner - Large Scale
Sinsa Square
Seoul, South Korea
Presented to
Yaerhim Architects & Planners
Seoul, South Korea
Lim Kyu Hwang, KIRA
Principal Architect
Heejoon Jo
Secretary, AIA South Korea
Photo Credit: ©Jaesang Lee

