Shin-Jae Im
Ewha Womans University
About the Lab
Professor Shin-Jae Im's research lab specializes in architectural theory, with a focus on the philosophical, historical, and formal foundations of architecture across different historical periods. The lab explores key movements such as modernism, postmodernism, and structuralism, particularly examining their ideological and aesthetic underpinnings. Central themes include the relationship between architecture and society, the role of humanism and pragmatism in design, and the formal and symbolic dimensions of architectural forms—especially centralized plans and structural typologies. The lab also investigates the intersections between architecture, communication theory, and cognitive perception.
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8이 연구는 모더니즘과 포스트모더니즘 사이에서 발생한 변화에 주목한다. 팝아트와 로버트 벤추리 건축은 모두 이러한 시대적 변화에 관심을 가졌으며, 대중과의 소통을 위해 유사한 방법을 사용하였다. 이 연구의 결과는 벤추리의 작업과 미국 팝아트를 심리학적 관점에서 분석함으로써 도출되었다. 팝아트와 벤추리의 건축이 사용한 방법은 첫째, 일상성 ; 일상적인 사물을 새로운 환경에 도입하는 방법, 둘째, 소비 ; 소비재를 변화시키는 것(크기, 형태 등)이다. 그들은 시각적 부조화를 이용하여 대중들의 주목성을 높였다. 팝아트와 벤추리의 작업이 후기 산업 사회에 따른 사회적 변화에 주목하고 있기 때문에 이 연구는 로버트 벤추리 작업과 미국 팝아트의 유사성을 이해하고, 나아가 1960년대의 사회 변화를 이해하는데도 도움을 줄 것이다.
Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the most famous architects who was as american as apple pie. Pragmatism was the movement about making 'American Philosophy' alike Wright's works of the same period. The results of this study are found by means of analysing Wright's works through pragmatism. The results are as follows : (1) Naturalism; Prospect-Refuge theory (2) Mediation of signs; Concepts about Organizing the Space (3) Pluralism; Pluralized Space (4) Individualized Experience; Possibility of Experi
This is a comparative study in the centralized plans between L.B.Alberti's and Leonardo da Vinci's. The shapes of their centralized-plans have been regarded quite similar. Above all, R. Wittkower wrought in 《Architectural Principle in the Age of Humanism》that their relationship was clear, because of their similarity of shapes. So the purpose of this study is to compare the L.B. Alberti's centralized plans with the Leonardo da Vinci's by analyzing the theory of L.B. Alberti's 《de re aedificatoria
This study on to search for Netherlands structuralism architecture formal and spatial characteristics. The representative Netherlands structuralism architects are Aldo van eyck, Herman hertzberger, Piet bloom. They influenced their architectural idea like archtype, twin phenomenon, co-determination, aesthetic of number in primitive forms.And the aim of this study is to search a connection on communication theory of harbermas with Netherlands structuralism architecture. Rationality is connected w
The purpose of this study is to abstract the feature of the centralized architectural plan of Leonardo da Vinci and to find its contribution to the Renaissance period. First of all, his drawings are analysed to derive his unique methodology with its sequence of 'observation of the architectures in centralized plan → examination on the variations of the centralized plan → systemization of the drawing method for the centralized plan'. Next, his centralized plan sketch with its methodology is studi
The purpose of this study is to analyze Francesco di Giorgio Martini's architectural drawings of 'human analogy' on the basis of historical background and to find out the relationship with Renaissance Humanism. Most of his architectural drawings are based on Vitruvius's theory. However, there was a gap about 1500 years between Francesco di Giorgio and Vitruvius. There were also mistranslations. For example, He translated Vitruvius's Human in Circle as anthropomorphism It is the difference which
This study is based on the art policies in the Nazi era. The Nazis regulated german people's lives, and unified the german culture. The art policies were one of the important criterion which unified Nazi Germany. The results of this study are found by means of analysing art and architectural cases on the basis of Art Policies in Nazi Era. The results are as follows : (1) Blood and Soil - Heimatstil and Regional Architecture (2) Legitimacy - Philhellenism, Germaness and Simplified Classicism. Hit
The purpose of this study is to re-interpretate design elements of department stores based on architectural language which arouse the emotion of adoration. Design elements used in previous religious buildings such as enormous scale with symmetry, contrast of light and storytelling have applied to department stores expecting the same emotional effect, encouraging the feeling of admiration. Boucicaut's innovative marketing principle could be successful due to the new type of commercial buildings,
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