2010
Utopian Tours
A collaboration with Koryo Studio and North Korean architects.
Koryo Studio commissioned a North Korean architect to work on ‘Commissions for Utopia’, designs for sustainable tourism. We sat down with the North Korean architect and talked about trends in creating architecture that leaves a small environmental footprint. North Korean architects who were trained pre-digitalisation are expert in rendering their drawings by hand using acrylic paints, creating artworks in their own right.
The works were exhibited at the 2014 Venice Biennale, Korean pavilion (Golden Lion winner).

Our story
We wanted to see how Korean architects would react to an open brief with no restrictions. We sat down with the North Korean architect and talked about trends in creating architecture that leaves a small environmental footprint. North Korean architects who were trained pre-digitalization are expert in rendering their drawings by hand, creating artworks in their own right.
