Politics · South Korea · 1 hr ago
Seoul and Basel discuss architecture exchanges and 2027 biennale cooperation
Seoul and the Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt are expanding cooperation on urban architecture under an agreement signed last year.
On November 3, Seoul’s vice mayor for administrative affairs met Basel-Stadt’s governor in Basel to discuss the exchange programme and plans for the 2027 Seoul Architecture Biennale.
Three Korean architects are visiting Swiss cities from November 2 to 6, meeting local firms and institutions and taking part in workshops.
They are looking at examples of public buildings and housing, while architects from Seoul and Basel have also shared ideas on city identity, public spaces and social sustainability.
The visits include two facilities that Seoul is using as references for a planned publicly accessible art storage and research centre in the former military intelligence command site in Seocho District.
The exchange is intended to turn city-to-city discussions into practical contact between architects, and the sides plan to continue cooperation at the 2027 biennale.
Seoul and Switzerland’s Basel-Stadt canton discussed cooperation on architecture and the 2027 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism.
The meeting took place in Basel on Nov. 3 between Seoul Vice Mayor Kim Seong-bo and Basel-Stadt Governor Conradin Cramer.
The talks followed an urban-architecture exchange agreement signed by Seoul and Basel-Stadt the previous year.
Three Korean architects are taking part in an exchange programme in Switzerland from Nov. 2 to 6.
The programme includes visits to architecture offices and institutions, and the group plans to study examples relevant to Seoul’s planned visible storage facility.
- Who
- Seoul Vice Mayor Kim Seong-bo and Basel-Stadt Governor Conradin Cramer met; architects from Seoul and Basel are also taking part in an exchange programme.
- What
- They discussed urban-architecture cooperation, including cooperation on the 2027 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism.
- When
- The meeting was held on Nov. 3, 2026; the exchange programme runs from Nov. 2 to 6.
- Where
- Basel, Switzerland; the wider exchange programme also includes Bern, Geneva and Zurich.
- Why
- The meeting followed an urban-architecture exchange agreement signed the previous year and aimed to discuss continued cooperation and architect exchanges.
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Seoul and Basel-Stadt signed an agreement on urban-architecture exchanges.
The Seoul-Switzerland architect exchange programme is scheduled to take place in Basel, Bern, Geneva and Zurich.
Seoul Vice Mayor Kim Seong-bo met Basel-Stadt Governor Conradin Cramer in Basel to discuss cooperation.
Architects from Seoul and Basel shared their experiences at a public forum in Basel.
- Meeting date
- Nov. 3, 2026
- Participants from Seoul
- Three architects: Jeong Sang-gyeong, Baek Han-yeol and Hong Jeong-hee
- Basel participants
- Architects Magdalena Stadler and Miriam Stierle
- Exchange programme
- Nov. 2–6 in Basel, Bern, Geneva and Zurich
- Planned cooperation
- 2027 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism
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Dialogue between cities continued through the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism is leading to practical exchanges among architects
We will continue cooperation at the 2027 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism