A team of 16 students from the Department of Architecture at Kookmin University’s College of Architecture, under the guidance of Adjunct Professor Ahn Mi Reuk , participated in the 15th UAUS Pavilion exhibition, *U&US: Re-membering in School*, held at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul from August 18 to 28, and won the Excellence Award and the Exhibition Team Award.
 
UAUS (Union of Architecture University Students) is a voluntary coalition of architecture students from 27 universities nationwide, working to popularize architecture and foster inter-university exchange. Launched in 2012, the UAUS Pavilion exhibition is an architectural event in which university students directly plan the exhibition, interpret a common theme from their respective universities’ perspectives, and bring their designs to life as full-scale pavilions. The event is significant because students participate in the entire process—from design to production, installation, and exhibition management—allowing them to experiment with their architectural ideas in a real-world space and share them with the public.
 
Marking its 15th anniversary this year, the exhibition featured students from 25 universities nationwide, who presented their respective pavilions at the Gwanghwamun Square Playground. This year’s theme, “U&US: Re-membering in School,” stemmed from the perspective of viewing schools not merely as facilities for education, but as spaces where diverse people meet, form relationships, and build memories. The students architecturally reinterpreted their experiences and memories of school to explore how space fosters relationships between people and the meaning of community.
 
The team from Kookmin University’s School of Architecture presented a work titled *Sai-badak* at this exhibition. The work was inspired by the experience of discovering places for play and social interaction while climbing the stairs or low curbs on school playgrounds during childhood. Sixteen Kookmin University students collaborated throughout the entire process—from planning and design to fabrication and on-site installation—to bring their architectural ideas to life in a physical space.
  
In recognition of these achievements, the Kookmin University team received the Excellence Award and the Exhibition Team Award. Subsequently, the award-winning work was also featured in a special exhibition held in conjunction with the 18th Seoul Architecture Culture Festival at the Seoul Urban Architecture Exhibition Hall from September 15 to October 11.