In recognition of his contributions to enhancing architectural technology levels and development of the architecture industry by publishing exceptional papers
[October 14, 2014]

 School of Architecture Professor Kang Joo-won (51, major in architecture, photo) received the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award.

 At the '2014 Architecture Day' n the 6th at the Baekbeom Kim Gu Memorial Hall Conventional Hall, Professor Kang received the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award for his contributions in enhancing the architectural technology level of Korea through domestic and foreign construction projects, as well as publications of outstanding studies.

 The Architecture Day is an event held to praise the contribution of architects for the creation and development of Korea's unique architectural culture, and aims at creating harmony and unity of architects to enhance their sense of responsibility as experts. This year, it was hosted by the Federation of Institute Korean Architects (FIKA) and sponsored by the Presidential Commission on Architecture Policy, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

 Professor Kang published 19 SCI-grade papers and applied for four patents in the past five years. Furthermore, he has published 81 domestic theses and presented 46 theses in domestic and foreign academic conferences, while staying highly active in researching the architectural structure sector.

 In addition, Professor Kang carried out projects for various national institutes such as the Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement and the National Research Foundation to contribute to the enhancement of architecture structure related research and technology levels. He also co-authored many architecture structure related book such as 'KBC 2009 Steel Structure Design' and 'Cable Structure Design Standard and Commentary', thus contributing to maintaining design standards for domestic architectural structures. Moreover, he is contributing to the development of the architectural industry through various activities in architecture-related societies such as the Architectural Institute of Korea, Korean Association for Spatial Structures, Korean Society of Steel Construction, and the Korean Structural Maintenance Institute.