배병길
건축가,Bae,Byung-Kil/裵秉吉
중앙대졸업후,김중업건축연구소에서건축을시작하였으며,미국UCLA건축대학원에서건축학/디자인석사학위(MasterofArchitecture,2ndProfessionalDegree)를취득하였다.
1990년배병길건축연구소를개설하고요코하마빌딩,국제화랑,갤러리현대,은둔의집,수도원묵당,학의재,김천중/고등학교송설역사관과예지관,김천시립문화박물관,통의동TSC계획을하였고,최근2025년07월서울서초구반포동“미도1차재건축설계공모전”에주)희림과공동참가당선되었으며,09월대구광역시신청사국제공모전에주)시아플랜외3곳과공동참가3위입상거부하였다.여러건축작품을통하여대한민국환경문화상,서울시건축상,한국건축문화대상,한국건축가협회건축작품상,아천특별건축상,문화체육부장관표창,FIKA공로상외다수건축상을수상하였으며,2019년대한민국정부로부터국가문화발전유공자로옥관문화훈장을수훈하였고2025년10월제7회Baku국제건축상3위에입상하였다.
또한서울대,홍익대,연세대,중앙대대학원,경기대건축(대학원)등에서대우/겸임교수와디렉터를역임하였으며2016년미국조지아텍건축대학초청크리틱교수(GuestCriticProf.inArchitecture/GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology,Atlanta,USA)와호서대건축과석좌교수로재직하였다.주요국제건축작품초대전시는2009년세계건축디자인올림픽초대전,2010년미국하버드건축대학원(GSD)“NewTrajectiories“초대전,2011UIATokyoForum”10,000WorldArchitects“초대전,2016년한.중.일대표건축가“서축전(書築展)”에초대되어건축작품집“천년의침묵”(TheWeightofThousandsBlackness)을출간하였고,2025년09월건축작품집“TheTrajectoryoftheSoul,Byung-Kil,Bae”영혼의궤적,건축가배병길(한/영)을출간하였다.
사회활동으로제30대한국건축가협회(KIA)회장,제10대한국건축단체연합(FIKA)대표회장과2017UIASeoulWorldArchitectsCongress(2017서울세계건축대회)대회장으로대회를성공적으로개최하였다.현재미국건축가협회(HAIA),일본건축가협회(HJIA),베트남건축가협회(HFVNAA),한국최초태국왕립건축가협회명예회원으로위촉되었으며,UIA세계건축가연맹국제공모전상임위원(SteeringMembers)으로임기완료후UIA로부터감사장을수여받았다.또한서울시디자인위원회,건축위원회,건축정책위원회,도시건축공동위원회위원,공공건축가등으로약10년동안활동하였으며,2019년부터4년동안1대,2대경상북도총괄건축가로봉직하면서경북건축문화발전에노력하였다.현재한국건축가협회/한국건축단체연합(FIKA)명예회장,UCLA한국총동문회회장으로활동하고있다.
현재배병길건축연구소대표로재직하면서그의건축은자연,인간,건축의상호관계성에관한“염치의미학”이라는건축철학과이론으로작업하고있으며,“관계를넘어윤리로”건축적사고를확장하고있다.그는건축을“땅이라는자연에인간의언어를새기는행위”로정의하고,또한“건축은인간이자연에게말을건내는(거는)행위“로인식하면서건축작업을지속하고있다.
Byung-KilBae,Architect(裵秉吉)
Byung-KilBaebeganhisarchitecturalcareeratKimChung-upArchitecturalResearchInstitute.HelaterearnedaMasterofArchitecture(2ndProfessionalDegree)inArchitectureandDesignfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UCLA).
In1990,hefoundedBaeByung-KilArchitects&Associates,throughwhichhehascompletednumeroussignificantworks,includingtheYokohamaBuilding,KukjeGallery,GalleryHyundai,HouseofSeclusion,MonasticResidenceMukdang,Hagui-jae,SongseolMemorialHallandLectureBuildingatGimcheonHighSchool,GimcheonCityMuseum,andtheTongui-dongTSCMasterPlan.
InJuly2025,hiscollaborativedesignwithHeerimArchitects&PlannerswontheMido1stApartmentRedevelopmentDesignCompetitioninBanpo-dong,Seocho-gu,Seoul.InSeptember2025,hisjointproposalwithSiaplanArchitectsandthreeotherfirmsplacedthirdintheDaeguMetropolitanCityHallInternationalDesignCompetition,althoughtheteamdeclinedtheaward.
Throughhisarchitecturalworks,Baehasreceivednumerousprestigioushonors,includingtheKoreanEnvironmentalandCulturalAward,theSeoulArchitectureAward,theKoreaArchitecturalCultureAward,theKIAArchitecturalDesignAward,theAh-ChunSpecialArchitectureAward,theMinisterofCulture,SportsandTourismCommendation,andtheFIKAMeritAward,amongothers.In2019,hewasdecoratedbytheKoreangovernmentwiththeOk-Gwan(Jade)OrderofCulturalMeritforhisdistinguishedcontributionstonationalculturaldevelopment.InOctober2025,hewasawardedthirdplaceinthe7thBakuInternationalArchitectureAward.
BaehasservedasanadjunctorvisitingprofessoratSeoulNationalUniversity,HongikUniversity,YonseiUniversity,Chung-AngUniversity,andKyonggiUniversity,andasadirectorinvariousarchitecturalprograms.In2016,hewasinvitedasaGuestCriticProfessorattheSchoolofArchitecture,GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology(Atlanta,USA),andheldthepositionofEndowedProfessorinArchitectureatHoseoUniversity.
Hisworkshavebeenfeaturedinmajorinternationalexhibitions,includingtheWorldArchitecturalDesignOlympics(2009),the“NewTrajectories”ExhibitionatHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign(2010),UIATokyoForum“10,000WorldArchitects”(2011),andtheKorea-China-JapanArchitectsExhibition“Seo-Chuk-Jeon”(2016).Healsopublished“TheWeightofThousandsBlackness”/천년의침묵andmostrecently,inSeptember2025,releasedhisbilingualarchitecturalmonograph“TheTrajectoryoftheSoul,Byung-KilBae/영혼의궤적,건축가배병길.”
Baehasplayedaleadingroleinthearchitecturalcommunityasthe30thPresidentoftheKoreanInstituteofArchitects(KIA),10thPresidentoftheFederationofInstitutesofKoreanArchitects(FIKA),andPresidentofthe2017UIASeoulWorldArchitectsCongress,whichhesuccessfullyorganized.HeisanHonoraryMemberoftheAmericanInstituteofArchitects(HAIA),theJapanInstituteofArchitects(HJIA),theVietnamAssociationofArchitects(HFVNAA),andnotably,thefirstKoreanHonoraryMemberoftheAssociationofSiameseArchitectsunderRoyalPatronage(Thailand).
HeservedasaSteeringMemberoftheUIAInternationalCompetitionCommittee,receivingaformalLetterofAppreciationfromtheUIAuponcompletionofhisterm.BaehasalsocontributedtopublicserviceasamemberofnumerouscommitteesoftheSeoulMetropolitanGovernment,includingtheDesignReviewCommittee,ArchitectureandUrbanDesignJointCommittee,ArchitecturePolicyCommittee,andservedasaPublicArchitectfornearlyadecade.From2019to2023,heservedasthe1stand2ndStateArchitectofGyeongsangbuk-doProvince,dedicatinghiseffortstoadvancingregionalarchitecturalculture.HecurrentlyservesasHonoraryPresidentofboththeKoreanInstituteofArchitectsandFIKA,andasPresidentoftheUCLAAlumniAssociationinKorea.
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