Hyun Jun Park

Hyun Jun Park is a practitioner, author, curator, and educator.

Hyun Jun is the Course Director of Postgraduate Architecture at Leeds School of Architecture, Leeds Beckett University, He is currently running four postgraduate architecture courses, including Master of Architecture RIBA Part 2, MA Architecture Futures, MA Urban Design RTPI, Architecture Degree Apprenticeship Level 7. He is the Director of international development at the Korea Institute of Ecological Architecture and Environment (2019-2023). Hyun Jun is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a member of the Advanced Virtual and Technological Architecture Research (AVATAR) Group, and co-running visionary architecture studio, ‘CLEAR + PARK’. Before he joined Leeds School of Architecture, he was Course Director for Master of Architecture RIBA Part 2 and Course Director for Advanced Architectural Design at the University of Huddersfield. Prior to this, he taught M.Arch design studio at the University of Greenwich. He has co-led the M.Arch design research unit, ‘unitfifteen’, since January 2014. Before he came to the UK, he completed over 30 projects during 10 years at SAMOO Architects & Engineers (SAMSUNG Corp), Seoul, Korea, where he was an associate, project designer and project architect. He was awarded a Master of Architecture by the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL and finished his BA(Hon) and first master's degree in Architecture at Hongik University, Seoul, Korea.

Hyun Jun's research delves into the realm of visionary speculative architecture inspired by science fiction. He examines how emerging and future technologies impact architecture and urban spaces. His focus extends to architectural narratives and speculations, particularly in the context of science fiction, and their visualisations through time-based and interactive media. His expertise lies in utilising advanced digital animation and film, VFX, 3D scanning, VR, and game engines to create, enhance and portray architectural concepts and narratives. His research (independent research and/or 'CLEAR + PARK' joint research) has been published and invited to national and international exhibitions, including Royal Academy London (2015, 2018), 72nd World Science Fiction Convention (2014), Milano Design Film Festival (2016), Seoul Design Festival (2015), Shanghai Urban Space Art Season (SUSAS) (2019). In parallel, he co-curated a number of international and national exhibitions and co-edited several journals and books.