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Architect Yi-hwa Yoo on Spaces That Begin with Empathy
No matter how fast AI becomes, space ultimately begins with human understanding and empathy. Yi-hwa Yoo speaks about architecture as a form of “translation.”
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Architect Yi-hwa Yoo on Spaces That Begin with Empathy

To Yi-hwa Yoo, an architect is not simply someone who produces a finished building, but someone who “translates” philosophy and sensibility. Client and designer, contractor and user — countless hands come together before a building can stand. When even moments of discord are refined toward the same purpose, the result becomes that much more genuinely successful. This is why spaces tend to be better when the collaboration behind them works well.

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