what do ho suh's fabric houses reveal about architecture after permanence
across translucent rooms, corridors, and staircases, the korean artist transforms domestic architecture into a meditation on memory, movement, and belonging.
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do ho suh
do ho suh is a korean sculptor and installation artist. meticulously replicating the architecture of the places in which he has lived, such as his childhood home and western apartments, suh's translucent fabric structures give form to ideas about migration, transience and shifting identities.
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do ho suh constructs a home within a home at MMCA
veiled in the transparent mesh sheets and entangled between the inside and the outside, visitors are left to consider the ever-expanding concept of space.
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competitions 
2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 
Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 
WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026 
TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 
Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: september 15th, 2027 
2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 
Compasso d’Oro International Design Award 2027 deadline: january 20th, 2027 
Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 all competitions
2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026 TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: september 15th, 2027 2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 Compasso d’Oro International Design Award 2027 deadline: january 20th, 2027 Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 
