NCID-1212
Young-Tack Oh
Michigan Mellon Design Fellow in Egalitarianism and the Metropolis and Lecturer in Architecture
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan
Education/Degree:
1 MArch (University of Michigan)
About
Young-Tack Oh is an architectural designer and a founding member of the experimental studio Archipleasure. His speculative research and practice look broadly at contemporary issues of architecture, urbanism, and policy through the exploration of tactical hacks in the built environment. He is the current Michigan Mellon Design Fellow on Egalitarianism and the Metropolis and leads the ArcPrep program in Detroit. He is also a lecturer at Taubman College instructing ARCH 432 UG3.
Current Work
As part of the Michigan Mellon Fellowship, Young-Tack Oh is pursuing the research titled Dividual Monuments. Inequitable representations of diversity still remain in public spaces. Monuments are architectural objects that serve as important symbols for the community and become markers of territorialization, specifically in Detroit. The research is not aimed at continuing the crucial debate regarding removal of specific monuments. Rather, it encourages new constructions that more accurately expresses the values of local communities and histories by examining the latent symbolism, postures, and demeanors of said monuments. The studio section for ARCH 432 at Taubman College, titled EXTRA-ORDINARY, investigates the widely varying forms and practices of subcultures. Students are asked to explicate the social logics and practices of chosen subculture in a new or different light. The studio ultimately commissions students to develop a particular subcultural center and delves deeper to understand their association with concepts of territory rather than property and how subcultures inhabit places in particular ways.
Research Area Keyword(s)
collaborative, cross-disciplinary, Cultural, Speculative, tactical