Kim Chung-up (; 9 March 192211 May 1988) was a prominent Korean architect and educator.

Kim was born in Pyongyang as the second son of his father, Kim Yeong-pil (金永弼) and his mother, Yi Yeong-ja (李英子). He had six siblings; four brothers, and two sisters. He spent his childhood in various places such as Gangdong, Junghwa, Seongcheon and others due to his father's job as the country headman of the places. Kim was awarded the 1962 Cultural Award from Seoul Metropolitan Government in 1962, Chevalier from the France government in 1965, Order of Industrial Service Merit from the South Korea government in 1985.

Kim Chung-up

He designed the Main Gate and a memorial hall at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan.

Kim Chung-up

See also

Kim Swoo Geun

Architecture of South Korea

31 Building

References

External links

Kim Chung-up Architecture Museum

1922 births

1988 deaths

South Korean architects

People from Pyongyang

Deaths from liver cancer

Recipients of the Order of Industrial Service Merit

20th-century Korean architects

Academic staff of Seoul National University

Academic staff of Hongik University

South Korean people of North Korean origin

Kim Chung-up