Transforming Schools for the Future: School Complexes Around the World

Daehan Architecture

Spider Co., Ltd., September 29, 2025.

The book, "Transforming Schools for the Future: School Complexes Around the World," planned and written by the Architectural Creative Learning (AEL) Committee of the Architectural Institute of Korea Education Center, has been published.

School complex facilities are facilities installed in school facilities in accordance with the School Facilities Promotion Act, and refer to spaces that can be used by students and local residents together, such as public and cultural sports facilities, parking lots, and lifelong education facilities.
To promote the installation of these school complex facilities and increase their utilization, the Act on the Installation, Operation, and Management of School Complex Facilities has been in effect since 2021.

This book explores the future direction of school spaces and ways to coexist with local communities through case studies of school complexes in 10 countries around the world. It also provides reference material for the development of school complex facility policies and spatial planning in Korea.

Understanding architectural structure

Seismic Structure Committee of the Architectural Institute of Korea

Gimundang, 2025.07.30

Based on the existing [Structural Planning Textbook], this revised edition reflects advancements in structural technology and changes in the industrial environment. This revised edition covers the development and practical application of various structural forms, including super-tall buildings, large-scale and long-span structures, wind-resistant structures, earthquake-resistant structures, seismic structures, vibration-damping structures, and base-isolated structures, in response to various factors such as urban population concentration and density, specialization and diversification of social functions, land shortages, multifunctional building structures, and climate change. It systematically provides easy-to-understand resources on the key elements required for structural planning.

Nonlinear analysis model for performance-based seismic design of composite structural building structures

Architectural Institute of Korea (Building Standards Center)

Architectural Institute of Korea (02-525-1849), 2025.03.12

Performance-based seismic design for buildings was first introduced in the "Building Structure Standards" (KBC 2016) in 2016, and the relevant regulations were revised in 2019 with the enactment of the "Building Seismic Design Standards." Accordingly, performance-based seismic design is currently being applied to seismic design of many high-rise, large, and irregular buildings to ensure seismic safety, as well as high-rise apartment complexes. In addition, the performance-based approach is expanding to seismic performance evaluation and reinforcement design for existing buildings. Due to the increase in high-rise buildings and large spaces at home and abroad, the use of composite structures with higher efficiency than single structural materials is increasing, taking into account the demand for high strength and rigidity and constructability. However, the "Building Steel-Composite Structure Design Standards" (KDS 41 30 20) has limitations in accommodating various types and methods of rapidly developing composite structures, and the need for performance-based seismic design is gradually increasing. In order to perform performance-based seismic design and evaluation, nonlinear analysis of structures is required, and the application of reliable nonlinear analysis models is required. In the case of concrete structures, the Architectural Institute of Korea and the Korea Concrete Institute have recently jointly compiled a nonlinear analysis model newly developed by domestic researchers as “Nonlinear Analysis Model for Performance-based Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Building Structures.”

However, in the case of composite structures, there are no specific domestic or international standards or guidelines that present nonlinear analysis models and related regulations. Accordingly, the authors reflected such demands and presented a nonlinear modeling method for performance evaluation and a new analysis model based on numerous domestic and international experimental results and theoretical studies targeting composite structures widely used in Korea. This guideline is a guideline compiled by the Korean Building Standards Center under the Architectural Institute of Korea, and can be used for nonlinear analysis modeling for performance-based seismic design or seismic performance evaluation of composite structures or buildings containing composite structures and similar structures. An explanation was added to help practitioners understand nonlinear modeling, and an example for determining design variables of the analysis model was included in the appendix to expand practical applicability and provide convenience to users.

Nonlinear Analysis Model for Performance-Based Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Building Structures (Revised Edition)

Architectural Institute of Korea (Building Standards Center), Korean Concrete Institute

Architectural Institute of Korea (02-525-1849), 2025.03.07

Performance-based seismic design for buildings was first introduced in the "Building Structure Standards" (KBC 2016) in 2016, and the related regulations were revised in 2019 with the enactment of the "Building Seismic Design Standards." Accordingly, performance-based seismic design is being expanded to the seismic design of not only high-rise apartment buildings but also many high-rise, large, and irregular buildings to ensure seismic safety. In particular, for existing buildings to which seismic design has not been applied, seismic performance evaluation and reinforcement are required, focusing on schools, and performance-based evaluation and design are gradually being expanded to other buildings as well.
Accordingly, in order to improve the accuracy of the performance evaluation in 2021, a new nonlinear evaluation model was developed based on many domestic and foreign experimental results and theoretical studies. In this revised guideline, the allowable compressive strain criteria for laterally confined concrete, slab diaphragm modeling method, beam-column joint model, wall shear strength and shear model, and connecting beam model were revised in the direction of improving conservatism and increasing accuracy based on theory and experiment. In addition, explanations were added to help practical understanding of nonlinear structural analysis modeling, and examples for determining design variables were included in the appendix and related Excel files were provided to improve practical applicability. Currently, the evaluation model of this guideline is considered as a model or alternative model of the ACI and ASCE evaluation guidelines, or an English version of this guideline will be compiled in the future and used to popularize the performance-based evaluation method.

Performance-based seismic design guidelines for reinforced concrete building structures (revised edition)

Architectural Institute of Korea (Building Standards Center)

Architectural Institute of Korea (02-525-1849), 2025.03.07

Performance-based seismic design was first introduced in the "Building Structure Code" (KBC 2016) in 2016, and the related regulations were revised in 2019 with the enactment of the "Building Seismic Design Code." The "Performance-based Seismic Design Guidelines for Apartment Complexes" of the Architectural Institute of Korea were developed by the Korea Building Standards Center of the Architectural Institute of Korea with the support of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation for the main purpose of designing high-rise apartment complexes, and were enacted in 2015. Revised editions were published in 2017 and 2019, respectively, in accordance with the revision of related standards.

Currently, performance-based seismic design is being expanded to not only high-rise apartment complexes but also many high-rise, large, and irregularly shaped buildings to ensure seismic safety, and its scope of application is gradually expanding to various reinforced concrete building structures. Accordingly, the existing "Performance-based Seismic Design Guidelines for Apartment Complexes" was reorganized into the "Performance-based Seismic Design Guidelines for Reinforced Concrete Building Structures" so that it can be expanded to general reinforced concrete building structures, and published in 2021. After that, a revised edition was published in 2025 to reflect the latest research results and practical needs.

The major revisions to this guideline include improvements to the allowable compressive strain of transversely confined concrete, the slab diaphragm modeling method, the beam-column joint model, the wall shear strength and shear model, and the connecting beam model. Reflecting the opinions of the academic and practical circles on the conservativeness and accuracy of the existing model, it was revised into a more precise nonlinear evaluation model based on domestic and international experimental results and theoretical research.