Maps of Movies

Architecture 101 (2012)

Where Architecture 101 says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The Seoul neighborhood in the film may not be where the film was shot

Scenes and places

Seo-yeon walks back into his office

Seo-yeon turns up unannounced and asks Seung-min, whom she last knew at college, to design her a house. He reluctantly agrees.

Set in Seung-min's architecture office, Seoul — The Seoul present-day setting where Seo-yeon asks Seung-min to design a house.

The film opens in present-day Seoul; the plot gives no exact office location.

The old family house on Jeju

Seung-min cannot find a design that pleases Seo-yeon, so they agree to renovate and expand the old house. He spends long stretches in Jeju with her while she cares for her ailing father.

Set in Seo-yeon's family house, Jeju Island — The 30-year-old family home on Jeju that Seo-yeon wants rebuilt.

A house on Jeju Island; the film's version was built specially for the shoot and later became a cafe.

The architecture class in the early 1990s

Recalling the past, Seung-min remembers meeting Seo-yeon in an introductory architecture class. He is drawn to her but cannot say so.

Set in College architecture class, early 1990s — The introductory architecture class where the two first meet.

A university classroom; which campus was used is unconfirmed.

The neighborhood they shared in Jeongneung-dong

Living in the same Jeongneung-dong neighborhood, the two students keep crossing paths. Seung-min takes coaching from his friend Nab-ddeuk on how to win a girl.

Set in Jeongneung-dong, Seoul — The Seoul neighborhood where both lived.

A residential district in Seongbuk District, Seoul.

The abandoned house and the first-snow promise

Seung-min plans to confess at the perfect moment and asks Seo-yeon to meet him at their abandoned house on the first snow of winter.

Set in The abandoned house, Jeongneung-dong area — An empty house the two frequent in the past timeline.

An abandoned house; its real location is unconfirmed.

Characters

• Seung-min — An architect who is asked to rebuild a house for the girl he knew at college.
• Seo-yeon — The college classmate who returns after years and asks him to design her family home.