Korean modern : the matter of identity : an exploration into modern architecture in an East Asian country / Peter G. Rowe, Yun Fu and Jihoon Song.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rowe, Peter G., author.

Fu, Yun, DDes, author.

Song, Jihoon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Korean--Korea (South)--20th century.

Architecture, Korean.

Architecture, Korean--Korea (South)--21st century.

Korea (South).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages : illustrations, photographs)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston, MA : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2021]

Summary:

Die Entwicklung der modernen Architektur in Korea und später in Südkorea ist eng mit den Umwälzungen verbunden, denen das Land seit dem späten 19. Jahrhundert ausgesetzt war. Die Autoren untersuchen die wichtigsten Perioden von der späten Joseon-Dynastie bis zur demokratischen Gegenwart und zeigen, wie die Architektur mittels technologischer und stilistischer Sprünge seit langem einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Identitätsstiftung der koreanischen Nation leistet. Die architektonischen Analysen konzentrieren sich auf Gebäude, an denen die Herausbildung eines spezifisch koreanischen Modernismus besonders gut zu beobachten ist: Sie reichen von der Festung Hwaseong bis zu Bauten des 21. Jahrhunderts wie der Paju Book City, dem Ssamziegil Shopping Center, dem Wolkenkrater Boutique Monaco und dem Bauzium Sculpture Museum.

The development of modern architecture in Korea and, more recently, South Korea, is closely tied to the country’s dramatic transformations since the late 19th century. The authors interrogate major periods from the Late Joseon Dynasty to the vibrant democratic present, showing how architecture, by making technological and stylistic leaps, has played a important role in the construction of the nation’s identity. The architectural analyses, ranging from Hwaseong Fortress to 21st-century constructions like Paju Book City, Ssamziegil Shopping Center, the Boutique Monaco skyscraper, and the Bauzium Sculpture Museum, focus on buildings in which the formation of a specifically Korean modernism is particularly observable. The appendix includes biographical descriptions of major architectural figures.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

On Modernity and a Path- Dependent Turn

On 'Koreanness': Han Minjok and Reaching Out

Organization of the Book

Chapter 2 Movement in the Late Joseon Dynasty

King Jeongjo Proceeds to the Hwaseong Fortress

The Geojunggi and Architectural Depiction

Consolidation of Power towards the Gwangmu Reforms

The Gyeongbokgung Restoration

Seokjojeon

Chapter 3 Under the Thumb of Colonial Rule

Three Phases of Colonial Rule

Architectural Symbols of Colonial Rule

Places of Worship in the Manner of the West

Two Department Stores and Modernity

A Modernism of the East

Chapter 4 The Generals, Park's Regime and Followers

The Rise of Chung-hee Park

The Two Architects Kim

Re- Interpreting and Sublimating Tradition

Exploring Modern Technology

Pulling Up with the Times

Chapter 5 Modern Democracy and the 4.3 Group

The Building of a New Korea

The Beauty of Poverty and Structuring Emptiness

Making Frames, Walls and Voids

Architectural Essences and Themes

Chapter 6 The Sixth Republic and Returning Contemporaries

Spatial Recoveries

Spatial Flows

Others

Realizing Cultural Potentials

Chapter 7 Koreanness: Some Observations

Traditional Tropes

Efficient Project Delivery

Self- Reference

Consolidating Identity

References

Biographical Notes

Acknowledgments

Illustration Credits

About the Authors

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

3-0356-2262-0

OCLC:

1262308099