Main entry:

Rowe, Peter G., author.

Title & Author:

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

Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, [2021]
©2021

Description:

335 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color charts, color maps, plans (some color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-319) and index.
Movement in the late Joseon dynasty -- Under the thumb of colonial rule -- The generals, Park's regime and followers -- Modern demoracy and the 4.3 group -- The Sixth Republic and returning contemporaries -- Koreanness : some observations.
Introduction : On modernity and a path-dependent turn ; On 'Koreanness': Han Minjok and reaching out ; Organization of this book -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- The sixth republic and returning contemporaries : Spatial recoveries ; Spatial flows ; Others ; Realizing cultural potentials -- Koreanness: some observations : Traditional tropes ; Efficient project delivery ; Self-reference ; Consolidating identity.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

9783035622614 (hardbound)
3035622612 (hardbound)

Subject:

Architecture, Korean Korea (South) 20th century.
Architecture, Korean Korea (South) 21st century.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture, Modern 21st century.
Architecture, Modern.
Architecture coréenne Corée du Sud 20e siècle.
Architecture coréenne Corée du Sud 21e siècle.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture 21e siècle.
Architecture, Korean
Korea (South)

Added entries:

Fu, Yun, DDes, author.
Song, Jihoon, author.

Matter of identity : an exploration into modern architecture in an East Asian country

Holdings:

Location: Library main 315785
Call No.: 315785
Copy: 1
Status: Available