Architecture and Urbanism in Modern Korea /

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Although modernization in Korea started more than a century later than in the West, it has worked as a prominent ideology throughout the past century--in particular it has brought radical changes in Korean architecture and cities. Traditional structures and ways of life have been thoroughly uprooted...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chŏng, In-ha, 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Urbanization.
Architecture and society.
Architecture.
ARCHITECTURE > General.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
Architecture > Coree du Sud > Histoire.
Urbanisation > Coree du Sud > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Architecture et societe > Coree du Sud.
Architecture > Korea (South) > History.
Urbanization > Korea (South) > History > 20th century.
Architecture and society > Korea (South)
Korea (South)
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Modern Life in the Colonial Period. The First Urbanization ; The Genesis of Urban Housing ; Architecture and the Introduction of New Materials
  • Searching for Identity in the Developmental Period. Urban Expansion and the Construction Boom ; New Urban Housing ; The Quest for Architectural Identity ; The Semantics of Technology
  • From Modernization to Globalization. Discovering Reality ; New Paradigms for Urban Design
  • Epilogue : A Correlative Architecture between the Void and the Solid
  • Appendix : Profiles of Korean Architects and Planners.

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