Architecture and Urbanism in Modern Korea (Spatial Habitus: Making and Meaning in Asia's Architecture)

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 In Modernity's Continuous Negation Of The Past. This Book Presents A Comprehensive Overview Of Architectural Development And Urbanization In Korea Within The Broad Framework Of Modernization. Twentieth-century Korean Architecture And Cities Form Three Distinctive Periods. The First, Defined As Colonial Modern, Occurred Between The Early Twentieth Century And 1945, When Western Civilization Was Transplanted To Korea Via Japan, And A Modern Way Of Life, Albeit Distorted, Began Taking Shape. The Second Is The So-called Developmental Dictatorship Period.^ Between 1961 And 1988, The Explosive Growth Of Urban Populations Resulted In Large-scale Construction Booms, And Architects Delved Into Modern Identity Through The Locality Of Traditional Architecture. The Last Period Began In The Mid-1990s And May Be Defined As One Of Modernization Settlement And A Transition To Globalization. With City Populations Leveling Out, Urbanization And Architecture Came To Be Viewed From New Perspectives. Inha Jung, However, Contends That What Is More Significant Is The Identification Of Elements That Have Remained Unchanged. Jung Identifies Continuities That Have Been Formed By Long-standing Relationships Between Humans And Their Built Environment And, Despite Rapid Modernization, Are Still Deeply Rooted In The Korean Way Of Life. For This Reason, In The Twentieth Century, Regionalism Exerted A Great Influence On Korean Architects.^ Various Architectural And Urban Principles That Koreans Developed Over A Long Period While Adapting To The Natural Environment Have Provided Important Foundations For Architects' Works. By Exploring These Sources, This Carefully Researched And Amply Illustrated Book Makes An Original Contribution To Defining Modern Identity In Korea's Architecture, Housing, And Urbanism. The First Urbanization -- The Genesis Of Urban Housing -- Architecture And The Introduction Of New Materials -- Urban Expansion And The Construction Boom -- New Urban Housing -- The Quest For Architectural Identity -- The Semantics Of Technology -- Discovering Reality -- New Paradigms For Urban Design -- Epilogue: A Correlative Architecture Between The Void And The Solid -- Appendix: Profiles Of Korean Architects And Planners. Inha Jung. Published In China By Hong Kong University Press. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [167]-183) And Index. ""Cover"" ""Contents"" ""Foreword"" ""Acknowledgments"" ""Introduction"" ""Part I Modern Life in the Colonial Period "" ""Chapter 1 The First Urbanization"" ""Chapter 2 The Genesis of Urban Housing"" ""Chapter 3 Architecture and the Introduction of New Materials"" ""Part II Searching for Identity in the Developmental Period"" ""Chapter 4 Urban Expansion and the Construction Boom"" ""Chapter 5 New Urban Housing"" ""Chapter 6 The Quest for Architectural Identity"" ""Chapter 7 The Semantics of Technology"" ""Part III From Modernization to Globalization"" ""Chapter 8 Discovering Reality""""Chapter 9 New Paradigms for Urban Design"" ""Epilogue: A Correlative Architecture between the Void and the Solid"" ""Appendix: Profiles of Korean Architects and Planners"" ""Notes"" ""Bibliography"" ""Index"" ""About the Author"" ""Back Cover "" Cover 1 Contents 6 Foreword 8 Acknowledgments 10 Introduction 12 Part I Modern Life in the Colonial Period 16 Chapter 1 The First Urbanization 18 Chapter 2 The Genesis of Urban Housing 38 Chapter 3 Architecture and the Introduction of New Materials 51 Part II Searching for Identity in the Developmental Period 64 Chapter 4 Urban Expansion and the Construction Boom 66 Chapter 5 New Urban Housing 85 Chapter 6 The Quest for Architectural Identity 96 Chapter 7 The Semantics of Technology 112 Part III From Modernization to Globalization 124 Chapter 8 Discovering Reality 126 Chapter 9 New Paradigms for Urban Design 141 Epilogue: A Correlative Architecture between the Void and the Solid 157 Appendix: Profiles of Korean Architects and Planners 160 Notes 168 Bibliography 182 Index 200 About the Author 208 Back Cover 209