Seoul Scape

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ISBN: 9789059730892
English edition
Jap Sam Books
Softcover, 80 pages
15 x 15 cm
colour/black & white
2008
€9,43 (excl. VAT)

Seoul Scape

Towards a New Urbanity in Korea

Francisco Sanin, Pal Hyung-min Ed(s)

South Korea in the last decades has experienced an unprecedented series of transformations at all levels in society. More specifically, its capital, Seoul, has become one of the densest urban zones in the world. After a long period of dictatorship and along with an extraordinary process of economic development that characterized the last years, South Korea opened up to experimentation in all major arts, not least architecture. In this exhibition catalog, curated by renowned Columbian architect, urban designer and professor Francisco Sanin, six leading Korean architects reveal a style that’s as much a testament to the country’s internal transformations the modern international dialog that South Korea has so firmly embraced as it takes its place on the world stage. Their work represents an ongoing research and exploration, a critical view to the processes taking place in this unique context. This small-format book brims with photos and illustrations.