Korean Modern: The Matter of Identity: An Exploration into Modern Architecture in an East Asian Country

Contents\nChapter 1 Introduction\nOn Modernity and a Path- Dependent Turn\nOn ‘Koreanness’: Han Minjok and Reaching Out\nOrganization of the Book\nChapter 2 Movement in the Late Joseon Dynasty\nKing Jeongjo Proceeds to the Hwaseong Fortress\nThe Geojunggi and Architectural Depiction\nConsolidation of Power towards the Gwangmu Reforms\nThe Gyeongbokgung Restoration\nSeokjojeon\nChapter 3 Under the Thumb of Colonial Rule\nThree Phases of Colonial Rule\nArchitectural Symbols of Colonial Rule\nPlaces of Worship in the Manner of the West\nTwo Department Stores and Modernity\nA Modernism of the East\nChapter 4 The Generals, Park’s Regime and Followers\nThe Rise of Chung-hee Park\nThe Two Architects Kim\nRe- Interpreting and Sublimating Tradition\nExploring Modern Technology\nPulling Up with the Times\nChapter 5 Modern Democracy and the 4.3 Group\nThe Building of a New Korea\nThe Beauty of Poverty and Structuring Emptiness\nMaking Frames, Walls and Voids\nArchitectural Essences and Themes\nChapter 6 The Sixth Republic and Returning Contemporaries\nSpatial Recoveries\nSpatial Flows\nOthers\nRealizing Cultural Potentials\nChapter 7 Koreanness: Some Observations\nTraditional Tropes\nEfficient Project Delivery\nSelf- Reference\nConsolidating Identity\nReferences\nBiographical Notes\nAcknowledgments\nIllustration Credits\nAbout the Authors\nIndex