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Seoul’s Architecture Trip

Seeing Seoul Through the Lens of Time

 

2024.05.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seoul’s Modern and Contemporary Architecture and the Stories Behind It.
Seoul’s Architecture Trip

 

We see many buildings along the streets. But, have you ever wondered, why those buildings were built, who lived there, and why do they last until today?
“Traveling through architecture” means facing the time the buildings have gone through with such questions in mind. The book Seoul’s Architecture Trip tells the story of modern and contemporary buildings in Seoul.

 

The House of Yi Jun-Gu, which can be seen between the hanok buildings in Bukchon, just like a scene from an old film.
Ko Hui-Dong Art Museum, where Ko, the first Western art painter in Korea, lived and worked.
Former Yongsan Railroad Hospital, visited by Lee Bong-Chang, an independent activist who used to work at the Yongsan Railway office.

 

“During the architectural travels, I was amazed and also saddened by the small details like door knobs and window frames. (...) When I returned to my daily life, I began to see more meaning in the landscapes I encountered, and the small parts of the spaces I use and care for.” - From the epilogue

 

A book that helps those traveling to Seoul discover the new beauties of the city they never knew.
A new trip to Seoul, seen through the lens of an “architectural traveler”!

 

Buildings in Seoul and the time embedded within
Seoul’s Architecture Trip
Written by Kim Ye-Seul, published by Piper Press

 

 

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