Convergent Flux : : Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism in Korea /

Convergent Flux : : Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism in Korea / / Jinhee Park, John Hong.

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Convergent Flux illustrates the contemporary architectural and urban planning developments in South Korea in the context of the country's considerable urban density.In recent years South Korea, which long stood in the shadow of the superpowers Japan and China, has surged in economic terms. That...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
VerfasserIn:
Park, Jinhee,
Hong, John,
MitwirkendeR:
Hong, John,
Hong-Bin, Kang,
Hyungmin, Pai,
Jin, Baek,
Jungyoon, Kim,
Park, Jinhee,
Song, Kimm Joung,
Won-Joon, Choi,
Yoonjin, Park,
Place / Publishing House:Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2012]
©2012
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (176 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Visual essay
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Conceptualizing Convergent Flux
  • The Emergence of Modernism in Korean Architecture
  • Redefining Regionalism: Politics, Tradition, and Identity in Korean Architecture
  • Positive Fragments: The Allegorical Language of Contemporary Korean Architecture
  • Mega–events as Urban Transformers
  • The (Dis)Appearance of Materials in Modern Korean Architecture
  • Emerging infrastructural alliances in Seoul
  • Contributors
  • Illustration Credits

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