Throughout history, no particular community has achieved development with its life and knowledge being confined to a specific category.
Moreover, he warns that only when creative ideas are freely applied to architecture can houses fully accommodate the reality of our dynamically changing lives. Therefore, Hwang believes that you must consider the lives of hanok residents, both in time and space, along with the modernity of the current era. He expresses serious concern about people who regard hanok as only a cultural property, in which case the sustainable development of its architectural style will not be possible. Hwang strongly rejects the concepts of hanok that are confined within the narrow framework of people's perceptions.
For this reason, whenever he is referred to as a "hanok architect," the quotation marks seem to be quite appropriate.
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We should move on toward more practical and creative architecture, which can make hanok (traditional Korean house) a visual icon."įor an outdoor session of the Korea Foundation's English Lecture Series on Korea Culture for Foreigners, the architect Hwang Doo-jin gave a lecture tour on the theme of ''Winding through Seoul: The Fortress Walls of Seoul and Seochon." Hwang is a prominent architect who is known for having a strong affection for hanok as well as being one of its most outspoken critics. "In the field of architecture, insisting on keeping the unique style of a country can serve to lock up architectural ideas within a framework of the past.
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