Suamgol Village: The Warmth of Cheongju
Suamgol (수암골) Village, an old settlement in Cheongju City, has been revived as a community of culture and art.
Tag: Korea
Making a House a Home With Hanok Restorer Kang Dongsu
Just when you thought hanok architecture had been consigned to either moldering country homes or sterile boutique spaces, a lone hanok restorer in his mid-20s emerges with a vision to not only restore traditional houses in the present but also preserve their structural designs for posterity via 3D modeling.
A Peninsula Is Liberated, a Nation Is Born: The Making of the Republic of Korea
There’s a lot to celebrate in the Republic in August: the end of the War in the Pacific (WWII), the liberation of the Korean Peninsula, and the birth of the Republic of Korea.
(Sub)standard Practice: Urban Redevelopment’s Sudden Fall from Obscurity
With nine dead and eight injured, it’s hard to know where to start picking up the pieces. To provide some context, the ill-fated neighborhood is nearing the end of a long, arduous redevelopment process for the sake of unaffordable high-rise apartments.
Journey to Naju Image Theme Park: Historical Filming Site
By Emmanuela Sabatini. Naju is a cultural heritage city in South Jeolla Province with a lot of historical places to visit. I went to the city to visit the Naju … Read More
The Bulldozed Future
An Interview with the Zine’s Editor, Ryan Berkebile. Introduction and Interview by William Urbanski. A few thousand years ago a volcano erupted, covering an entire city in lava and ash. … Read More
Proud of Being Korean
Written by Elina Park. Being a Korean from Uzbekistan who speaks Russian sounds complicated, does it not? Every time I meet new people, they get pretty surprised and cannot understand … Read More
Rooftopping in the City of Heights
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters. “Rooftopping” is a pretty self-explanatory neologism that refers to accessing rooftops, often high ones, within the context of urban exploring. Like hikers scaling a … Read More