Apr 8, 2017 · From stone pyramids to steel skyscrapers, successive generations of designers have devised ever more innovative ways to push the vertical boundaries of architecture.

Korean architecture (Korean: 한국건축) refers to an architectural style that developed over centuries in Korea. Throughout the history of Korea, various kingdoms and royal dynasties have developed a unique style of architecture with influences from Buddhism and …

Mar 22, 2020 · Drawing upon leafs of Soviet urbanism and the Five Year Plan, North Korea adapted a system of building that relied heavily on quantifiable targets and financial quotas in favor of placing any...

Jan 3, 2024 · Pyongyang’s metro system is, in its totality, an underground monument to the glories of the Kims, the achievements of the DPRK, and the natural beauties of North Korea.

Nov 18, 2016 · Amid the building boom, foreign architects including Singapore-based Calvin Chua have seized the rare opportunity to help shape the next generation of North Korean architects. This Raphael...

Dec 28, 2024 · North Korea has some of the most unique and striking architecture in the world. These buildings are not just structures; they reflect the country’s political and cultural ambitions.

Nov 5, 2018 · From monuments to housing developments, the architecture of this oft-hidden place may have been steered by the neoclassicism favored by the Soviets, but its roots are entirely Korean.

Nov 15, 2016 · Amid a building boom in North Korea, Singapore-based architect and AA Visiting School program leader Calvin Chua provides a behind-the-scenes look at Pyongyang’s evolving cityscape.

Apr 18, 2017 · The woman visited the North in 2014, and was taken by the detailed city planning designed to reflect socialist principles in the city’s architecture. Rather than prioritizing design on practicality or usage, the city has been built to reinforce the state ideology (Juche), and the socialist system.

Jun 25, 2018 · Journeying through monuments, museums and the arts, leisure, hospitality and Pyongyang’s metro, Inside North Korea is a whirlwind of the most outstanding and quirky architecture the country has to offer.