Reviews
It is a great book for studying architecture in Korea, China, and Japan. I wish there were more reference photos, but it is a really good book.
This is a book that requires basic knowledge of architecture to read. You can enjoy it by looking up terms one by one in the Naver Architectural Dictionary.
This book provides a good comparison of the architecture of Korea, China, and Japan. However, you might feel that the explanations of terminology from other countries, excluding Korean architectural terms, are somewhat lacking. The included photographs are excellent, but the quantity is a bit insufficient.
Kim Dong-wook: Korean architecture, Chinese architecture, Japanese architecture
*Korean Architecture, Chinese Architecture, Japanese Architecture* is an essay on architectural aesthetics that delicately compares the architecture of the three East Asian countries and explores their beauty. This book attempts to examine Korea's traditional architecture within the broader context of East Asia from the most objective perspective possible. It seeks to identify the essence of Korean architecture by examining its commonalities and differences with Chinese architecture, which significantly influenced its formation, and by comparing it with Japanese architecture, which has followed a similar developmental trajectory. Among the most intriguing differences found in the architecture of Korea, China, and Japan are the roofs and heating systems. While European buildings focused on the exterior design of the walls, East Asian architecture concentrated on the soft, curved eaves. The curves extend beyond the eaves; the broad roof surfaces themselves are gently curved. Beneath these commonalities, each style possesses distinct characteristics. In the case of the Yuyuan Pavilion in China, the roofs are heavily ornamented and curved as if ready to take flight, whereas the roofs of Japanese shrines feature somewhat flatter curves. In contrast, the Daeseongjeon Hall of the Confucian Shrine in Korea does not align its pillars in a straight line but instead curves the center slightly inward, causing the entire building to form a curve. Furthermore, while our heating system is the Gudeul, China has the Kang and Japan has the Kotatsu. Heating facilities resembling the Gudeul, which were commonly seen on the Korean Peninsula from the 3rd to 6th centuries, can also be found in Japan. However, due to humid and relatively warm climatic conditions, the Gudeul eventually disappeared. In this way, we will take a fascinating look at how the heating systems of Korea, China, and Japan developed so differently from one another.
Korean title: 한국건축 중국건축 일본건축
Korean author: 김동욱
Korean publisher: 김영사
ISBN-13: 9788934970972
Reviews
It is a great book for studying architecture in Korea, China, and Japan. I wish there were more reference photos, but it is a really good book.
This is a book that requires basic knowledge of architecture to read. You can enjoy it by looking up terms one by one in the Naver Architectural Dictionary.
This book provides a good comparison of the architecture of Korea, China, and Japan. However, you might feel that the explanations of terminology from other countries, excluding Korean architectural terms, are somewhat lacking. The included photographs are excellent, but the quantity is a bit insufficient.
