{"product_id":"141831","title":"Becoming a Seoul work ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/WQtVDR7TgSSlgTlApgBCJf.png?v=1764871578\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e Seoul, becoming a work of art \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-bottom:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-color:;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable align=\"center\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003ctbody style=\"border:0px\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"center\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:black;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/goods\/165030796\/XL\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;{split_style6}padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e Description \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eEveryday spaces soon become world-class works of art!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bookstores, museums, art galleries, performance halls, and shopping malls we pass by every day.\u003cbr\u003e What if these familiar spaces were the work of world-renowned architects? Indeed, Seoul, where millions of lives intersect, is a living work of art, imbued with the imagination and philosophy of world-renowned architects. \u003cbr\u003e\"Seoul, Becoming a Work of Art\" illuminates the design intent and details contained in spaces we often overlook, shedding new light on the aesthetics and cultural value of Seoul.\u003cbr\u003e Through the moment when everyday spaces are transformed into art, it makes us reconsider the cultural value of the city of Seoul.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e * Recommendation\u003cbr\u003e * Preface\u003cbr\u003e * Distribution map of buildings in Seoul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGangbuk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Gwanghwamun\u003cbr\u003e Kyobo Life Insurance headquarters building and Cesar Pelli\u003cbr\u003e KT Gwanghwamun Building EastㆍRenzo Piano\u003cbr\u003e Jongno Tower and Rafael Viñoly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Itaewon\u003cbr\u003e Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art M2ㆍJean Nouvel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Seoul Station, Euljiro\u003cbr\u003e Cultural Station Seoul 284, Yasushi Tsukamoto\u003cbr\u003e Seoulro 7017ㆍBini Mars\u003cbr\u003e SKT Tower and Aaron Tan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Yongsan Station, Mapo\u003cbr\u003e Amorepacific headquarters, David Chipperfield\u003cbr\u003e Ewha Campus Complex (ECC) and Dominique Perrault\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Dongdaemun\u003cbr\u003e Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) and Zaha Hadid\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGangnam\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Cheongdam-dong\u003cbr\u003e Galleria Department Store Luxury Hall WESTㆍBen van Berkel\u003cbr\u003e Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul, Frank Gehry\u003cbr\u003e House of Dior, Christian de Portzamparc\u003cbr\u003e SongEun Art Space, Herzog \u0026amp; de Meuron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Gangnam Station\u003cbr\u003e Gangnam Kyobo Tower and Mario Botta\u003cbr\u003e GT Tower, Peter Cauberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Segok-dong\u003cbr\u003e LH Gangnam Hillstate and Fritz Van Dongen\u003cbr\u003e Gangnam Everseum and Yamamoto Riken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Magok-dong\u003cbr\u003e LG Arts Center Seoul, Tadao Ando\u003cbr\u003e Kolon One \u0026amp; Only Tower, Tom Main\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Samseong-dong, Jamsil Station\u003cbr\u003e Hyundai I-Park Tower, Daniel Libeskind\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Yeouido\u003cbr\u003e Park One and Richard Rogers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * List of domestic buildings by architect\u003cbr\u003e * Local buildings designed by world-renowned architects\u003cbr\u003e * One of the world's top three architectural awards\u003cbr\u003e *Photo copyright\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetailed image\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/momo\/TopCate6091\/MidCate005\/609042477.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Detailed Image 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cdiv\u003eWhen Cesar Pelli was first commissioned to design the Kyobo building, the client did not respect the architect's philosophical thinking and artistic quality, and requested a design that was a copy of the unconventional and standardized exterior of the American Embassy in Japan that he had seen.\u003cbr\u003e After this design was completed, Cesar Pelli was constantly compared to the exterior of the U.S. Embassy in Japan and the Kyobo building in Gwanghwamun, and it was talked about for a long time.\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Kyobo Life Insurance Headquarters Building, Caesar Pelli\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Completed in 2007, the New York Times building is a project near Times Square in Manhattan, USA, boasting a height of 319 meters and a construction scale of 59 floors above ground.\u003cbr\u003e This project was initially criticized as a flawed design that completely violated the privacy of the workers inside, as the interior of the building was visible from the outside. \u003cbr\u003eHowever, Renzo Piano dissuaded these concerns by expressing the 'transparency of the press' through eco-friendly design language and imagery.\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"KT Gwanghwamun Building EastㆍRenzo Piano\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e David Chipperfield is said to have first considered the architectural expression of the \"restrained beauty and pure beauty of white porcelain of Joseon Dynasty\" when designing the Amorepacific headquarters building.\u003cbr\u003e He expressed Yongsan, Seoul, the most rapidly changing city in Korea, in the most beautiful and concise form, creating a comfortable and rich sense of space.\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Amorepacific Headquarters, David Chipperfield\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Zaha Hadid seems to have started designing the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) from the same perspective as Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. \u003cbr\u003eAs we proceeded with the design, we paid attention to the historical and dynamism of Dongdaemun, and tried to incorporate the future value and vision of the region, which lives and breathes 24 hours a day, into the design, building on the foundation of the region's history, culture, and economy.\u003cbr\u003e Thus, it expressed a living, breathing vitality with various curves so that it could become a symbolic space representing the Republic of Korea and Seoul.\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) and Zaha Hadid\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For Frank Gehry, this project was his first design in South Korea, but its small scale did not live up to his reputation.\u003cbr\u003e However, because of the symbolic nature of it being the first design in our country, the burden was enormous, and traces of the struggles that went into the design of Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul can be seen everywhere. \u003cbr\u003eFor example, before conceptualizing this building, Frank Gehry tried to find symbolism in its appearance through a DNA-linked design with the Louis Vuitton Foundation Museum in Paris, France.\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul, Frank Gehry\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The SongEun Art Foundation and architects Herzog \u0026amp; de Meuron systematically prepared various construction stories from the beginning for the establishment of SongEun Art Space.\u003cbr\u003e A representative example is the design and direction of the exterior finishing materials, which were inspired by the foundation's name, 'Song-eun (松隱),' meaning hidden pine tree.\u003cbr\u003e As a result, the unique texture of concrete was used to express a pattern reminiscent of the grain of pine trees.\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"SongEun Art Space, Herzog \u0026amp; de Meuron\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Riken Yamamoto is a Japanese architect with extensive experience in designing apartment complexes, and is an architectural expert who has emphasized the importance of living space and community throughout his life. \u003cbr\u003eHe has been gradually expressing the spatial improvement of community culture, which he considers important, in various designs in order to realize his positive thinking about housing research in Japan.\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Gangnam Everseum, Yamamoto Riken\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Architect Tom Mayne designed the One\u0026amp;Only Tower, embodying the cutting-edge material patterns developed by Kolon in the exterior design of the building, thereby promoting the company's core technologies.\u003cbr\u003e This groundbreaking design prevents the main view of Magok from being taken away by Seoul Botanical Garden and other buildings, and boasts the appearance of the most fashionable building.\u003cbr\u003e The fiber-like façade structure creates a sense of openness when looking out onto the park from inside the building, while also blocking excessive sunlight, and symbolically acting like a large tree that protects the building from the cold and heat.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e --- From \"Kolon One \u0026amp; Only Tower, Tom Main\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSeoul through the eyes of a world-renowned architect\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hidden masterpieces by world-renowned architects live in the streets and alleys of Seoul that we pass by every day.\u003cbr\u003e Their architecture goes beyond mere buildings and spaces to become living, breathing architectural cultural assets that enhance the cultural value of the city.\u003cbr\u003e In \"Seoul, Become a Work of Art,\" we encounter buildings in Seoul designed by 22 masters, including winners of the Pritzker Prize, often called the \"Nobel Prize of Architecture,\" such as Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano, Tadao Ando, ​​Zaha Hadid, and Jean Nouvel.\u003cbr\u003e In particular, it goes beyond a simple listing and vividly follows how architects understood Korea's nature, culture, and people and implemented them in architecture.\u003cbr\u003e Thus, it deeply captures the process of Seoul transforming into an 'art city' by absorbing the creativity and zeitgeist of world-class masters. \u003cbr\u003eRediscover Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and discover why their passionate masterpieces deserve to be re-evaluated as precious cultural assets. Embark on a special architectural journey that follows the stories left behind by great architects in Seoul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDrawing a map of Seoul's architecture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book introduces architecture by region, divided into Gangbuk (Old Town) and Gangnam (New Town) along the Han River, to help general readers easily visit Seoul's architecture.\u003cbr\u003e In Gangbuk, you can see the aesthetics of world-class architecture that decorate the cultural heart of Seoul, such as Jean Nouvel's Leeum M2, the Amorepacific headquarters building by David Chipperfield, and Zaha Hadid's Dongdaemun Design Plaza. \u003cbr\u003eHead to Gangnam and you'll encounter cultural symbols that shape Seoul's lifestyle and sensibility, including Frank Gehry's Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul, Herzog \u0026amp; de Meuron's SongEun Art Space, Peter Cauberg's GT Tower, and Tadao Ando's LG Arts Center Seoul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It also comprehensively explains the life and work of the architect who designed each building, the design background and philosophy, and episodes that occurred during the construction process, and carefully examines the symbolism of the space where the building is located and the changing relationship with the city.\u003cbr\u003e In addition, the information quality has been enhanced by including practical information such as regional characteristics, visiting routes, and building overviews, as well as various information such as “Building Distribution Map in Seoul Area,” “List of Domestic Buildings by Architect,” “Local Buildings Designed by World-Class Architects,” and “The World’s Top 3 Architecture Awards.”\u003cbr\u003e This was organized so that even non-architecture majors can easily understand it. \u003cbr\u003eThe author, an architectural expert and architectural commentator with a long history in the architectural field, provides in-depth interpretations, allowing readers to understand the details of buildings they might otherwise overlook or those that catch their eye, and to grasp their value and significance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA special architectural tour through Seoul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through our journey with \"Seoul, Becomes a Work of Art,\" we will see the familiar landscape of Seoul through a completely new perspective.\u003cbr\u003e Discover the world-class sensibility and aesthetics hidden within each of Seoul's architectural masterpieces, each a masterpiece of the imagination of world-renowned masters, and realize the incredible cultural potential of the city of Seoul.\u003cbr\u003e Through this, we will be able to remember everyday spaces that we pass by without a second thought as precious architectural assets that will be remembered in history. \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e GOODS SPECIFICS \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - 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