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Superficial Seoul: Cultivating the Episodic, Exotic, & Erotic in a Culture of Erasure

Kim, Brian Y
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1470043571

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2016, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
The incredible energy from Asian boom cities such as Seoul is rooted in the overwhelming density and culture within the city, supported by the underwhelming genericism within its urban form. This dichotomy of conditions has created a paradox in the city where identity is both precious and a commodity (a precious commodity) meant to be sold to the most efficient bidder. “Progress” was once the word for a brighter post-war future, but it has eventually turned into a symbol for urban disillusionment and neglect. For Seoul, this pinnacle of progress can be attributed to a significant piece of modern architecture that would set the impressive, and yet daunting, pace of the rapid urbanization of the city and its people: the Sewoon Sangga megaplex. SUPERFICIAL SEOUL utilizes the controversial Sewoon Sangga site as a testing grounds for new urban experimentation that invert and amplify the specific spatial culture of the Korean “-bang” (room) that has become a reactionary by-product of the generic conditions of the city. Through this lens, concepts of erasure, transformation, and amplification will be expanded upon based on the foundations of the site’s loaded history and the city’s questionable trajectory.
Aarati Kanekar, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Michael McInturf, M.Arch. (Committee Member)
197 p.
Architecture
superficial seoul; seoul; architecture; urbanism; interior; design

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  • Kim, B. Y. (2016). Superficial Seoul: Cultivating the Episodic, Exotic, & Erotic in a Culture of Erasure [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1470043571

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kim, Brian. Superficial Seoul: Cultivating the Episodic, Exotic, & Erotic in a Culture of Erasure. 2016. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1470043571.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kim, Brian. "Superficial Seoul: Cultivating the Episodic, Exotic, & Erotic in a Culture of Erasure." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1470043571

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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