The content of this book is based on articles published in Koreana Vol. 12, No. 3, Autumn 1999. Introduction, Chapter 2, 3, and 4 were newly written by Ben Jackson, and Chapter 5 was written by Robert Koehler. Chapter 1 is an edited version of Kim Bong-ryol’s article “Natural Perspective Revealed in Traditional Korean Architecture,” while much of the information in Chapter 4 is based on Kim’s seminal Korean series Hanguk Geonchuk Iyagi (The Story of Korean Architecture).

Koreana Vol. 12, No. 3, Autumn 1999 “Natural Perspective Revealed in Traditional Korean Architecture” by Kim Bong-ryol “The Path of Contemporary Korean Architecture” by Kim Kwang-hyun “The Urban Environment and Architecture of Seoul” by Yim Chang-bok “Korea’s Modern Architecture of the 20th century” by Min Hyun-sik