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Byoung Cho Soon Chun Cho, Bong-Ryul Kim, Chul R. Kim and Mark Rakatansky Soon Chun Cho is an artist and curator. She is the author of The Color of Nature: Monochrome Art in Korea and Empty the Mind: The Art of Park Seo-Bo. Bong-Ryul Kim is president of the Korean Association of Architectural History. Chul R. Kim is associate publisher at The Museum of Modern Art. Mark Rakatansky is adjunct associate professor at Columbia University.
609 illustrations, 322 in colour 29.2 x 22.9 cm 256pp ISBN 978 0 500 342916 October
£35.00 72 Architecture
An engaging and indepth overview of one of the most creative and deeply thoughtful architects at work in the world today Byoung Cho, widely considered to be Korea’s most important architect, aims to make each of his buildings ‘so it looks like it’s not designed at all, it’s just there’. Influenced by Korea’s rich aesthetic tradition, Cho utilizes understated forms to create serene buildings with a high regard for nature and sustainability, that yield powerful and subtle experiences for their inhabitants. He has created many buildings, cultural centres, schools, health facilities and residences throughout Korea, Japan and the United States. This book features over twenty-five of Cho’s most highly acclaimed projects, including Twin Trees (2010), his instantly iconic towers located adjacent to the 14th-century royal Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul. The Twin Trees embody Cho’s fascination with the relationship between ancient history and modernity in the context of both Korea and the world at large. The projects are accompanied throughout by sketches and plans, providing a comprehensive insight into the making of these buildings. Byoung Cho will be inspiring reading for all architects, architectural students and those interested in sustainability and the built environment.