Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago
Tune in to see how architect Pai Hyungmin reflects on modern Korean architecture and its evolution. From its emergence in the latter half of the twentieth century through a condensed process of modernization shaped by colonial rule, war, and poverty, to its present challenges, he considers how architects can rethink homes, levels, and spatial posture.
This lecture is presented by the 2025 Korea Foundation (@koreafoundation) LAB Series.
📺 Full program: Modern Architecture in Korea: Travels through Terra Incognita| Monday, November 17, 2025
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The Korea Society is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea.
Tune in to see how architect Pai Hyungmin reflects on modern Korean architecture and its evolution. From its emergence in the latter half of the twentieth century through a condensed process of modernization shaped by colonial rule, war, and poverty, to its present challenges, he considers how architects can rethink homes, levels, and spatial posture.
This lecture is presented by the 2025 Korea Foundation (@koreafoundation) LAB Series.
📺 Full program: Modern Architecture in Korea: Travels through Terra Incognita| Monday, November 17, 2025
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The Korea Society is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea.










