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Biennale offers visitors room to consider space
VENICE, Italy - In Poplar, a town east of London, stands a building waiting to be torn down. Known as Robin Hood Gardens, the building has become the hot issue at the Venice Architecture Biennale, which opened last month. The 16th edition of the even…
June 14,2018
Embracing a zero-waste lifestyle: A growing number of people are eliminating trash from their routine
In the age of convenience, where you can get anything done with a flick of a finger, some people are opting to live a more inconvenient life. Instead of ordering lunch on a mobile delivery app, they cook their meals at home and carry it with th…
June 11,2018
Vicious voices scapegoat victims for speaking out : Korea’s legal system makes it easy to target those who have come forward with sex crime allegations
Although the initial heat of the Me Too movement may have subsided compared to the first round of testimonies that aroused a level of anger never seen before in Korean society, the spring of 2018 will inevitably be remembered as a time when Korea bec…
June 07,2018
Pyongyang’s grand architectural statements : North Korea’s iconic buildings offer insight into how the hermit kingdom sees itself and its future
Choose true or false. Statement No. 1: Every high-rise in Jongno District in central Seoul or Gangnam District in southern Seoul are residential buildings. Statement No. 2: There are no commercial facilities around Gwanghwamun in central S…
June 05,2018
Restaurants look to the past for a modern look: Retro-inspired designs rejuvenate interiors of local cafes and eateries
A retro wave has taken over cafes and restaurants all across Seoul. Many trendy eateries and coffee shops with names that end with the words like -sanghwae or -dang - meaning shop and house - which was common many years ago, have opened up recently a…
June 02,2018
A playground that kids can call their own : Pyeon Hae-mun adds a bit of adventure to each of his designs
The Hoban 3 Park in Suncheon, South Jeolla, is home to what is known to neighbors as the Miracle Playground. Built two years ago, the play area barely has any of the standard apparatus like slides, swings and seesaws. Instead, there is a grassy…
May 31,2018
Local farmers’ market puts the growers first : Marche visitors rarely question the quality of the produce on offer
Consumers who are used to being treated like royalty while shopping won’t have the same experience at Marche. Vendors at the local farmers’ market take great pride in what they sell, and compromising on price is not an option. Instead of trying…
May 17,2018
Learning to garden by getting your hands dirty : Oh Kyung-ah teaches amateur horticulturists at her home in Sokcho
In Jungdomun Village in Sokcho, Gangwon, sits a house with a blue tin roof that is the home of garden designer Oh Kyung-ah. Having lived in Sokcho for about seven years, Oh has transformed her home into her very own garden school. She uses her husban…
May 10,2018
Seoul’s streets light up for Buddha’s birthday : The annual parade brings together generations for a colorful and jovial jubilee
Seoul is famous for its nightscape, with buildings brightly lit up late into the night throughout the city. On May 12, a parade of lanterns will add even more colorful lights to the streets of central Seoul in celebration of Buddha’s birthday during …
Apr 30,2018
Working mothers struggle to meet demands : Balancing duties of home and the office come at a cost
Four hundred and thirty minutes at work, 290 minutes with her children and 20 minutes of free time. This is how Choi Ji-yeon, a 36-year-old working mother of two living in Seoul, spent March 22, an average Thursday. Out of the 1,440 minutes she …
Apr 26,2018
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