| Title |
Aspect of Government Managing Housing in Korea from 1910 to the Early 1970’s based on the Discourse on Taylorization of the Western Modern Architecture |
| Authors |
Kwon, Yong-Chan ; JeonBong-Hee |
| Keywords |
Modern Architecture ; Modernism ; Government Managing Housing in Korea ; Taylorization ; Standardization ; Industrialization |
| Abstract |
This study investigates the modernization process of the government managing housing in Korea from 1910 to the early 1970’s based on the discourse of Le Corbusier's taylorization, which presumes standardization and industrialization. Through the case study, we found a tendency of standardization and industrialization of building components in Korean modern housing based on the separation of themselves, for example from a united wall to a separated column, interior material, covering. Spatial taylorization can also be recognized based on the achievement of relatively open plan due to the change of structure system. Standardization of space is recognized in two ways. One is to add standardized spatial units to compose a house. The other is to divide a standardized big space to form a house. Meanwhile, open-ended system and closed system, the two typical construction methods of the modern architecture, were both developed but especially in the construction of houses the closed system settled successfully compared to the open-ended system due to the support of government. Above-mentioned features of Government Managing Housing in Korea shared common characteristics with Western Modern Architecture but also had unique features. This is due to a specific circumstance of Korea during modernization. |