| Title |
A Roofed Sports Field: Experiments and Evolution of Large-Span Roof Structure in 1960s?70s Gymnasiums |
| Authors |
이유림(Lee, Yu Rim) ; 전봉희(Jeon, BongHee) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2026.42.5.205 |
| Keywords |
1960s-70s; Gymnasium; Large-Span Roof Structure; Daegu Gymnasium; Modernity; Tradition; Regionalism; Kim In-ho |
| Abstract |
This study investigates Korean gymnasiums of the 1960s and 1970s by tracing the proliferation of dome-based “standard type,” emergence of
non-dome experiments, and appearance of hybrid forms, while examining how modernity and locality were articulated through structure, form,
planning, and symbolism. Under Park Chung-hee’s sports policies, gymnasiums were built in major cities and became prominent urban
landmarks. Through Jangchung Gymnasium, standard dome established a “structure-as-form” schema that guided the development of
gymnasiums through replication and variation. Soon after, non-dome types emerged as structural experiments responding to the limits of
standard type: constraints on span and the rigidity of hemispherical form and circular plan. Hyperbolic shells and three-hinged arch-trusses
reorganized mass and plan, expanding spatial flexibility and generating locality-oriented lineage of gymnasiums. This development was not a
linear shift from dome to non-dome; rather, dome types, non-dome experiments, and hybrid forms overlapped and coexisted. While structure
strongly determined form in the early phase, accumulated precedents enabled greater adaptation and recombination, and representational
demands became more pronounced through historical symbolism. Gymnasiums of the 1960-70s should be understood not only as large-span
public architecture, but also as monuments in which state-led modernization and local identity were negotiated and combined. |