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Ambitiously designed community buildings, faceless mass housing
developments, and a monumental emptiness are the defining
features of Pyongyang - a city of three million inhabitants rising
from the rubble to which the Korean War reducedit in the 1950s.
This architectural guide to the capital of the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea has two parts comprising a total of 368 pa...more
developments, and a monumental emptiness are the defining
features of Pyongyang - a city of three million inhabitants rising
from the rubble to which the Korean War reducedit in the 1950s.
This architectural guide to the capital of the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea has two parts comprising a total of 368 pa...more
Published March 15th 2012 by Dom Publishers
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Feb 27, 2014Em rated it really liked it
Fascinating! I loved seeing so many pictures of buildings I'd never seen before and I learnt a lot.
Volume 1 provides the North Korean government-approved overview of the city's architecture, and Volume 2 provides critical analysis. Volume 1 is a little strange -- the captions seem to be obsessed with listing the precise dimensions and capacity of each building, but the buildings are split into logical categories and marked on a map, so it's still very useful. The photos are clear and lovely, wit...more
Volume 1 provides the North Korean government-approved overview of the city's architecture, and Volume 2 provides critical analysis. Volume 1 is a little strange -- the captions seem to be obsessed with listing the precise dimensions and capacity of each building, but the buildings are split into logical categories and marked on a map, so it's still very useful. The photos are clear and lovely, wit...more
Nov 18, 2012Scott Lapierre rated it really liked it
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Surprisingly, odds-defyingly comprehensive survey of the city's architecture--public buildings and private residences alike. And loaded with interesting photos--not just architectural but street scenes as well.
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