Chapter 1
Natural Perspective Revealed = 10
Nature: the Most Fundamental Influence/
Preserving the Spirit of Wood and Stone/Coping with the Environment/
Architecture Breathing with Nature/Natural Influences on Architecture
Chapter 2
A Brief History = 26
Prehistoric Era/Walled City-Sates and Early Kingdoms/
Three Kingdoms Period/North South States Period/Goryeo/
Joseon/Daehan Empire/Japanese Colonial Period/Post-Liberation
Chapter 3
Anatomy of Traditional Architecture = 46
Elements of Korean Architecture/Materials/Continuity
Chapter 4
Korea’s Most Important Historical Buildings = 68
Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto/Changdeokgung Palace/
Jongmyo Shrine/Hwaseong Fortress/Soswaewon Garden/
Byeongsan Seowon/Buseoksa Temple/
Dosan Seodang and Dosan Seowon/Haeinsa Janggyeonggak/
Yangdong Village
Chapter 5
Korea’s Early Modern Architecture = 94
Early Modern Architecture?/Architecture of the Daehan Empire/
Architecture of the Japanese Colonial Era/
Post-Liberation Architecture Notable Modern Architectural Works