Garza, Tommi

Mr. Wisner

World History

1st T/Th

April, 11, 2017

The man behind North Korea's next generation of architects

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/14/architecture/calvin-chua-north-korean-architecture/index.html

Key Vocabulary from the Article (Define at least 4).

Architect: a person who designs buildings and in many cases also supervises their

construction.

General perception: the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the

senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.

Formulaic: Produced in accordance with a mechanically followed rule or style.

Design: decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object),

typically by making a detailed drawing of it.

Summary of the Event (at least 3 major points; each point will have its own paragraph)

A.

Hearing people who have toured to North Korea usually come back talking about mega

monuments, symmetrical Soviet-style high rises and grand boulevards when they talk about its

architecture. Though Pyongyang, capital of North Korea, is one of the cities that are evolving.

Showing new styles in their architecture.

B.

Along with North Korea's annual infrastructure spending growing nearly 10% since

2014, this gives an opportunity for architects to expand their designing style. Founder of the

Spatial Anatomy, Calvin Chua runs a non-profit program, which provides training to new

coming North Korean architects. Including Singapore foreign architects, Calvin Chua have

seized the rare opportunity to help shape the next generation of North Korean architects.

C.

International students visit North Korea for about two weeks to work with the local

students and architects on different designs that approaches an urban development. From and

interview from CNN, saying that when they have urban planning or architecture, they can be

critical and analytical. which was surprising at first, a lot of people never expect the North

Korean participants to be so forthcoming with their ideas. Also saying, despite the building

boom, a number of buildings are empty in the city. It is important to consider how to adaptively

reuse these existing buildings, rather than tearing them down.

Your Opinion of the Event (at least 3 sentences).

I was surprised, because I thought North Korea wouldnt have such diversity in their

architecture. I am so used to hearing that being different in North Korea was bad, everything was

to be followed under strict observation. Yet, they are still people, their architecture shows

diversity, art in their city, if it is building.

Relate your Event to a Historical Event (compare and contrast with current event).

Egyptian architecture in the 16th and before, are known for their architecture. Their

pyramids are what mainly remains for their time. Though Egyptians were so advanced for their
time, knowing what material to use for their structures, making it last through the centuries, and

weathering. North Korea reuse their buildings and renovate what is needed.

Relate your Event to the subtheme (at least 3 sentences).

This current event falls under the arts and architecture. We are used to hearing that North

Korea are constantly being dictated, but forget that it is a place where people live, it is there

home. They have feelings as well as a voice, they have beauty in their country, and they show it

through their architecture.

Questions You Have About the Event (4)

Why do we still know very little about the inside of North Korea?ari

Why does it seem that North Korea is living in its own world?

Are the people in North Korea as strict as their government?

What do the majority of the houses in North Korea look like?

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