Korean architecture might not initially seem like the most effective lens to learn about culture, but just listen to this podcast and see for yourself!

In this episode, hosts Yuchen and Stewart interview Dr Robert J. Fouser, an expert in Korean architecture with a specific focus on the cultural and social relevance of the Hanok (한옥). Dr Fouser has self-published a number of books with a large amount of them being written in Korean (not his native language!)

----more----

If you're looking to follow along with visuals, all images can be found here with timecodes below!

00:00 - 02:38 - Intro to the series and the hosts

02:38 - 05:21 - Intro to Dr Robert J. Fouser (Picture 1 of Dr Robert J. Fouser, Picture 2 of Dr Fouser teaching Korean)

05:21 - 07: 56 - How Yuchen met Dr Fouser

07:56 - 12:52 - Introduction to the Hanok including the history and the preservation (Pictures 3 - 5)

12:52 - 18:27 - How traditional Korean architecture is representative of the Korean mindset

18:27 - 21:31 - Comparison of the Hanok across other, similar, buildings across South East Asia and the development of these properties (Picture 6)

21:31 - 26:25 - How governments have balanced preservation and development - with reference to development in European cities

26:25 - 30:46 - Development in capitals and former capitals

30:46 - 34:00 - Does the Hanok actually challenge what buildings are for?

34:00 - 36:14 - Development during the Beijing olympics and architectural progress

36:14 - 37:58 - Outro

----more----

As always, we hope you enjoy and if you have any questions or want to appear on the podcast, send us an email at [email protected] . We'd love to hear from you!

You can also find out more about our mission and our team by checking out our website at www.contextculture.uk - we also have a wealth of free to access resources that will help kickstart your cross-cultural education journey.

Finally, please like this episode, follow our stream and rate our podcast so we can keep making content with brilliant guests like the ones you've already heard from. Thank you!

----more----

Find out more about Context

Our Website

Our Instagram

Our Facebook

Our Twitter

----more----

Find out more about Dr Robert J. Fouser

Goodreads publication list