Hanok, the architectural style of traditional Korean homes, is of a premodern time since when the way people live has changed drastically, which means hanok must evolve to continue to house those ...

Amid the forest of high rises in downtown Seoul, there is a chic quarter of traditional Hanok houses, creating a stark contrast between tradition and modernity. It’s the Bukchon Hanok Village, located ...

Last year when I was living for a month in the capital of Korea, Seoul, I had a great opportunity to live for 15 days in a Hanok home. The house where I was living was located in the more traditional ...

Whenever Chinese language student Park Kyung-jun has guests from China, he takes them to a hanok ― traditional Korean housing ― in Bukchon, northern Seoul. And they all become fans, he said. ``It is a ...

Most Koreans these days prefer to live in high-rise apartment buildings. The size of their apartment has become a measure of their success; while the buildings have been convenient and safe “nests” ...

As the Blue House has been thrown open to the public and the commercial area around it is getting attention, traditional hanok buildings nearby are facing demolition. The 40,000 people visiting the ...

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday it will expand its network of public hanok facilities and broaden cultural programming this year as interest in traditional Korean housing continues to ...

Traditional Korean culture is enjoying a haute couture renaissance as international fashion brands incorporate historical elements into modern fashion and store design. Spanish apparel brand Massimo ...