Byoung Cho: My Life as An Architect in Seoul

The second book in the 'My Life as an Architect' series, looking at the Seoul buildings that have shaped the practice and outlook of the celebrated Korean architect Byoung Cho. Byoung Cho founded BCHO Architects Associates in Seoul in 1994. Over the last three decades he has built up a reputation as one of the key architects driving the expansion of one of the world's most densely populated cities. This companion to Kengo Kuma: My Life as an Architect in Tokyo presents twenty-five portraits of the buildings and districts of Seoul that have most influenced Cho, from a 12th-century shrine to a paint brush and paper shop to a 14-metre-square concrete box, and includes a number of his own designs. The book mixes personal asides with architectural and historical detail to build up a multi-layered picture of the city. Lively texts are interspersed with the architect's own drawings and elegant photographs printed with a sepia tint.