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September 20, 2012
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In South Korea, Houses With a Sense of WhimsyNew York Times Kim Dae Sung, a 36-year-old computer programmer, his wife, Lee Ji Sun, 34, and their 4-year-old daughter, Kim Soo Min, look like a conventional family of three: a father who leaves for the office early each morning, a stay-at-home mother and a young daughter with cute pigtails. But this family lives in an unconventional home, made all the more unusual by its striking contrast to the ranks of monotonous high rises that fill the Korean capital and spill out to the suburbs, including their town of Yong In.

In South Korea, Houses With a Sense of Whimsy
New York Times

Kim Dae Sung, a 36-year-old computer programmer, his wife, Lee Ji Sun, 34, and their 4-year-old daughter, Kim Soo Min, look like a conventional family of three: a father who leaves for the office early each morning, a stay-at-home mother and a young daughter with cute pigtails.

But this family lives in an unconventional home, made all the more unusual by its striking contrast to the ranks of monotonous high rises that fill the Korean capital and spill out to the suburbs, including their town of Yong In.

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May 03, 2012
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A New Home in Seoul Looks to the PastNew York Times A few years ago, when Hongnam Kim, a professor here at Ewha Womans University, decided to build a house, she knew she wanted it to take the form of a hanok, the traditional wooden structure dating back to the Joseon dynasty in 1392. But she also needed a modern basement where she could pursue her work. Dr. Kim, who is 64, is an art historian, but not just any art historian. She is a former director-general of the National Museum of Korea and a former director of the National Folk Museum, and currently helps to run the National Trust of Korea, a nongovernment environmental and cultural preservationist group. She is also a perfectionist, and she knows her hanoks. Still, she is a woman in a patriarchal society.

A New Home in Seoul Looks to the Past
New York Times

A few years ago, when Hongnam Kim, a professor here at Ewha Womans University, decided to build a house, she knew she wanted it to take the form of a hanok, the traditional wooden structure dating back to the Joseon dynasty in 1392. But she also needed a modern basement where she could pursue her work.

Dr. Kim, who is 64, is an art historian, but not just any art historian. She is a former director-general of the National Museum of Korea and a former director of the National Folk Museum, and currently helps to run the National Trust of Korea, a nongovernment environmental and cultural preservationist group.

She is also a perfectionist, and she knows her hanoks. Still, she is a woman in a patriarchal society.