Seoul’s drive to rebuild and reinvent itself has yielded some quite spectacular results – and also reveals something interesting about the city’s relationship with the material legacy of its own explosive, almost uncontrolled growth. On the one hand, there’s a willingness to destroy, to sweep away and wipe clean, as was amply demonstrated when theContinue reading “Field Report: Walking from Seoullo 7017 to Namsan, Seoul, South Korea (03 June 2017)”
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Field Report: Seoul (11 October 2013) – Part 2/2
Observation decks are a common feature of many major cities, but most of them probably aren’t equipped to offer urinals with a view to die for. Or, for that matter, a history museum full of teddy bears.