The New York Times

Holding Onto Korea’s Past, a Tile at a Time

The hanok, a traditional home design, has been bypassed in Seoul’s vertical building boom. But some fans are trying to preserve it. Boo YoungJin and Park GoodWon in front of their house, a hanok which ...
KITV

Searching for co-existence: Overtourism in South Korea’s Bukchon Hanok Village

SEOUL, Republic of Korea (Island News) – Imagine walking out your front door in the morning, ready to take your kid to school or head off to work, only to photobomb a tourist trying to get the perfect ...
조선일보

Seoul lowers hanok threshold to 50% and eases materials rules

With Seoul easing standards for hanok construction, a wider variety of hanok buildings is expected to rise in the Insadong area of Jongno-gu. Tourist accommodations will be expanded at major tourist ...
Architectural Digest

Kukje Gallery Transforms a 1930s Hanok Into an Intimate Extension of Its Arts Campus

“This place shows how we can live within tradition,” says Bo Young Song, vice president of Kukje Gallery, walking through a Korean hanok in Seoul’s Sogyeok-dong neighborhood. Inside, Korean ceramics ...
Washington Times

In South Korea, the rising generation saves the old generation’s architecture

SEOUL, South Korea — Slices of New York-style pizza are served under the cozy, antique beams of a traditional Korean-style cottage in central Seoul, thanks to Park Chan-ki. The friendly, ...
The Korea Times

Preserving hanok, soft power: Why Korea must continue investing in cultural heritage

When I purchased a traditional hanok in Bukchon — one of Seoul’s most treasured cultural districts and a popular tourist destination — I learned something that revealed a great deal about Korea’s ...
Business Insider

Starbucks just opened a new store in a 103-year-old traditional Korean home — see inside

Starbucks opened a location in a hanok in Daegu, South Korea built in 1919. Hanoks are traditional Korean homes with heating and cooling abilities. The store has a traditional hanok side, a more ...
The Korea Times

Seoul’s hanok rentals captivate with traditional charm

Snow fell on Bukchon Hanok Village in northern Seoul on Monday afternoon, but for those lucky enough to be sitting on the heated floor of a serene hanok, it felt like a relaxing step back in time. As ...