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Galilee Church I attend the church that I go to with my pa. Its building is 4-storied circular mass made from red bricks. Inside, the flowery reverend is quite lyrical when he is talking about something interesting such as what are the things God and His chosen people should decide to do. And does he like Godly music? Oh yes, and he is not the only one: Between the first and the second services ..

Cross the dignity of wearing black horsehair fresh from the Korean pastures with the sophistication of Western top hats, and you get this brimful of Eastern elegance. Going back in time around 3000 BC the first official records of hats are made, but in 3250 BC already a Bronze Age man’s body with his bearskin cap was found in a mountain in Europe. Jumping to the late Joseon times in Korean penin..

Beginning Cross the dignity of wearing silky, black horsehair fresh from the Korean pastures with the sophistication of Western top hats, and you get this brimful of Eastern elegance. History. Going back in time around 3000 BC the first official records of hats appear, but 3250 BC ago a Bronze Age man’s body with his bearskin cap was found in a mountain in Europe. Jumping forward about 100 years..

For a long time Gwacheon, south of Seoul, has been the icon of stability because of its jobs like civil servants occupying the three dull red cuboid government buildings, yet for a tiny city to grow up in, its inhabitants were - and probably still are - progressive and sometimes even subversive. I don't quite know why this was but this was a blessing and gave me, at least, a lot of freedom of th..

Six Korean items for people who are by any chance having an impending ZOOM wedding I got the inspiration for this piece from my younger bro, who got married in the Coronavirus period in Chicago. Having borrowed the costumes, they used ZOOM to show their wedding at home to audience in Korea and the US. I remember thinking, "why don't I do the same at my wedding and don't necessarily use any weddi..

[Cityscape] A changing, older New Town: Gwacheon For a long time Gwacheon, south of Seoul, has been the icon of stability because of its jobs like civil servants occupying the dull red three cubic government buildings, yet as a tiny city to grow up in, its inhabitants were - and probably still are - progressive and even subversive. I don't quite know why this was but this was a blessing and gave..

People coming to Seoul soon recognize that in its layered form, little to big changes are always brewing. Here are some of its most beautiful buildings, instilled with some of its fleecy beauty, found in someplace among those layers. This compiled list was much inspired by the current architectural curator of MMCA. She has been on the job since 2013, when its Seoul branch was first open. Before ..

Recommended for foreign designers/artists looking for further education in Korea; These choices will not disappoint you. Inspired by South Korean designer and artist Chung Hyunsoo, whom you can find at http://www.cuarto-espacio.com. College of Fine Arts at Seoul National University Generally deemed the best university in whichever categories in South Korea, Seoul National University can be explo..

Fancy a 100m tall space for hard-working Yongin youth, housed in a taller-yet tower encasing sewage treatment works behind the Poeun Art Hall nearby Jukjeon Station? You may or you may not, but it's not this or the partition and wall structure that make this place a memorable and atmospheric experience: it is the younger locals who find, trust in and use this space. The Yongin Youth LAB, consist..

For a little less than a year, a little scheme has been called for four major Libraries in Suwon, sitting cosy in the bigger province, Gyeonggi-do. For example, visit the homepage of Changryong Library that's actually situated near one of Suwon's old city walls and you will find twelve mind-nourishing 1-minute introductory video's each of a book chosen and made by librarians, sourced from their ..