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  • "Fictional reality" of North Korea's architecture revealed in Model City Pyongyang

    Cristiano Bianchi and Kristina Drapić have photographed architecture across the capital of North Korea for their book Model City Pyongyang. Here they reveal six of the most interesting buildings in the city. More

    Tom Ravenscroft | 17 December 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Oliver Wainwright's highlights from Inside North Korea

    Guardian architecture and design critic Oliver Wainwright explains seven highlights from his recently published book Inside North Korea to Dezeen. More

    Tom Ravenscroft | 25 June 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Soyoun Kim proposes using architecture to promote peace between North and South Korea

    Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Soyoun Kim wants to encourage more interaction between the citizens of North Korea and South Korea, by creating a series of architectural structures along the border. More

    Amy Frearson | 24 November 2017 | 2 comments
  • Seoul Biennale visitors invited to experience replica of a North Korean home

    Amid rising tensions between North Korea and the rest of the world, a pair of architects have built a full-scale mockup of a Pyongyang apartment, as part of an exhibition in the South Korean capital. More

    Amy Frearson | 5 September 2017 | 12 comments
  • Snask rebrands North Korea as Love Korea with heart-focused identity

    Stockholm studio Snask's North Korea rebrand features a heart motif designed to create a "common feeling of belonging". More

    Emma Tucker | 8 May 2017 | 17 comments
  • Studio MRDO and Studio LaM envision underground bathhouse between North and South Korea

    New York practices Studio MRDO and Studio LaM have have won an ideas competition with their proposal for a theatrical underground pool set in the Demilitarised Zone between North Korea and South Korea. More

    Lizzie Fison | 9 April 2017 | Leave a comment
  • Raphael Olivier's photographs of North Korea reveal Pyongyang's unique architecture

    Photo essay: now that North Korea is no longer the tourism black spot it once was, French photographer Raphael Olivier has travelled to the notoriously secretive nation's capital to capture its particular architectural style (+ slideshow). More

    Dan Howarth | 21 August 2016 | 5 comments
  • North Korean builders use crystal meth to speed up skyscraper progress

    Methamphetamine is being doled out to North Korean construction workers in a bid to speed up progress on a skyscraper in the capital city of Pyongyang, according to reports. More

    Jessica Mairs | 12 August 2016 | 19 comments
  • Korea wins Golden Lion for best pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale

    Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: the Korean Pavilion curated by Mass Studies founder Minsuk Cho has been awarded the Golden Lion for best pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2014. More

    Amy Frearson | 7 June 2014 | Leave a comment
  • Mass Studies brings together North and South Korea with Venice biennale pavilion

    Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: Mass Studies founder Minsuk Cho curates an "epic-scale show about both Koreas" with one of the most politically ambitious projects at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale (+ interview + slideshow). More

    Anna Winston | 6 June 2014 | Leave a comment
  • Kim Jong-un selects architect for Pyongyang airport upgrade

    News: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has revealed his architectural taste by inviting a Hong Kong firm to design a new airport for Pyongyang. More

    Rose Etherington | 31 July 2013 | 14 comments

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