Koreans home in on the joys of traditional dwellings

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inconvenience/discomfort:
-Hanok were once despised for being notoriously cold in winter and hot in summer. To use the toilet, you had to step out into the courtyard.
-hardships associated with hanok in the past, such as burning coal to heat the floors, and having to deliver food to individual rooms from the courtyard as there is no common dining hall.

rebuttal:
-To make them more liveable in today's world, architects have added modern comforts such as wall insulation, air conditioners, glass windows and indoor toilets. 

-gets both the benefits of traditional and modern living.

-renovate a historical house to fit modern life.

-He and his wife can sit on the heated floor sipping tea in front of the window overlooking the courtyard at one moment, then watch TV in the basement living room the next.

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-In the same way that Singapore preserves shophouses and China protects courtyard houses, South Korea has been pushing to conserve old hanok.

-'We're Korean, but what makes us Korean if everything is Westernised?'"...devote the land to hanok after noting the pervasiveness of apartment complexes and "rising concerns over Koreans losing our identity and architectural culture from the accelerated destruction of hanok".

-promote the village as a tourist attraction


Qns: 

1. Assess the view that traditional buildings have no future in your society. (Cam. 2016)

2. Only modern architecture and modern art have a place in today’s world. How far is this true of your society? (Cam. 2011)