SET Proceedings 2978-4387 Caravel Press 10.65582/set.2008.138 2008.138 Ecological Design Concept of Korean Traditional Architecture AhnHyun Tae ahn1park@hanmail.net Department of Architectural Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Korea 24082008 7 1 978-1-995850-08-5 1041 1044 24 August 2008 © 2008 Copyright WSSET 2008

Landscape and architectural elements of traditional Korea architecture has been communicating well enough with nature, human, architecture and oriental thoughts. These make Korean traditional architecture more unique and elegant compare to those of other countries. This paper discusses about the various kinds of Korean landscape and architectural elements in the ecological points of views. Through this kind of discussion, applicability of tradition to modern architecture with the harmony along the ecological tradition elements of Korean architecture will be accomplished in the near future.

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