Architecture teachers during the early days of North Korea: Between liberation from Japanese colonial rule and the establishment of a socialist state

Abstract

Abstract In this study, we examined the career records of five teachers involved in architectural education during the early period of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The records included materials related to the appointment of these teachers to the architecture program at Kim Il‐sung University and details related to their career histories and autobiographies. We analyzed the materials to gain insight into the lives of those in charge of architectural education in the fledgling republic while comparing and relating their histories with the social circumstances of the period.

Keywords

• architectural engineer
• cold war
• Japanese colony
• Kim Il‐sung University
• North Korea