• Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.112-119
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to grasp musical expression in the Monastery of La Tourette, an architectural work produced by an architect, Le Corbusier and a musician, Iannis Xenakis based on a musical piece, Metastasis. The results of the study on musical expression in the Monastery of La Tourette, which was done through analysis of correlation in expression between architecture and music, and spatial characteristics of this monastery, are as follows: First, in modern architecture and music, the expression of the space-time continuum concept is emphasized. Second, the architectural characteristics in this monastery that constitute musical expression are the Modular, confliction and fluidity in composition, plastic (acoustic) shape and symbolic shape. Third, these architectural characteristics are found to be expressed as counterpoint, alteration, temporality, acoustics and canon of music.

• KIEAE Journal
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.143-152
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to systematize space composition characteristics of urban traditional housing in Bukchon area. Out of 924 existing houses, 106 houses were selected and analyzed based on availability of documents and its function as pure residential living. According to which major rooms were changed, six categorizes were delineated as follows : unchanged type, type with changed Anbang, type with changed Gunnunbang, type with changed Aratbang, type with changed Daichung and totally changed type. Characteristics of each type were systematically analyzed and described. The results showed how traditional culture and contemporary lifestyle coexisted and were integrated.