Korea National University of Traditional Culture to Hold Spring Academic Conference

May 15-16 in Buyeo
83 Presentations on Traditional Architecture

Korea National University of Traditional Culture, in collaboration with the Architectural Institute of Korea, will hold the "Spring Academic Conference" on May 15-16 at its Buyeo campus in South Chungcheong Province.

Korea National University of Cultural Heritage

On the first day, there will be an architectural field trip covering Muryangsa Temple, Janggoksa Temple, and the Gyuram Jaon-gil area.

On the second day, a total of 83 presentations will be given across 18 sessions. The sessions will include: individual sessions addressing the structure and preservation strategies of traditional architectural heritage; undergraduate sessions analyzing cases of both traditional and modern architecture; organized sessions discussing East Asian architectural culture and the restoration of wooden architectural heritage; and special sessions examining the management of Egypt's World Heritage sites.

Heon-Deok Jang, Professor Emeritus at Korea National University of Traditional Culture, will deliver the keynote lecture on the topic of "Ancient Temple Architecture of China - Focusing on the Yingzao Fashi of the Song Dynasty." He will explore the connection between ancient architecture in Korea and China based on the Yingzao Fashi, the architectural code of China's Song Dynasty.

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