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The History of North Korea-vietnam Relations Reflected in the Kim Liên Apartments Complex, Hanoi

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: In the city of Hanoi, there remains an apartment complex called ‘KTT Kim Liên’ that was built with North Korean construction aid in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Through this construction, North Korea introduced prefabricated construction methods to Vietnam. This study traces the construction history of this apartment complex and contextualizes it within the bilateral relations between North Korea and Vietnam. Additionally, it aims to elucidate the signiﬁcance of prefabricated construction methods in North Korean society.

Source: Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)

DOI: 10.3130/aija.89.2218

Author: Ryuichi TANIGAWA

Institution: Kanazawa University

Language: English

Topic: Architecture, Modernity, and Design

Subfield: Architecture

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Awards: Cultural History of North Korea in the Cold War Era, 一国主義的北朝鮮都市・建築通史の批判的解体と多元的再構築