Paul Tulett's Photographic Survey Captures South Korea's Brutalist Architecture

Photographer Paul Tulett documents South Korea's postwar concrete architecture in his book 'Brutalist Korea,' published by Prestel. His images reveal structures as living entities shaped by time and industrial growth. The collection includes Jeju Glass House on Jeju Island, designed by Tadao Ando and completed in 2008. In Seoul, the JH Building by Han Ji-Young and Hwang Su-Yong finished in 2023, while the Dongdaemun Design Plaza by Zaha Hadid opened in 2014. The latter features a concrete skeleton beneath its aluminium skin. MVRDV remodeled the Chungha Building in Seoul during 2013, transforming a 1980s block. On Jeju Island, Moon Hoon's Simple House from 2017 presents an angular form, and Jeju Stadium has stood since 1968. In Paju Book City, Unsangdong Architects completed White Cube Matrix – Paju Kindergarten in 2014, and Himma Studio finished House Of Open Books in 2005. At Sayuwon, Seung H-Sang built Geumo Yuhyeondae in 2017 near Choi Wook's Gaga Binbin. Tulett's work tracks architectural evolution through raw concrete surfaces.