What Korean craft inspired Mario Botta's Leeum building?

Masterpieces of stone and light

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Master of light and concrete

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Seoul's architectural trifecta at Leeum

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Naoshima and the island of art

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The philosophy of space in Korea and Japan

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Ch 2 · Seoul's architectural trifecta at Leeum
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Seoul's Leeum Museum channels natural sunlight deep underground using a giant ceiling rotunda.

choko Warm sunlight pours through a massive circular skylight onto a sweeping spiral staircase.

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Three design legends, one amazing space (yeah!) All their different styles in one stunning place (oh-oh!)

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Jean Nouvel and the rusted steel

choko Museum 2 showcases modern art within a structure of rusted steel and glass.

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Jean Nouvel designed Leeum's glass cubes so shifting sunlight constantly transforms the artwork inside.

choko Steel-framed glass cubes project outward from the walls of Seoul's Leeum Museum.

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choko Guide light across the steps to discover how East Asian museums blend art and architecture.

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Fun Fact

Terracotta clay: Mario Botta used customized terracotta bricks from Italy to give Leeum's traditional art wing the warm color of Korean clay pots.

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Glossary
architect (noun)
A person who designs buildings and in many cases also supervises their construction. Mario Botta, Jean Nouvel, and Rem Koolhaas each designed a building for Seoul's Leeum museum in 2004.
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Gossip

Which building material looks the most futuristic?

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Quiz

What traditional Korean craft inspired the shape and warm color of Mario Botta's terracotta building?

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choko Three masters under one roof

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Mario Botta and the terracotta fortress

choko Museum 1 houses traditional Korean art inside a warm terracotta brick structure.

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Which Seoul museum features three buildings designed by three different world-famous architects?

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In what year did the Leeum Museum of Art open to the public in Seoul?

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What are the sunken glass exhibition spaces designed by Jean Nouvel at Leeum called?

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Which Swiss architect designed the terracotta-clad traditional art wing at Leeum?

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What material did French architect Jean Nouvel use for the exterior of Leeum's modern art wing?

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Who is the Dutch architect responsible for the futuristic black concrete box at Leeum?

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