Open AccessUrban development of Pyongiang under the influence of Juche idea
Author(s) -
Zorica Pogrmić,
Bojan Đerčan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
glasnik srpskog geografskog društva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-078X
pISSN - 0350-3593
DOI - 10.2298/gsgd2102117p
Subject(s) - architecture , physiognomy , urban planning , capital (architecture) , rationality , power (physics) , democracy , field (mathematics) , sociology , class (philosophy) , political science , political economy , economy , economic system , geography , politics , history , economics , law , ancient history , engineering , computer science , civil engineering , physics , mathematics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , anthropology , pure mathematics , artificial intelligence
In the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), urban planning and urban architecture reflect the interest of the working class. The goal for the working class was to develop a specific type of urban planning, as a result of which the DPRK introduced a socialist model of urban planning. Until the beginning of 1970, the DPRK depended on the influence of the USSR, it wanted to go beyond that framework, especially in the field of urban planning and architecture. In the early 1970s, Kim Il-sung presented the thesis of Juche's idea, which encompasses all aspects of society. During the 1980s, Pyongyang was promoted to the world as the socialist capital of the world. However, in the 21st century, Korean architecture has noticed many changes compared to the past. In addition to remaining faithful to rationality and monumentality, social differences were given to special groups. Since the arrival and rise of Kim Jong-un to power, the newly built parts of Pyongyang are reminiscent of the physiognomy of capitalist cities.