Analysis of Cultural Influence between Tradition and Modernity in the Architecture of Ecuador and Korea
Main Article Content
Abstract
Collective memory is an essential component in shaping cultural identity and urban development. This study analyzes how architecture materializes collective memories, articulating tradition, innovation, and cultural sustainability in different contexts: Ecuador and South Korea. Despite their differences, the two cases coincide in the idea that architecture is an active type of memory, a space between the local and the global, between the past and the future. A comparative, qualitative, and bibliographical approach is employed, complemented by the analysis of emblematic cases such as the Gyeongbokgung Palace, the Hanok, and vernacular architecture in Manabí. Findings show that memory preservation is not incompatible with technological innovation; on the contrary, when integrated critically, it strengthens social cohesion, identity, and urban resilience. Research highlights the need for comprehensive policies, citizen participation, and critical regionalism strategies to address the challenges of globalization, promoting sustainable and culturally relevant urban development.
Downloads
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
To promote the global exchange of knowledge, it facilitates unrestricted access to its contents from the moment of its publication in this electronic edition, and therefore it is an open access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and it is mandatory to cite their origin in any total or partial reproduction. All contents are distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) use and distribution license. This circumstance must be expressly stated in this way when necessary. You can consult the informative version and the legal text of the license.