강남의 도시공간형성과 1960년대 도시계획 상황에 대한 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to inquire into the formation of urban space in Gangnam Area and its relation with the

urbanistic discourse in the 1960s in Korea. The urban space of Gangnam has been formed through a series of steps since the

first masterplan of Gangnam was suggested in 1962. The first step can be found in early master plans of Gangnam which were

set up in 1962 and 1966. There, American-style garden suburb served as a dominant urban discourse. However this scheme

came under scrutiny when the Seoul Urban Basic Planning was established in 1966. The planning adopted super block concept

whose size was derived from the downtown of Seoul, and ring-radial roadway circulation system to determine a major urban

structure. The final step took place in 1970 when Manhattan was employed as a model for the development of Yeungdong

District 2. Naturally, grid-patterned streets and riverside roads provided a basis of urban planning in Gangnam, which would be

modified a year later in accordance with natural topography.