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Young S. Koreans Archive Old Apartments amid Nationwide Craze for New Residences

Young S. Koreans Archive Old Apartments amid Nationwide Craze for New Residences

SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Every weekend, mechanical engineer Choi Jong-eon packs his Sony camera and heads out to take photos of decades-old apartments in Seoul. Choi, 31, is among a growing number of South Koreans looking at the old, often neglected apartments with new perspectives — as a subject worth attention and documentation. [...]