Dear Colonial Korea readers,
For years I’ve been collecting data on scratch tile, a textured architectural tile used on modern building facades, along with my friend and colleague, Jihoon Suk. We are not the first to study this subject, yet we were able to uncover a global history that had barely even been touched on in the past. Along the way, this research turned into a 530-page, photo-focused book project that we are proud to say has finally been completed.
Colonial Korea is and will remain a non-commercial resource, and I typically don’t promote commercial content. However, if you are interested in East Asian modern architecture, brick and tile history, or Frank Lloyd Wright’s legacy outside of the United States, then this is the book for you.
For more information, or to buy the book, please see the URL below:
Scratch Tile: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Material Influence on East Asian Modern Architecture
Research and writing takes a long time. However, I’ll try to have more research essays posted on Colonial Korea in the not-so-distant future. Thanks for your support and readership throughout the years, and here’s to many more!
Cheers,
Nate
Colonial Korea 
Looks like I came to the site at the right time! Visiting Korea today and am a lover of architecture. Your scholarship is impeccable. Thank you for the resources. Japan’s colonial legacy is a fascinating (and at times hidden) one. I can’t wait to buy your book in the near future 🙂
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Thanks very much, Michael, and so glad to hear you find the information here useful. I draw a lot from others’ research, some of them more qualified than me, so be sure to check out their papers in the endnotes if you want to dig deeper. My conclusions are evolving, and have sometimes been inaccurate, but I appreciate your praise. There’s definitely a wealth of visual data here for you, so write me any time if you have questions or are thinking about something specific while you’re visiting Korea. Jihoon and I worked hard on the Scratch Tile book for almost a decade in total, so we hugely appreciate you taking an interest in it. There will be a hardcover edition available in the future with higher quality printing, if price is no object for you. However, the paperback is available now so feel free to order if you don’t want to wait. Thanks again!
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