More shots of Dr. Rhee, Madame Rhee and other members of the party.
More shots of Dr. Rhee, Madame Rhee and other members of the party.
More shots of Dr. Rhee, Madame Rhee and other members of the party.
Madame Rhee and General Coulter watch Dr. Rhee testing the quality of one of the rammed-earth blocks. A total of 5,500 housing units are planned under an UNKRA/ROK housing development scheme. The houses were designed by the Institute of Korean Architects.
A completed earth block is ready for removal from the machine. It will be allowed to set for 48 hours before being used in construction.
Interior view of one of the houses, showing the electric light fixture, plank floors and sliding doors leading to one of the rooms. Each house has four rooms and a kitchen.
Woo Hee Wan.
Stockpiles of curved roofing tiles and interlocking earth blocks at a housing development site. The tiles are made of sand and concrete, and are allowed to set for a week before being coated with a mixture of concrete and graphite.
Loading the mold of the Landcrete machine with the earth-cement mixture which forms the block.
View of a completed houses. The outer surface is plastered with a mixture of earth and cement for the sake of appearance.