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Modern Korean architecture has been remarkably transformed and especially westernized since 1980's in case of Gwangju city. It seems, however, that the classical languages of western architecture have not been properly understood nor adapted into the modern Korean architecture. It is the commercial buildings, such as wedding halls, motels and shopping malls, that the western classical languages have been widely incorporated into. The adaptation of the western
classical languages into modern commercial buildings in Gwangju city is mostly likely limited into their facade.
This research thus investigates how three groups' of people, such as the users, the building managers and the architects, decode the western classical languages adapted into commercial buildings in the city.
The research results show that all of the three groups fully aware of the presence of the western classical languages in commercial buildings, but their view on the adaptation shows a little bit different perspective. It is the architects' group that shows the very negative view on the adaptation of the western classical languages into commercial buildings, while the other groups are in favour of it. This different view on the adaptation can be very likely interpreted into that
the former group's view seems to derive from their expertise but the latter groups give a significance merely on the appearance of building's facade which attracts passers-by.