purpose
Labyrinths is an architecture journal launched in the fall of 2024, dedicated to uncovering and documenting the discourse of contemporary Korean architecture. Unlike existing magazines, which are organized around showcasing recent work and criticism of individual buildings and architects, Labyrinths is a text-centered journal that concentrates on a single chosen theme in each issue.
title
The title Labyrinths—miro(미로) in Korean—carries several layers of meaning, a name that reflects both a place, Korea, and a moment, the mid-2020s. On one level, it names our recent condition: problems have piled up, yet no clear solution or way out is in sight. On another, it draws on the myth of the Labyrinth and its designer, Daedalus, as well as on the several long-running journals that have borne Daedalus's name. Unlike the American and German magazines named after the architect-subject—Daedalusand Daidalos—Labyrinths takes the name of the object rather than its maker.