In 1961, the Republic of Korea’s first newly-constructed government building was completed. The government building, as ROK office, was erected as a twin with the USOM office in Sejong-ro. The reason why the ROK office and the USOM office were erected as a twin building is that the two offices were part of Foreign Operation Administration’s Seoul Buildings Project in 1954. Within the project, the FOA office and the ROK office were rarely separated, and naturally, the ROK office was built according to the US standards. The planning, design, and construction phases which led by the US government were involved in the US architecture, engineering-construction companies. Because those AEC companies were familiar with the US technology and standards. In the phase of construction, Korean companies took part in the process under the supervise of Vinnell Corporation. The US expected to transfer its ‘modern’ and ‘developed’ technology through this process. The completed ROK office was widely known as the ‘modern style (hyundae-sik)’ building, which was body forth as glasses and new facilities. These factors were what the US emphasized for exporting architecture. The modifier, ‘modern style (hyundae-sik)’, given to the ROK office in the 1950s was a synonym for any new feeling that had never been seen hitherto. The newness of the ROK office, the ‘modern style (hyundae-sik)’ building, was specified as materials and facilities that indicates modern technology while in the absence of adequate knowledge.

Abstract
 1. 서 론
 2. 정부청사 건축과 “미국의 기준”
  2-1. 서울 빌딩 프로젝트(Seoul Buildings Project)
  2-2. 정부청사 공사와 미국의 회사들
 3. 물리적 형태의 구축
 4. 1950년대의 한국에서 ‘현대식’의 의미
 5. 결 론
 참고문헌

• 이수민(한국예술종합학교 예술전문사과정) | Lee Sumin
• 우동선(한국예술종합학교 건축과) | Woo Don-Son Corresponding Author