Published Column: The Need for “The Korean Garden in Atlanta”

Walter Ryu Studio is pleased to share that Walter Ryu’s column article was published in The JoongAng Korean News Daily, Higooday, and The Atlanta Times, presenting the vision and community value of “The Korean Garden in Atlanta." 

These are Korean-language newspapers.

https://www.atlantajoongang.com/137663

https://higoodday.com/opinion/1014894

https://theatlantatimes.net/ebook/higoodday/2026/06/23/a/8/index.html

The article discusses why metro Atlanta, home to one of the fastest-growing Korean American communities in the United States, needs a meaningful cultural landscape that can serve as more than a traditional garden. 

The Korean Garden in Atlanta is envisioned as a place for cultural identity, community gathering, education, memory, and intergenerational connection. Through landscape architecture, the garden can become a living cultural place where Korean heritage is expressed through nature, art, history, and public space. It can also become a welcoming destination for the broader Atlanta community, helping people experience Korean culture through design, seasonal beauty, storytelling, and civic engagement. 

Walter Ryu Studio believes that cultural landscapes can play an important role in strengthening community identity while also contributing to local placemaking, education, tourism, and the creative economy. 

The Korean Garden in Atlanta represents an opportunity to create a lasting civic and cultural landmark for Korean Americans and for the greater Atlanta region.

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