C3 Publishing

C3 Publishing is a South Korean publishing house best known for C3, a bimonthly architecture and urbanism magazine that has been published since 1984. The magazine explores innovative architecture that seeks harmony between land, time and humanity, presenting outstanding works of architecture, urban design and landscape from around the world alongside analytical, forward-thinking critiques on architecture and urbanism. Each issue runs a minimum of 240 pages and is published in both English and Korean text, with a physical format of 225x300mm on rough gloss paper, PUR binding and an embossed jacket on the cover. C3 is published six times a year, bimonthly, on the first of every odd month. Beyond the flagship print magazine, C3 Publishing operates a digital ecosystem. The main website, c3zine.com, provides details of each C3 magazine issue, books published by C3, and runs the C3 online store. Two linked platforms extend the brand's editorial reach: C3GLOBE (c3globe.com) showcases important architectural works and up-to-date news in English, carefully selected from the huge range of information worldwide, while C3KOREA (c3korea.com) is the online platform for Korean architecture, curating and reporting on Korean domestic works and architectural news. The company is led by Publisher JaeHong Lee, with Uje Lee as Editorial Director, YuMi Hyun as Editor-in-Chief, and HyoJin Jeon as Managing Editor. The editorial team also includes EunJae Ma (Associate Editor), SoWon Kim (Feature Editor), Herbert Wright (Editor-at-Large), Michèle Woodger and Pedro Ferreira (Contributing Editors), along with Korean copy editors, translators, and a creative studio led by Art Director YilGui Yoo. An editorial board for Korean architecture and a network of international correspondents and contributors support the publication's global and local coverage. C3 Publishing sells print subscriptions and single issues through its online store. A one-year print subscription (six issues, including six deliveries) is priced at $294.00 for Asia and $348.00 outside Asia. Single print issues are typically priced at $36.00, with digital editions available for 90-day access at $18.00 (often discounted to $16.20). The publisher also offers books and other products through its store. The brand's positioning is that of a premium, bilingual, internationally minded architecture publisher with a strong Korean focus and a global outlook.

C3 Publishing traces its origins to the launch of C3 magazine, whose first edition appeared in 1984. From the outset, the publication set out to explore innovative architecture that generates harmony between land, time and humanity, presenting outstanding works of architecture, urban design and landscape from around the world alongside analytical, forward-thinking critiques on architecture and urbanism. Over the decades, C3 established itself as a bilingual (English and Korean) bimonthly with a substantial physical presence: each issue runs a minimum of 240 pages, is printed at 225x300mm on rough gloss paper, and is bound with PUR and an embossed jacket on the cover. The magazine is published six times a year, on the first of every odd month. As the brand matured, C3 Publishing expanded beyond print. The company developed a digital presence anchored at c3zine.com, which provides details of each C3 magazine issue, books published by C3, and runs the C3 online store. Two linked platforms were created to broaden editorial coverage: C3GLOBE (c3globe.com), which showcases important architectural works and up-to-date news in English, carefully selected from the huge range of information worldwide; and C3KOREA (c3korea.com), an online platform for Korean architecture that curates and reports on Korean domestic works and architectural news. Together these platforms position C3 as both a global observer and a dedicated chronicler of Korean architecture. The editorial operation is led by Publisher JaeHong Lee, Editorial Director Uje Lee, Editor-in-Chief YuMi Hyun, and Managing Editor HyoJin Jeon, supported by associate and feature editors, an editor-at-large, contributing editors, Korean copy editors, translators, and a creative studio led by Art Director YilGui Yoo. An editorial board focused on Korean architecture and a roster of international correspondents and contributors further support the publication. The company sells print subscriptions (one year, six issues, including six deliveries) at $294.00 for Asia and $348.00 outside Asia, single print issues at $36.00, and digital editions with 90-day access at $18.00 (often discounted to $16.20). C3 Publishing remains active, with issues numbered sequentially (for example, no.440 through no.445 covering late 2025 into 2026) and a continuing schedule of bimonthly releases.

• 1984

  First edition of C3 magazine published.

• C3GLOBE (c3globe.com) launched as an English-language platform for global architecture news.

• C3KOREA (c3korea.com) launched as an online platform for Korean architecture.

• C3 online store established on c3zine.com for subscriptions, single issues, and books.

Premium bilingual architecture and urbanism publisher with a Korean base and global editorial reach.

• C3 magazine print issue

  Bimonthly print magazine, minimum 240 pages, English and Korean text, 225x300mm, rough gloss paper, PUR binding, embossed jacket on cover.

• C3 digital edition (90 days)

  Digital access to a single issue for 90 days, priced at $18.00 (often discounted to $16.20).

• C3 print subscription

  One-year subscription (6 issues, 6 deliveries), $294.00 for Asia, $348.00 outside Asia.

• C3GLOBE

  English-language platform showcasing important architectural works and up-to-date news selected worldwide.

• C3KOREA

  Online platform for Korean architecture, curating and reporting on Korean domestic works and architectural news.

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2. 2About C3en.c3zine.com
3. 3About Print Subscriptionen.c3zine.com
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