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London’s Zaha Hadid Architects was shortlisted in the 2nd Sejong Cultural Centre competition, Seoul. ZHA create an interconnected sequence of indoor and outdoor public spaces that are enveloped by nature. The architectural proposal is defined by the city’s history and its unwavering optimism for the future.
Lastly we feature Perpetual Spring, The Climate-Correcting Machine. The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul commissioned this project.
The structure is located in the heart of downtown Seoul, has received the Architecture MasterPrize honoring international designs in various disciplines of architecture.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government redevelopment of the Jamsil Sports Complex, South Korea. The project design by architects Studio Niko Kapa involves the redevelopment of Jamsil Sports Complex on 400,000sm of land.
The Seattle-based architectural firm Olson Kundig is delighted to announce that Shinsegae International, located in Seoul, South Korea, designed by Principal and Owner Tom Kundig, has won the inaugural WAN Tall Buildings Award 2017.
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The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has unveiled plans for Canada Olympic House at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. A project designed in collaboration with Sid Lee Architecture.
The key aim of the proposal by these Lithuanian architects is to balance the high-density development and the existing public park. ‘Park Canopy’ enhances the green space with its natural potential and reaches new human-scale intervention in the park.
A building covered by a skin of dark coloured sheets of steel that changes with the light and rests on a glazed base revealing minimalist-style interiors: the new Givenchy Flagship Store in Seoul is a dynamic structure generating varying optical effects.
3,000-unit proposal by architects AllesWirdGut for a invited architectural competition: 120,000 m² area situated in a privileged waterside location for a development of 17 high-rise buildings on amorphously shaped plinths.
Design intervention by UNStudio for two new residential developments in Daegu Wolbae. The project for Hyundai Development Company counteracts the prevailing utilitarian approach. The provocative yet investigative, affordable and health-focused proposal breaks the impersonal homogeneity and the traditions of high density living in South Korea.
With its stark linear facade patterns, this office building in Seoul stands out from the vibrant market district that surround it. The office tower is Dutch architects Mecanoo’s first completed project in South Korea’s capital.
Design: REX, Architects. YIBD “Project R6” is located in Yongsan Business District, alongside a series of major new buildings designed by world-famous architects. All units command great views and the building forms a gateway from Hangang-ro.
Design: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. A pair of landmark supertall towers for the new Yongsan International Business District in Seoul. The buildings, which include residential, “officetel” and retail elements, consist of slender, sharply angled mini-towers cantilevered around a central core. The highly contemporary design aesthetic is informed by aspects of traditional Korean culture.
Lithuanian architects’ proposal based on a simple concept: recreate the link that once existed with a spatial structure. The architectural design is “atmospherically reminiscent to a pictorial passage” through the two discontinued mountain peaks.
Design: Form4 Architecture, Architects. This 1,300-seat concert hall building is located on an ocean side bluff. Designed to resound the intensity and vibrancy of Korean composer Isang Yun’s music.
Design: Jae Kim, Architect. The First Time We Met: A Story of Us and the Tree: this proposal and narrative started from the question of what the origins of our society and architecture are.
Architects: ATELIER BRÜCKNER. The Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang has opened its doors. It is the largest centre of automotive culture in Korea, a brand world used by car maker Hyundai to present itself to a broad public.
Design: morphosis architects. The Kolon Group, based in Seoul, is a diverse corporation whose activities range from textiles, chemicals, and sustainable technologies, to original clothing lines in the athletic and ready-to-wear fashion markets.
Design: Benoy, architects. Seamlessly integrated to a high-end department store, entertainment tower and world-class concert hall, the retail development has established a shopping and entertainment destination to elevate the city.