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‘KT Landmark Tower’ by Studio Daniel Liebeskind + G.Lab*

Architect: Daniel Libeskind + G.Lab* by Gansam Architects & Partners
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Client: KT Corporation Continue Reading →

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Songdo IBD – A Masterplan Inspired by the World

Songdo International Business District (Songdo IBD) is a free trade and international business hub currently under construction on 1,500 acres of reclaimed land near Incheon International Airport.

Songdo IBD officially opened on August 7, 2009 as a designated Free Economic Zone and the first new sustainable city in the world designed to be an international business district. With its strategic location just 15 minutes driving time from Incheon International Airport and 3 ½ hours flying time to 1/3 of the world’s population and regional markets such as China, Russia and Japan, Songdo IBD will position South Korea as the commercial epicenter of Northeast Asia. Continue Reading →

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‘Daewon Park Observatory’ by Kyungam Architects Associates

Korean architects Kyungam Architects Associates designed ‘Daewon Park Observatory’: their competition entry for an observation tower for the city of Seongnam in South Korea.

With the thought of a floating sky they created ‘Cloud 360′. The ground level was left as open space and two main elevators transport visitors to the raised building. The restaurant, cafe and mediatech are all located in upper levels of the cloud observatory. Continue Reading →

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Soma to Design Thematic Pavilion at Yeosu EXPO 2012

The Organizing Committee of Expo 2012 Yeosu, South Korea has announced the winning entries at the press conference on the 19th of October. The first prize winner is Soma Architects in which four Austrian architects have participated in partnership. They are Günther Weber, Kristina Schinegger, Stefan Rutzinger and Martin Oberascher. Continue Reading →

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UN Memorial Proposal by ACME

This is the proposal by London-based architecture firm ACME for a competition initiated by the City of Chungju in South Korea to design a UN Memorial which will rest in the city’s UN Peace Park. Continue Reading →

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