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Architects: Nordic Bros. Design Community
- Area: 170 m²
- Year: 2014
Seoul: The Latest Architecture and News
LOISIR / Nordic Bros. Design Community
"Seoul: Towards a Meta-City" Exhibition Opens in Berlin
On Thursday, the Aedes Network Campus Berlin (ANCB) Metropolitan Laboratory hosted a symposium to mark the opening of the exhibition "Seoul: Towards a New City," in collaboration with the City of Seoul. The city has identified three key objectives to help them strike a balance between restoration and change when moving forward with future development: revival of history, restoration of nature, and renewal of people's lives. Seven projects that reflect these goals are on display at the exhibition. For more details, continue reading after the break.
Chinese Boxes / thescape
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Architects: thescape
- Area: 237 m²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: ChunIl E&C, HanBaek F&C, KwangLim
Hyundai Card Travel Library / Wonderwall
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Architects: Wonderwall
- Area: 372 m²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Wonderwall Inc., KESSON, Plus y
PWFERRETTO Propose an "Active Monument" as Seoul's Seosomun Memorial Park
PWFERRETTO, a practice split between London and Seoul, have won second place in a competition to design the National Park and Memorial in the Republic of Korea's capital. In materialising the boundary of the site into an "active monument" that reconnects the forgotten history of the park into "a memorial for the Catholic martyrs who lost their life fighting for their beliefs," the design hinges around the site's constant struggle between belonging and being excluded from the city it is a part of. This paradoxical "inclusive / exclusive" premise is the starting point for the designers' conceptual approach.
"Expansion and Conflict": 13th International Docomomo Conference 2014
How has the advancement of the Modern Movement design ethos, through geo-political expansion from the Western world, challenged the cultural foundation and aesthetic heritage of Asia?
Joseph Rykwert among the Winners of the 2014 UIA Prizes
At the UIA World Congress last week, Joseph Rykwert was awarded the Jean Tschumi Prize for his work in architectural criticism and teaching over the past six decades. The prize adds to a fantastic year for Rykwert in which he received the RIBA Gold Medal and was awarded a CBE by the Queen. Read on after the break for all the winners of the 2014 UIA Prizes.
KPF's Lotte World Tower Jeopardized by Mysterious Sinkholes
Construction is well underway for KPF's Lotte World Tower in Seoul, however the mysterious appearance of sinkholes in the surrounding area - as reported by CNN - has brought on a slew of safety concerns. Authorities have been unable to determine the cause of the sinkholes which have appeared in a number of locations around Seoul's Songpa District, although they have ruled out sewerage as a possibility. To learn more about the bizarre phenomenon putting the 123-story tower under scrutiny, click here.
UNStudio Revamps Hanwha Offices with Shimmering LED Facade
With a glittering exterior that benefits both the interior and the exterior, UNStudio’s renovation proposal for Hanwha headquarters has recently won them first place in a competition to redesign the company’s office tower. Located in Seoul, South Korea, the tower is sited in the busy Cheonggyecheon district of the city. The new design will help to visually reestablish Hanwha as a leader in environmental technology, both in Korea and internationally.
Tree-Like Skyscraper Takes Urban Farming to Next Level
Urban farming is nothing new, but Aprilli Design Studio's proposal for a completely open-air skyscraper does put a novel spin on the sustainable ideal. Instead of tacking greenery onto roofs and balconies, they incorporate agriculture into cities by dedicating entire buildings to the cause. To learn more about the tree-like design, check out Fast Company's article here.
The Power of Paint: Three Case Studies on Colour in Architecture
Based at the Architectural Association school of Architecture and linked to the Phd research program at UIAV, Saturated Space takes a comprehensive look at the “grammar” and history of colour in architecture, the perceptual and phenomenological principles of colour in relation to the human subject, and the socio-political aspects of colour as a culturally active agent. This article, written by architect and CLOG editor Jacob Reidel, originally appeared as “Powerful Colours” on Saturated Space‘s website, a forum for the sharing, exploration, and celebration of colour in Architecture.
Let’s admit it, architects are suspicious—if not a little scared—of colour. How else to explain the default contemporary architect’s preference for exposed finishes such as concrete, brick, COR-TEN steel, stone, and wood? Perhaps this is because an architect’s choice of applied colour may often seem one of the most subjective—and hence least defensible—decisions to be made over the course of a project.* Indeed, applied colour seldom performs from a technical standpoint, and it is the architect’s taste, pure and simple, which is often on the line whenever a specific colour is proposed to the client. Or perhaps architects’ mistrust of applied colour owes something to the profession’s well-known controlling tendencies and the fact that colour is one of the most mutable aspects of a building; better, we architects are instructed, to focus on “important” and “architectural” decisions such as form, space, materials, program, and organization. Indeed, it is far easier for a future owner to repaint a wall than it is to move it.
Dobongsan Car Park / Jae Kim | CoDeAU + Namoa Architects
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Architects: Jae Kim | CoDeAU, Namoa Architects
- Year: 2013
SAI Playground / Moon Hoon
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Architects: Moon Hoon
- Area: 330 m²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: SDM Structural Engineering, L Sungwon
War & Women's Human Right Museum / Wise Architecture
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Architects: Wise Architecture
- Area: 785 m²
Danuri Kangnam Store / Hyunjoon Yoo Architects
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Architects: Hyunjoon Yoo Architects
- Area: 257 m²
- Year: 2013
International Competition for Rehabilitating Mapo Oil Depot into a Cultural Depot Park
The Mapo Oil Depot is a valuable industrial legacy of Seoul but has been forgotten for quite some time since its original purpose was terminated. In an era of economic growth in Korea, a fresh approach is needed regarding this industrial legacy, which, ironically can survive in having been forgotten.
ABC Building / Wise Architecture
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Architects: Wise Architecture
- Area: 163 m²
- Year: 2012