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MVRDV to Transform Abandoned Highway in Seoul into Lush Skygarden

13:30 - 13 May, 2015

MVRDV has won a competition to transform an abandoned elevated highway next to Seoul's Central Station into a 938 meter-long skygarden. The ambitious project, dubbed the "Seoul Skygarden," aims to "build on the city's ambition to be greener, more attractive and more user-friendly," while acting as a catalyst for the surrounding neighborhoods. 254 species of trees, shrubs and flowers will take over the overpass, creating a unique "library of plants" organized according to the Korean alphabet. Even more, the skygarden will cut pedestrian commutes to the station by more than half, reducing the walk from 25 to 11 minutes.

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Extrude / studio GAON

20:00 - 12 May, 2015

+ 28

Architects

studio GAON
Location

Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Category

Coffee Shop
Architects in Charge

Hyoungnam Lim, Eunjoo Roh
Area

70.0 sqm
Photographs

Young-chae Park

Gablepack / AND

21:00 - 28 April, 2015

+ 23

Architects

AND
Location

Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Category

Housing
Structural Consultant

THE Structural Engineering Co.
Area

493.0 sqm
Project Year

2014
Photographs

Kyungsub Shin

Residence Hall of Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary / SAC International

20:00 - 10 April, 2015

+ 27

Architects

SAC International
Location

Gwangjang-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Category

Dorms
Architect in Charge

Kyung-sik Hong
Area

6528.0 sqm
Project Year

2013
Photographs

Jae-kyung Kim/ jae-kyung Kim Studio

HWA HUN / IROJE KHM Architects

20:00 - 8 April, 2015

+ 32

Architects

IROJE KHM Architects
Location

Seoul, South Korea
Category

Houses
Architect in Charge

HyoMan Kim
Area

441.0 m2
Photographs

Sergio Pirrone

ZEROPLACE / Z_Lab

20:00 - 4 April, 2015

+ 35

Architects

Z_Lab
Location

황락저수지, Haemi-myeon, Seosan-si
Category

Adaptive reuse
Architect in Charge

Lee Sang-muk , Noh Kyung-rok , Park Jung-hyun
Area

422.0 sqm
Project Year

2012
Photographs

Kim Jae-kyeong, Woo Jong-deok

Korea Gas Corporation Headquarters / Samoo Architects & Engineers

21:00 - 1 April, 2015

+ 14

Architects

Samoo Architects & Engineers
Location

Daegu, South Korea
Category

Institutional buildings
Area

64931.0 sqm
Project Year

2014
Photographs

Young Chae Park

adidas Superstar Hall of Fame / URBANTAINER

20:00 - 23 March, 2015

+ 21

Architects

URBANTAINER
Location

524-34 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Category

Showroom
Creative Director

YounjinJeong, Jinyoung Yoon
Space Design Team

Sujung Lee, Donhee Yoon
Brand Design Team

Minjeong Choi
Area

355.0 sqm
Project Year

2015
Photographs

Young Kim_Indipos

Woljam-ri House / JMY architects

20:00 - 17 March, 2015

+ 21

Architects

JMY architects
Location

Woljam-ri, South Korea
Category

Houses
Architect in Charge

Jaemin Yoon
Design Team

Jinsoo Kim, Hyukhyu Shin(Team Manager) Kwangjae Ryu, Minji Kim, Seongmin Lee
Area

220.0 sqm
Project Year

2014
Photographs

Joonhwan Yoon

KHVatec Headquarter / _SYSTEM LAB

21:00 - 11 March, 2015

+ 37

Architects

THE_SYSTEM LAB
Location

1451-39 Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Category

Cultural Center
Architect in Charge

Chanjoong Kim
Design Team

Younghwan Kim, Chungryul Lee, Sanghyun Park, Jinman Choi, Jinchul Choi
Area

462.0 sqm
Project Year

2012
Photographs

Yongkwan Kim