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Christian de Portzamparc’s House of Dior in Seoul Mirrors Ethereal Clothing Designs

Architect Christian de Portzamparc has completed construction on the new House of Dior in Seoul, South Korea. The building, which houses designs by Christian Dior, is based off of watercolor paintings and the concept of experimentation with light and shadows.

Open Call: Sejong-daero Historic Cultural Space Design Competition

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced its Sejong-daero Historic Cultural Space Design Competition, which seeks creative designs for the site of the former National Tax Service Building, as well as a greater conceptual blueprint for the central Seoul area.

Mise en Abyme / studio_GAON

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Office buildings
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Seoul, South Korea

Creative House / Z_Lab

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Houses
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Seoul, South Korea
  • Architects: Z_Lab
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  29 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013
  • Professionals: Zinyong Construction

The Top 10 Most Impactful Skylines

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Emporis, a German company that collects and distributes information on construction and the built environment, has released a ranking of the world’s 100 most visually impactful skylines, using statistical analysis to address a topic often made frustratingly subjective by civic pride.

To create the rankings, Emporis used data from its archives to determine the number of high-rise buildings in the cities it studied, and applied a points system that gave each building a numerical value determined by the number of floors it has. To standardize their ranking process, the points system ignores spires and other ornament, and does not include television or antenna towers, masts, bridges, or similar architecture.

Of the top 10 most impactful skylines, seven are in Asia, while North and South America combined have the other three. Notably, cities filled with rich architectural history fail to make the list, or fall surprisingly low in the rankings; London is number 44, Paris is ranked 66, and Rome does not make the cut. 

To see the top ten skylines, read on after the break, and click here to see Emporis' complete list.

Bati_rieul / L'EAU design

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Office buildings, Shopping centers, Services
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Gangnam-gu, South Korea
  • Architects: L'EAU design
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  743 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  20058

Dialogue in the Dark Bukchon / Wise Architecture

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Community center, Office buildings, Cultural Center
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Seoul, South Korea
  • Architects: Wise Architecture
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  390 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015

Dongdaemun Design Plaza / Zaha Hadid Architects

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Public Architecture
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Seoul, South Korea

MVRDV to Transform Abandoned Highway in Seoul into Lush Skygarden

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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‘The Rock’ Sangsu-dong office / designband YOAP architects

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Office buildings
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Seoul, South Korea
  • Architects: designband YOAP architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  110 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014

Office PARK-NG / IROJE KHM Architects

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Offices Interiors
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Seoul, South Korea
  • Architects: IROJE KHM Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  304 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011

Residence Hall of Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary / SAC International

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Research center, Educational Architecture, Dorms
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Seoul, South Korea

HWA HUN / IROJE KHM Architects

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Houses
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Seoul, South Korea
  • Architects: IROJE KHM Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  441 m²
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Danpal, Gessi, Vibia, Artemide, LG Hausys, +3

adidas Superstar Hall of Fame / URBANTAINER

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Exhibition center, Showroom
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Seoul, South Korea
  • Architects: URBANTAINER
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  355 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015
  • Professionals: Bilden Kuma

The White Cone House / apparat-c

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Apartment Interiors
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Seoul, South Korea
  • Architects: apparat-c
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  331 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014

Hannam-Dong HANDS Corporation Headquarters / THE_SYSTEM LAB

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Offices Interiors
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Seoul, South Korea

KHVatec Headquarter / _SYSTEM LAB

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theater, Institutional buildings, Cultural Center
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Seoul, South Korea

Open Call: Competition to Re-Structure Seoul's Seunsangga Citywalk

The objective of the "Re-Structuring Seunsangga Citywalk" competition in Seoul is to renovate the deck and nearby public space of Seunsangga Complex to improve the pedestrian environment and connect with surrounding areas of various nature and thereby re-establish a pedestrian axis from north to south through Bukaksan Mountain, Jongmyo~Seunsangga Complex, and Namsan Mountain. Not only is Seunsangga Complex Seoul's "urban-architectural heritage," it is a compound of history, culture and industry that connects the surrounding area and various activities.