Tag Archive: Korea

Jan 03

High-end Residence by Planning Korea

The Moebius House

Derived from the mathematical anomaly, Seoul-based architectural practice, Planning Korea has designed The Moebius House, part of the new jeju airest city resort, in the gotjawal forest, in Jeju, Korea.  

Nov 19

City Hall Seoul

Description from Vector Foiltec GmbH: The new Seoul City Hall is an expansion of the existing 1920’s Japanese colonial building and is another architectural first for Vector Foiltec. The wavy glass façade with its protruding illuminated Texlon® ETFE geometrically gridded domes is a breathtaking addition to the Seoul skyline. It is an extraordinary building as …

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Nov 11

Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea Destined to Open Next Year After 26-Year Construction

A 105-story pyramid-shaped skyscraper under construction in Pyongyang, North Korea by Baikdoosan Architects & Engineers. This 330m-high hotel topped out in 1992 however construction was paused in the same year as North Korea was hit with an economic crisis following the fall of the Soviet Union. Work picked up again in 2008, restoring life to …

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Nov 10

2012 Korea Yeo-Su Expo Thematic Pavilion by Green Geometries Laboratory

Green Geometries Laboratory

Nov 07

Daegu Gosan Public Library

The proposal for the Daegu Gosan Public Library challenges the conventional understanding of the spatial and social experience of a public library as a series of discrete reading rooms with defined thresholds and cluttered stacks. Synthesis Design + Architecture propose an intelligent, open, and integrated library experience which supersedes the media storage methods of the …

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Sep 15

Commercial Land Plan within Sinheung, SSeongnam-si

Commercial Land Plan within Sinheung, SSeongnam-si

1st Prize Winner competition, this mixed use building is designed by Korean Practice Haeahn Architects within Sinheung, SSeongnam-si, Korea

Sep 02

I-Tower, Songdo

I-Tower, Songdo

An office building designed by Haeahn Architects in Incheon, Korea

Sep 02

Seoul Gocheok-dong Cultural Center by Haeahn Architects

Seoul Gocheok-dong Cultural Center

A cultural center designed by Haeahn Architects in Seoul, Korea

Sep 01

Lotte World Tower

Lotte World Tower

A 555 meter mixed-use tower designed by KPF in Seoul, Korea Description from KPF: The winning selection in an international design competition, our design for the Lotte World Tower presents a sleek, modern image for the Lotte Moolsan Group in the 21st century. Taking inspiration from traditional Korean art forms in the design of the …

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Aug 11

Jincheon National Training Center by Haeahn Architects

Jincheon National Training Center by Haeahn Architects

Images courtesy of Haeahn Architects

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