Expo 2012 Yeosu Pavilion: Landmark Building

soma’s book One Ocean, Theme Pavilion Expo 2012 has been published recently by Residenz Verlag. It gives insights into the design and implementation process and discusses potentials of biomimetic approaches for applications in architecture.

Dragon Valley Retail District – YIBD Seoul

The Dragon Valley Retail District, planned by 5+design, provides an inviting public environment filled with outdoor gathering places, shops and entertainment at the center of the Yongsan International Business District (IBD).

Velo Towers, Seoul skyscraper buildings

Asymptote Architecture principals Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture are pleased to announce the launch of the Velo Towers, within the Dreamhub development in the Yongsan District of Seoul Korea.

Kukje Gallery, Arts Building in Seoul, Korea

After 3 years of design and construction, SO – IL, the architectural studio of Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu, complete a space for Kukje Gallery, in the historic neighborhood of Samcheong-ro in Seoul, South-Korea.

Diagonal Tower: Seoul Skyscraper, Korea

Diagonal Tower Seoul skyscraper: Yongsan International Business District, South Korea, design by SOM, Architects. A case study in efficiency, 343-meter (1,125-foot) tall building successfully integrates massing, structure, and performance.

Archipelago 21 Seoul, Korean Masterplan

Archipelago 21 Seoul, Korean Masterplan

Archipelago21, Studio Daniel Libeskind’s masterplan for the major redevelopment for the Yongsan International Business District of Seoul, South Korea dramatically reinvents the landscape of Korea’s historic capital city.

Harmony Tower, Seoul Skyscraper Building

Harmony Tower Seoul skyscraper building design

Harmony Tower, Seoul Skyscraper, South Korea – design by Studio Daniel Libeskind – part of the new Yongsan International Business district (YIBD) development, an iconic, 21st century sustainable office tower that is 46 floors: Harmony Tower Seoul, Yongsan Business District Skyscraper.

Dancing Towers, Seoul Skyscrapers, Yongsan

Dancing Towers, Seoul Skyscrapers, Yongsan

Dancing Towers, a project that is part of the new Yongsan International Business District YIBD development in Seoul, is a mixed used development that consists of three 41 story residential towers, (a total of 834 total residential units) with amenities, retail, parking and a connecting commercial podium base.

The Blade Seoul, Yongsan Tower Korea

The Blade Seoul, Yongsan Tower, Korean skyscraper building: Dominique Perrault selected to build a tower in Yongsan International Business Center in Seoul

Cross Towers Seoul, Yongsan Business District

Cross Towers Seoul, Yongsan International Business District, South Korea – design by BIG – Korean skyscrapers revitalize the Han riverfront into a new commercial and residential center: Seoul Towers, Cross Towers

Yongsan Residential Towers, The Cloud Seoul

Yongsan Residential Towers

MVRDV have apologised for its design of twin skyscrapers in central Seoul which resemble the exploding World Trade Center towers in New York. The designs have infuriated families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks.