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Perpetual Spring OBRA Architects Architecture and Heritage: Unearthing FutureLast year, the 50th anniversary of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) coincided with several anniversaries: the centenary of the…

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A thin boundary across time

TREES & TRACES : An (in)visible pavilion Plastique Fantastique In the center of Seoul, an inflatable structure has emerged on the ground of Songhyeon Green Plaza, home to seven pavilions…

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Square void on a city green square

Outdoor Room salazarsequeromedina + Frank Barkow The Outdoor Room, created by Spanish architecture practice salazarsequeromedina and American-German architect Frank Barkow, has appeared in Songhyeon Green Plaza. One of the seven…

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Urban amenity beneath an overpass in Seoul

Roof Square HG Architecture The city of Seoul is in the process of creating a public space, for the local community in that area to use, by reconfiguring the lower…

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International Design Competition for Pedestrianizing Jamsu Bridge in Seoul

The Jamsu Bridge in Seoul will be transformed into the Han River’s first pedestrian bridge from a vehicle-centric transportation infrastructure. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will hold a…

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Scenes edited by the walls

Zoetrope CIID The walls edit the surrounding scenes in different ways depending on where you stand. They create diverse shadows and present an unfamiliar landscape as the daytime flows. They…

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‘CAPSULE 1’ Exhibition in Seoul unveils design innovations by Morphosis

Founded by Thom Mayne in 1972, Morphosis has been pursuing a future-oriented design philosophy that explores the relationship between the built and natural environment, technology, and the human experience, both individual and communal. Their work spans a variety of project types and scales internationally.

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A bookcase immersed in a green park

Songpa Book Museum KUNWON Architects Planners Engineers Songpa Book Museum offers more than a library: it is a cultural center which places the value of reading and communication between people…

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Walking platform in an old downtown of Seoul

Sewoonsangga Citywalk Modostudio The Sewoonsangga, comprising seven shopping centers from Jongno to Toegye-ro over 1km in the center of Seoul, was conceived in the late 1960s as the first urban…

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SNU Teacher Training Enrichment Hall VOID Architects The College of Education at Seoul National University consists of three low-rise buildings forming a U-shape with a courtyard. Adjacent to it is…

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A ‘climate correcting machine’

A thin boundary across time

Square void on a city green square

Urban amenity beneath an overpass in Seoul

International Design Competition for Pedestrianizing Jamsu Bridge in Seoul

Scenes edited by the walls

‘CAPSULE 1’ Exhibition in Seoul unveils design innovations by Morphosis

A bookcase immersed in a green park

Walking platform in an old downtown of Seoul

More welcoming and engaging