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Therme Group confirms Incheon Golden Harbor location for South Korean wellbeing resort
by Megan Whitby | 03 Jan 2024
Global wellbeing organisation Therme Group has announced the location of its first Asia Pacific project. The upcoming resort will open in South Korea’s Incheon City as part of its Golden Harbor development. A memorandum of agreement was signed on 20 December by Therme’s senior vice president Stelian Iacob and Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) commissioner Kim Jinyong. The identification of the Golden Harbor site follows an initial letter of cooperation
Therme Group plans US$200m urban wellbeing resort in South Korea
by Megan Whitby | 23 Nov 2022
Thermal wellbeing organisation and developer Therme Group has partnered with the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) to create a year-round wellbeing destination in the South Korean city of Incheon. Therme has announced that it’s working with the mayor of Incheon Metropolitan City Yoo Jeong-bok and IFEZ commissioner Kim Jin-yong to build a wellbeing resort that can welcome upwards of one million people per year. Therme creates natural urban oases for
AZPML and UKST win competition to design Korean Museum of Urbanism and Architecture
by Tom Walker | 09 Dec 2020
Architects AZPML and UKST have secured the commission to design the Korean Museum of Urbanism and Architecture (KMUA), a £31.4m project in Sejong, South Korea. The competition was organised by the National Agency for Administrative City Construction (NAACC), which is looking to establish a museum exploring the history and the development of the built environment across the country. With a total floor area of 17,050sq m, the museum will be
WGNB's South Korean gallery-inspired store displays clothes like artworks
by Stu Robarts | 31 Mar 2020
WGNB recently completed a clothes store interior in South Korea that was modelled on an art gallery, displaying products as artworks in themselves. The renovation of Boon the Shop in Centum City's Shinsegae department store was based on the recognition that fashion is, in itself, an artform of sorts and so asked the question: "Can a clothing store be a gallery?" Baek Jonghwan, chief designer of WGNB, explained: "For some
South Korean theme park with five hotels and 18-hole golf course gets go-ahead
by Andy Knaggs | 04 Dec 2019
A long-proposed US$3.8bn (€3.4bn, £2.9bn) theme park at Hwaseong, 45km (30mi) from South Korea's capital Seoul, looks set to go ahead after the country's finance minister pledged the government's support. To be built by Shinsegae Property Consortium, the park will feature five hotels, an 18-hole golf course and three shopping malls. Reports suggest that huge Korean pop music (K-pop) and natural history areas will act as the centrepieces of the
Building boom: South Korea plans to build 140 new museums and 46 art galleries by 2023
by Andy Knaggs | 01 Jul 2019
CLAD has learned that the South Korean government plans to trigger a building boom in the museums and cultural sector, with the construction of 140 new museums and 46 new art galleries by 2023. The policy was announced by the country's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. The move is part of a new five-year plan aimed at making Korean art and artefacts more accessible and doubling the proportion of
Melike Altinisik Architects chosen to create self-constructing robot museum in South Korea
by Andrew Manns | 20 Feb 2019
Turkish design bureau Melike Altinisik Architects (MAA) have been selected to build a museum of robotics with components that "construct themselves". Located in Seoul, the future Robot Science Museum (RSM), which will have a globular as opposed to orthogonal form to provide a "wide range of possibilities for connection with urban orientation and public spaces", will rise four storeys and comprise three exhibition areas, a museum shop, offices, and a
Migliore+Servetto plan new leisure-focused waterfront in South Korea
by Andrew Manns | 18 Jan 2019
Italian architecture studio Migliore+Servetto have revealed renderings of their proposal to transform an abandoned, oceanfront railroad into a scenographic linear park in Busan, South Korea. The redevelopment project – called the "Blue Line Park" – will cover an area of 5 km and comprise a series of multifunctional pavilions seemingly designed to evoke the feeling of moving between scenes in a play. These theatre set-like spaces will include the "Islands
Atelier Chang provide pods for South Korean 'minimalist luxury' glamping resort
by Magali Robathan | 19 Jul 2018
Atelier Chang have designed brightly coloured pods for a 'minimalist luxury' glamping resort near Suncheon in South Korea. The SJCC Glamping Resort consists of 16 living units, with an onsite restaurant and reception. The units are manufactured off-site and connected to the mains electricity and water supply; they feature a living area, two bedrooms and a kitchen and bathroom. They are made from a lightweight steel frame, covered with an
First rendering revealed for Lionsgate theme park in South Korea
by Tom Anstey | 02 Mar 2018
The first rendering of Lionsgate's upcoming theme park at the recently-opened Jeju Shinhwa World has been released. Called Lionsgate Movie World, the development at Jeju Shinhwa – one of South Korea’s largest integrated resorts – will span 122,000sq m (1.3 million sq ft) and will be the largest Lionsgate attraction to date, with the venture being master planned, designed, and project managed by JRA. Expected to open in 2020, Lionsgate
MVRDV's Seoul Skygarden of 24,000 plants and trees opens above South Korean capital
by Kim Megson | 24 May 2017
The mayor of Seoul, Won-soon Park, has officially opened a 983 metre long botanical “floating walkway” along a transformed city highway. Designed by Dutch architects MVRDV, the Skygarden, known as Seoullo 7017, is a linear park featuring 24,000 plants, trees, shrubs and flowers from 200 local species – creating “a walkable plant library” for residents and visitors to the city. “Skygarden offers a living dictionary of plants which are part
Architects sought for National Museum of World Writing in South Korea
by Kim Megson | 15 May 2017
South Korea’s culture ministry has launched an international design competition for a National Museum of World Writing, to be built in on the side of a vast lake in Incheon city. The 15,650sq m (168,400sq ft) building will dedicated to the collection, conservation, research and exhibition of international writing systems from across the globe. Described by the competition organiser as “an international hub for writing research and policy exchange”, it
South Korean studio net contract to design Qatar World Cup stadium
by Kim Megson | 27 Apr 2017
South Korean architecture studio Heerim Architects and Planners are reportedly in line to design Qatar’s 40,000-capacity Fifth Precinct Stadium, which will host matches up to the quarter-final stage at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. According to Reuters, the practice said in a stock exchange statement on Tuesday (25 April) that it has agreed a US$16.2m (€14.8m, £12.6m) design and engineering services contract for the project. A joint venture of Qatar’s
Ballet-dancing robots and kinetic sculpture bring Hyundai story to life in South Korea
by Alice Davis | 12 Apr 2017
South Korean automobile manufacturer Hyundai has opened “car culture experience park” in Goyang in the north of the country. The company brandland is spread out over three floors, accessed through a large lobby with a large-scale digital display projecting images of Hyundai’s latest road and rally cars. The building, called Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang, was designed by Viennese architects Delugan Meissl, while Stuttgart’s Atelier Brückner were behind the exhibition. It is
Design ideas competition imagines ‘unifying’ bathhouse for Korean Demilitarized Zone
by Kim Megson | 03 Apr 2017
Architectural research initiative Arch Out Loud has announced the winners of an international ideas competition to conceptualise an underground bathhouse within the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The purpose of the contest was to explore the ways in which new forms of non-military architecture could occupy the border zone between North and South Korea and begin to ease the existing tension between the nations, which have been in conflict for over 70
Designs unveiled for vast National Museum Complex and gardens in South Korea's Sejong City
by Kim Megson | 13 Dec 2016
Canadian architects Office OU have been announced as winners of South Korea's international competition to masterplan a National Museum Complex (NMC) in the new administrative city Sejong. Choongjae Lee, the city’s administrator, has vowed to build “the world's most beautiful and liveable city” through investment in architecture, technology, urban planning and design and environmental sustainability. The design contest was held to select a vision for a complex containing five museums:
Korea's Administrative City launches international architecture competition for complex of five national museums
by Kim Megson | 02 Jun 2016
The leader of South Korea’s newly-created Administrative City has launched an international architecture competition for a National Museum Complex (NMC) that will help make the destination “a global culture city”. Choongjae Lee, the city’s administrator, has vowed to build “the world's most beautiful and liveable city” through investment in architecture, technology, urban planning and design and environmental sustainability. The Administrative City, also known as Sejong, was established in 2007 and
Dan Pearlman plans new panda project as immersive experience debuts in South Korea
by Tom Anstey | 09 May 2016
Pandas are on the agenda for design firm Dan Pearlman, with the Berlin-based practice creating the new panda enclosure for Berlin Zoo, while also debuting a new indoor and outdoor environment for pandas at Everland Resort in Yongin, South Korea. A pair of giant pandas, which can generate millions in revenue every year as visitors travel far and wide to get a glimpse of the endangered species, made their South
Grimshaw win architecture competition for 'one-of-a-kind' South Korean Horse theme park
by Kim Megson | 03 Mar 2016
A spokesperson from Grimshaw Architects has confirmed to Attractions Management that the practice has won an architecture competition to develop a horse theme park in Yeongcheon, South Korea. The firm’s winning scheme, called The Park EverYoung, has been developed in collaboration with South Korean firms NOW Architects, Group Han Associates, Dohwa Engineering and DE Partners. A rendering published online by the The Korea Racing Authority (KRA) shows the 148 hectare
Richard Meier designs 'beautiful and humanist' South Korean hotel for Winter Olympics
by Kim Megson | 02 Feb 2016
Richard Meier & Partners have completed their first major hotel project – the new Seamarq Hotel in South Korea. Located in the city of Gangneun, where it faces the country’s East Sea, the hotel has been rebuilt as part of a regional regeneration scheme in preparation for the 2018 Winter Olympics in nearby PyeongChang. The 52,830sq m (568,700sq ft) area contains two main structures – a hotel tower and a
Horse theme park planned for South Korea
by Kim Megson | 24 Nov 2015
The Korea Racing Authority (KRA) has launched an international contest to find an architect who can develop a “one of a kind” horse theme park in the northern county of Yeongcheon. The KRA wishes to build the attraction – called LetsRun Park Yeongcheon – on an undeveloped 1,475,000 sq m site (15,800sq ft). It is investing KRW260bn (US$224m, €211m, £148m) in the venture. The authority says it wants to create
South Korean artist Koo Jeong A designs glow-in-the-dark skatepark for Liverpool
by Kim Megson | 13 Oct 2015
The UK’s first glow-in-the-dark skateboard park has opened in Liverpool ahead of the city’s 2016 biennial arts festival. The permanent sculpture, which is named Evertro, opened to the public on 6 October. It has been designed by South Korean artist Koo Jeong A in association with developer Wheelscape Skateparks. The central bowl of the facility is coated in a phosphorescent paint, so when evening falls, the park glows a luminous
South Korean baseball stadium by Populous to feature rooftop gardens
by Kate Parker | 09 Sep 2015
Architects Populous have won a major design competition to create the NC Dinos Baseball Park in Changwon City, South Korea. The collective of architects, designers and technical experts will now lead design of the 22,000-seat NC Dinos Baseball Park, near Busan in the south of the country, with a construction value of US$100m (€90m, £65m). Working with local partner Haeahn Consortium, a key feature of the Populous design is the
South Korea will launch architecture competition for National Aviation Museum
by Tom Anstey | 04 Sep 2015
South Korea’s government is planning to fast track the development of a W93.4bn (US$78.9m, €70.8m, £51.8m) national aviation museum, according to the country’s Ministry of Transport A competition will be held in October this year to choose the architect and the museum will open some time in 2018. The transport museum will be built on the site of the Gimpo International Airport, just outside Seoul, and will celebrate South Korea’s
South Korea adopts High Line approach with MVRDV's Seoul Skygarden plan
by Jason Holland | 13 May 2015
Netherlands-based architecture practice MVRDV is to turn an abandoned station overpass in Seoul, South Korea, into a public park and garden. The studio won the Seoul Metropolitan Government competition to transform the 938m (3,077ft) long elevated highway, next to the city’s Central Station, in a similar fashion to the High Line in New York City. MVRDV’s proposal, Seoul Skygarden, will see 254 types of trees, shrubs and flowers used to
Architects Planning Korea design looping beachfront resort hotel for 2018 Winter Olympics
by Jason Holland | 22 Apr 2015
A twisted loop hotel inspired by the ecological structure of plankton has been designed by architects Planning Korea and will be ready in time to host visitors to the 2018 Winter Olympics. Located in Gangneung, on the east coast of South Korea, the beachfront resort hotel is situated about three miles (5km) from Olympic stadiums and facilities in PyeongChang. Seoul-based Planning Korea’s design takes an infinity symbol form and features
Work starts on South Korea's US$1.8bn Resorts World Jeju development
by Tom Anstey | 19 Feb 2015
A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for South Korea’s US$1.8bn (€1.6bn, £1.2bn) Resorts World Jeju, which is aiming to rival its Singaporean counterpart at Resorts World Sentosa. Being jointly developed by Chinese property developer Landing International Development and Genting Singapore, the resort will cover 2.5sq km (1sq m) and will offer more than 20 different rides and attractions in seven different zones. Also included will be a waterpark and a
Launch date set for South Korea’s US$1.7bn resort
by Tom Anstey | 03 Dec 2014
Work has started on South Korea’s first integrated resort – Paradise City in Incheon – which is scheduled open next to Incheon International Airport in the first half of 2017. A number of the industry’s leading architecture and design practices have been working on the US$1.7bn (€1.4bn, £1.1bn) casino, hotel, spa and theme park project, including WATG, GA Design International, Hirsch Bedner Associates, Hawkins Brown, Lifescapes International and Gansam Architects.
South Korea welcomes new Arario Museum in Space attraction
by Chris Dodd | 24 Sep 2014
South Korean capital Seoul has become home to a new progressive art museum following the opening of the Arario Museum in Space attraction, located inside the city’s famed Space building overlooking Changgyeong Palace. The Space site was originally designed by pioneering South Korean architect Kim Swoo-geun and was previously home to the architect’s Space Group firm. The launch of the new museum comes as art collector and founder of Arario
South Korea's US$275bn 'super city' to include theme parks, luxury hotels, a healing town and more
by Tom Anstey | 08 Jul 2014
A planned super city in South Korea that will cost an estimated US$275bn (€202bn, £160bn) will include a host of leisure features including a theme park, casinos, luxury hotels, a 50,000 seat concert hall and a medical-themed ‘healing town’. Dubbed ‘City8’, the giant metropolis will create an estimated 930,000 new jobs and aims to attract 134 million tourists annually. Other features for the proposed city – to be built on
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