All Blog Posts Tagged 'Korea' (12)

Many iconic bridges were built in the last century - the Brooklyn Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, and Sydney Harbour Bridge, just to name a few. But what will bridges look like in the future? Seoul-based architecture firm, Planning Korea, gives us the answer...



Instead of serving just one purpose, the Paik Nam June Media Bridge in Seoul, South Korea is a .67… Continue

Many iconic bridges were built in the last century - the Brooklyn Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, just to name a few. But what will bridges look like in the future? Seoul-based architecture firm, Planning Korea, gives us the answer...



Instead of serving just one purpose, the Paik Nam June Media Bridge is a .67 mile (1080m) megastructure would serve as a park, meeting space, mall, museum, and more. In addition to… Continue

Journalist Laura Ling provides harrowing details of how she and producer Euna Lee were apprehended and held in North Korea while on assignment covering human trafficking in Asia. Personal accounts, letters and never-before-seen footage from Ling, Lee and producer Mitch Koss reveal the team's experiences at the center of a widely publicized international… Continue

Although this proposal by Asymptote did not win the "Dream Hub" master plan competition for the Yongsan International Business District of Seoul, South Korea, I'm totally blown away by their ambitious imagination.



The FCD Yongsan Landmark Tower was conceived and designed to be among the most important and elegant tall buildings of the century. The design of…

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Global architecture firm Populous won the competition to create the main stadium for the 17th Asian games in Incheon, South Korea. The 70,000 seat, $400 million multipurpose stadium will be designed to be reconfigured into a single sided grandstand of 30,000-seats, within a park, after the Asian games. It will be located between Incheon International Airport and Seoul,…

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Four architecture offices, BIG (Copenhagen), INABA (Los Angeles), MAD (Beijing), and Mass Studies (Seoul) have proposed an urban plan for Ansan, South Korea which will be exhibited at the Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art in Ansan City beginning 17 December 2008.



The joint project by the four firms uses versatile architectural forms that change in size and use.… Continue

No, these buildings are not happy to see you. MVDRV architects recently won the Gwanggyo City Centre Competition with their design of this incredible new city just south of Seoul, South Korea. The proposed complex is a fully self-sufficient city for up to 77,000 inhabitants. Similar nodes, common in South Korea, concentrate residences, work and play all in one… Continue

For Korean born artist Kim Joon, the human body not only exists as physical matter, it is a medium for inner expression. Tattoos on the surface represent an individuals traditions and culture engraved within. It's amazing how he uses the human body as a canvas and creates an awesome 3D effect.

Kim Joon's website



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What used to be a boring bridge crossing the Han River in the Korean capital of Seoul is now a major tourist attraction. Banpo Bridge has been remodeled into a massive and beautiful fountain that shoots water down, not up. Installed on September 9th, 380 nozzles on both sides of the bridge pump out 190 tons of water from the han river per minute. Seoul Mayor… Continue

Young koreans hold up colored display cards to form a background image for a performance of North Korea's Mass Games on September 12, 2008. The Mass Games are designed to entertain or celebrate holidays, and place emphasis on group dynamics rather than individual prowess. This particular show's name is "Prosper the Motherland!", dedicated to the 60th Anniversary of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, celebrated on September 9th.



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The World Bodypainting Festival took place in Daegu, Korea on August 25th to 31st. Artists from all over the world were invited to compete in the contest.



Some of the winners:…

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A blind five-year-old pianist from South Korea has stunned the music world after a video of her performance received more than 27million hits. Yoo Ye-eun, who was born blind and adopted in 2002, has never had a formal piano lesson but can play any song after just one… Continue