Megacity Network Contemporary Korean Architecture

Contemporary Korean Architecture
Megacity Network
Kim Sung Hong I Peter Cachola Schmal (Eds.)

Seoul – one of the densest urban areas on the planet. The tremendous pressure this megacity inflicts on architecture in terms of spatial intensification, verticalization and amplification, challenges architectural stereotypes and promotes innovation.

Megacity Network presents 32 projects from the last ten years by 16 representative Korean architects. Being rather mixtures and hybrids of conventional typologies, the projects range from traditional timber-structure houses to corporate headquarters or a sports dome, each one of them meeting the demands of Seoul’s eclectic urban landscape in its own way. Essays on the urban and architectural background complete the book, making it an exciting overview on spectacular new Korean architecture.

Architects:
YOO Kerl ■ KIM In Cheurl ■ CHO Byoung Soo
CHO Nam Ho ■ HWA NG Doo Jin ■ CHUNG Guyon
YI Jong Ho ■ JOO Dae Khan ■ KWON Moon Sung
LEE Chung Kee ■ KIM Young Joon
CHOI Moongyu ■ CHO Minsuk ■ YOO Suk Yeon
SPACE Group/LEE Sang Leem ■ JUNGLIM Architecture

Exhibition: DAM, Frankfurt/MaIn
08.12.2007–10.02.2008

Flexocover
264 pages with 227 colored images and 88 plans
English/German
22 x 28 cm
Euro (D) 35,00 SFR 62,00
978-3-939633-37-2

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