Twin Apartment Towers in Seoul are Joined by a Common Roof and a Bevy of Sky Gardens

Soma Architecture’s Solar-Powered One Ocean Pavilion in South Korea Opens Tomorrow

Tomorrow, One Ocean, the stunning solar-powered, naturally ventilated Thematic Pavilion designed by Vienna-based Soma Architecture will open in Yeosu, South Korea. The auditorium hails Yeosu’s

MVRDV Apologizes for “Cloud” Skyscrapers that Resemble Exploding Twin Towers as Outrage Spreads

Last week MVRDV unveiled plans for “The Cloud” – two luxury condo towers in Seoul, South Korea joined by a pixelated “cloud” of protruding sections that bloom from the

The Cloud: MVRDV’s Twin Towers Look Eerily Similar to The World Trade Center

Seo Young Deok’s Larger-Than-Life Nude Sculptures Are Upcycled From Thousands of Bike Chains

ChonGae Sunken Stone Garden Opens Up an Underground River in Seoul

12 Staggered Green Roof Homes in Korea Bloom Create a Seasonal Symphony of Blooming Plants

Solus4 Unveils Flowing, Solar-Powered Busan Opera House for Korea

Solus4 recently proposed a design solution for the Busan Opera House competition that symbolizes the elements of culture and history of Korea. Alfonso Lopez, lead designer describes the origins of the

South Korea To Convert School Textbooks To Digital Versions By 2015

South Korea recently announced that it will curtail the use of printed printed paper textbooks by investing $2 trillion to develop digital textbooks for all subjects and all schools by 2015. The new

Shiny Serpentine Jeongok Prehistory Museum in Korea Now Complete

LOT-EK Wins AIA New York Chapter’s Design Award 2011 for APAP Shipping Container Art School

Boeing 747 Airplane Restaurant Sits Abandoned in Korea

Open House: A 20 Room Vertical Treehouse Village in Korea

Urban Forest Cultural Center Unveiled for Korea

Futuristic Multi Floor Bridge for Seoul Creates Its Own Energy

Shipping Container Art School in Korea by LOT-EK

In case you couldn’t get enough shipping container architecture today, LOT-EK recently unveiled plans for an art school built from eight shipping containers in Korea. Situated along the

Songdo Convensia is First LEED-Certified Convention Center in Asia

We first wrote about Korea’s Songdo IBD back in September, and now we’re thrilled to report that the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has just awarded the ambitious eco-city’s

Seoul Gains An Underground Earth House by Byoung Soo Cho

Korean architect Byoung Soo Cho has built an underground house outside Seoul. Called Earth House, it’s not as fancy as some iterations of the subterranean abode, drawing instead on Cho’s very

Gorgeous Green Energy Park for Korea Electric Power Corporation

This gorgeous “Green Energy Theme Park” was designed by H Associates for the

Seoul Transforms a Freeway Into A River and Public Park

MVRDV Unveils Mesmerizing Water Cube Pavilion for 2012 World Expo

The 2010 Shanghai World Expo hasn’t even begun yet but we’re already starting to see designs roll in for the 2012 World Expo in Yeosu, Korea! MVRDV just released plans for their own

Beautiful Shipping Container Sunset Observatory Rises in South Korea

This beautiful sunset observatory made from recycled shipping containers was recently constructed in the harbor of Songdo New City in Incheon, South Korea. Designed and built by AnL Studio,

Songdo IBD: South Korea’s New Eco-City

Every country needs their own master-planned eco city. Germany will have aptly named ECO CITY Hamburg, the UK has Hanham Hall, Sweden has Super Sustainable City in Gothenburg, Spain has Logroño

GREEN TOWERS IN THE PARK: Seoul Commune 2026

There are green towers and then there are green towers. Subtitled “Rethinking Towers In The Park,” the Seoul Commune 2026 project by Mass Studies is just sheer genius. Aside from its

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