Comments on: Well, Seoul WAS looking nicer… http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/ Korea... in Blog Format Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:59:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: The Marmot’s Hole » I Like Yeosu as Much as the Next Guy… http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-120300 The Marmot’s Hole » I Like Yeosu as Much as the Next Guy… Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:12:16 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-120300 [...] I believe a similar rationale was employed by Seoul City before they put up the Big Pile of Poo on the Cheonggyecheon. [...] [...] I believe a similar rationale was employed by Seoul City before they put up the Big Pile of Poo on the Cheonggyecheon. [...]

]]> By: So Much for the Greening of Seoul « ROK Drop http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-52827 So Much for the Greening of Seoul « ROK Drop Fri, 20 Oct 2006 01:20:30 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-52827 [...] Seoul Museum of Art. The artists were paid $600,000, and $3.4 million was spent on production, with the entire cost paid for by telecommunication conglomerate KT.Folks this is another example of why Seoul will never be considered a true world renowned city such as Paris, London, New York, or Tokyo.  How the hell did the Seoul government think that this monstrosity would attract international visitors?  It looks like it will attract UFOs before it ever attracts international visitors to Seoul.    However, at least the Seoul City government’s design for expanding Seoul City Hall at least looks really cool:More on this at the Marmot’s Hole Explore posts in the same categories: Korea [...] [...] Seoul Museum of Art. The artists were paid $600,000, and $3.4 million was spent on production, with the entire cost paid for by telecommunication conglomerate KT.Folks this is another example of why Seoul will never be considered a true world renowned city such as Paris, London, New York, or Tokyo.  How the hell did the Seoul government think that this monstrosity would attract international visitors?  It looks like it will attract UFOs before it ever attracts international visitors to Seoul.    However, at least the Seoul City government’s design for expanding Seoul City Hall at least looks really cool:More on this at the Marmot’s Hole Explore posts in the same categories: Korea [...]

]]> By: :: Seouliva :: http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-50757 :: Seouliva :: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:50:20 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-50757 <strong>Kickin' Off Chuseok!...</strong> Yep, my weeklong vacation has begun! Starting off wonderfully; beautiful weather, the girlie back from China, and an afternoon of no pressures of work. We went down to Jonggak to hit the bookstore; I like to flip through their...... Kickin’ Off Chuseok!…

Yep, my weeklong vacation has begun! Starting off wonderfully; beautiful weather, the girlie back from China, and an afternoon of no pressures of work. We went down to Jonggak to hit the bookstore; I like to flip through their……

]]> By: a-letheia http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-50745 a-letheia Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:16:49 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-50745 You see, when you hire a "pop" artist to make something, you can't expect it to fit into bourgeois concepts of beauty. You see, when you hire a “pop” artist to make something, you can’t expect it to fit into bourgeois concepts of beauty.

]]> By: montclaire http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-50742 montclaire Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:09:09 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-50742 The thing really does look worse when seen in person, so to speak. Is it just me, or is there something distinctly SE Asian about both the colors and the shape, like something better suited to KL or Jakarta? The thing really does look worse when seen in person, so to speak. Is it just me, or is there something distinctly SE Asian about both the colors and the shape, like something better suited to KL or Jakarta?

]]> By: LeoStrauss http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-50733 LeoStrauss Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:55:41 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-50733 from the kt article "Reacting to the local negative sentiment, Oldenburg said that it would take a while for people to understand the concept." yeah, like why is there a USD4 million shit monument at the headwaters of 청계천 from the kt article
“Reacting to the local negative sentiment, Oldenburg said that it would take a while for people to understand the concept.”

yeah, like why is there a USD4 million shit monument at the headwaters of 청계천

]]> By: hardyandtiny http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-50710 hardyandtiny Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:14:20 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-50710 sewing, I just played around with the clone stamp tool in photoshop - no big thing, anyone can do it. I don't like the existing City Hall, sort of looks like a detention center to me. I'm not aware of any reason why the designers or the city would want to keep it. Perhaps there's some historical signifigance? I'm fascinated by the idea of taking the forces in the plaza/ intersection through to the smaller street behind City Hall. They could literally break through their existing rear building proposal and create passage from plaza to that back street if they created another opposing tower. It would also be less complicated structurally to build the entire underground parking garage. More cues from the palace across the street would be interesting. Cascading gardens on upper floors never works - nature will eat ya alive. And round towers look "cool" but they're not practical, they cost too much and they waste space. (well, I have a degree in arch but I do not have a license) sewing, I just played around with the clone stamp tool in photoshop - no big thing, anyone can do it.
I don’t like the existing City Hall, sort of looks like a detention center to me. I’m not aware of any reason why the designers or the city would want to keep it. Perhaps there’s some historical signifigance? I’m fascinated by the idea of taking the forces in the plaza/ intersection through to the smaller street behind City Hall. They could literally break through their existing rear building proposal and create passage from plaza to that back street if they created another opposing tower.
It would also be less complicated structurally to build the entire underground parking garage. More cues from the palace across the street would be interesting.
Cascading gardens on upper floors never works - nature will eat ya alive. And round towers look “cool” but they’re not practical, they cost too much and they waste space.
(well, I have a degree in arch but I do not have a license)

]]> By: dtwSickboy http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-50706 dtwSickboy Mon, 02 Oct 2006 03:35:42 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-50706 I'm not so sure about the new city hall building. I like the current one and if they are going to add onto it, they should try to incorporate something that has a similar style, not something drastically different like they have pictured. Just looks weird to me. I’m not so sure about the new city hall building. I like the current one and if they are going to add onto it, they should try to incorporate something that has a similar style, not something drastically different like they have pictured. Just looks weird to me.

]]> By: dtwSickboy http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-50705 dtwSickboy Mon, 02 Oct 2006 03:28:28 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-50705 It is ugly, but there is at least some hope just down stream. There is a very cool structure that someone modeled after Cheomseongdae in Gyeongju. Instead of stones they used headlights...very cool effect at night. Anyway, it looks much better than the pile of poo at the head of the stream. Seoul already has colorful poo sculptures in Daehangno, they don't need another one. It is ugly, but there is at least some hope just down stream. There is a very cool structure that someone modeled after Cheomseongdae in Gyeongju. Instead of stones they used headlights…very cool effect at night. Anyway, it looks much better than the pile of poo at the head of the stream. Seoul already has colorful poo sculptures in Daehangno, they don’t need another one.

]]> By: Sonagi http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-50668 Sonagi Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:05:47 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/well-seoul-was-looking-nicer/#comment-50668 사십억? That swirly peppermint candy poo ain't worth that much. Perhaps next time, Koreans could look westward instead of eastward to find talented sculptors of outdoor art. 사십억? That swirly peppermint candy poo ain’t worth that much. Perhaps next time, Koreans could look westward instead of eastward to find talented sculptors of outdoor art.

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