The Dong-A Ilbo has released drawings of the final design of the 2nd Lotte World Super Tower, the 112-story, 555-meter tall skyscraper to be build in Jamsil-dong.
The design of the building, which should be completed within five years of the start of construction next year, was based on the ancient Cheomseongdae Observatory in Gyeongju.
With some massive structures going up in Incheon (a 151-floor monster, the world’s 2nd tallest), Seoul and Busan (see here for cool drawings), five of the world’s tallest 10 buildings are expected to be in Korea by 2010.
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Well crap…I can’t find the link.
Not so long ago, I remember reading about some proposed buildings in Korea and some “expert” was stating that Korea was beyond that phase of development.
That and the focus now was on esthetically pleasing architectural designs. That development was referring to some of the emerging markets’ desire to “build ‘em high”. In that case (iirc) the pot shot was directed specifically at China.
How quickly things change!
They look great but one wonders whether the projects in question will really get off the ground or die an early death.
My bones tell me they will build the super tower. Korea is struggling with an identity crisis and this would prove once and for all who has the bigger pecker.
The one in Busan near the bridge looks good. I don’t like the style but it’s proportions are pretty good - a little to sleek. I don’t like the others. Is the split 120-100 really not going to have windows facing each other? Maybe that’s just an illustration thing…or maybe that’s a symbol of the higher divorce rate. They should at least give ajumma a little skirt or something.
Hmmm, 112 and 151-story buildings that holds tens of thousands…two-lane roads will suffice.
Busan’s World Business Center has a nice design.
Wouldn’t having 5 such buildings make their office spaces a harder sell?
It’s not surprising, but the Korean newspaper’s info is way out of date.
The Dubai tower height is still a “secret” but could be as much as 1,000 meters.
The Sears Tower in Chicago is as tall (depending on how you calculate it) as Taipei’s 101…
Also, the Korean towers are … wait for it… *proposed*. 2010? Don’t hold your breathe.
http://architecture.about.com/library/bltall.htm
speaking of peckers most of the designs in the links carry quite a resemblance to peckers
Yes, large construction projects often go over schedule and over budget. When you calculate the real cost, you must also consider what will be spent by the government.
I suppose the world needs more penis-inspired towers in the world so why not a Korean penis tower to go with the rest:
Tokyo
Cairo
Barcelona
The Korean netizens aren’t too impressed with the design.
It looks like a joint rolled in plaid paper.
Man, it’d really suck if any of these buildings became as “dynamic” as the unfinished monstrosity in Pyeongyang.
Here it is. It’s from that Time article back in May about the ‘greening of Seoul’. The bit you referred to is here:
“We’ve made people realize that quality of life is important,” he says. “We’ve set a new standard not just for Seoul, but for Korea.” It’s a standard that the rest of Asia can learn from, as its cities slowly wake up to the costs of development. Kim Won Bae of KRIHS tells the story of visiting Shanghai and meeting a Chinese urban planner who had a burning question: how many 100-m-high or taller buildings did Seoul have? “I asked her why she asked that,” he says. “She was still in the age of triumphalism. Seoul was once in that period as well, but we have passed it.”
I laughed about this at the time, as this had been published weeks before. The news about these buildings is nothing new.
I am not a fan of any of those designs. The tower with two heights look like a design out of the 60’s (same rendering techniques as the 60’s too).
BTW, the Burj al Dubai will be something like 2,220.
bulgasari,
Thanks for that! I also knew it was some sort of “ism” but for the life of me could not remember.
The little gochu syndrome is acute in these renderings.
Europe is beginning to look more and more like a third world compared to East Asian countries.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/......php?f=156
Not hardly.
Europe is old money, East Asia is new money. New comers to the game will always have the newest equipment, but to say that Europe looks third world is just silly.