Teardrop Skyscrapers and a Metonymic Park in Seoul 2016

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Teardrop Skyscrapers and a Metonymic Park in Seoul 2016

design_1.jpg Eight years and $31 billion from now, Seoul, Korea's Yongsan business district's cityscape will feature a whole new set of super-tall, futuristic buildings. The project is led by a seemingly odd alliance between Samsung Corporation and the National Pension Fund Service.

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The nearby metonymic Dongdaemun World Design Park will open in 2010. It's designed by Zaha Hadid. Images by the Seoul Metropolitan Government

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