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Losing to green. Gyeongju, South Korea
Green roof on Garak Wholesale Market by Samoo Architects and Engineers
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Massive 131 Acre Green Roof Planned for Seoul | Inhabitat
“Designed by Samoo Architects & Engineers, the 131 acre green roof in the heart of Seoul renovates the run-down Garak Wholesale Market with an eco-upgrade topped with a sprawling public garden.
“Residents in the area currently complain of traffic congestion and unfortunate produce odors created by the center’s poor layout. Samoo Architects & Engineers‘ plan rethinks the commercial center from the ground up, including energy-saving features and topping it all off with a lush green roof.”
South Korea Plans Giant Eco Dome | gizmodo
“The Ecorium Project, South Korea’s planned nature reserve, is a stunner. The 33,000 sq. meter park, which includes a wetland reserve, will comprise a series of connected domes, each of which contains its own greenhouse.”
![Pruned: Arbores Laetae
“Proposal by West 8 “for transforming the 10.8 km disused railway line surrounding the city-heart of Gwangju [South Korea] into a usable green corridor.” One element in their proposal is a botanic bridge containing massive concrete tree-pots each planted with indigenous Korean flora.”
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“Proposal by West 8 “for transforming the 10.8 km disused railway line surrounding the city-heart of Gwangju [South Korea] into a usable green corridor.” One element in their proposal is a botanic bridge containing massive concrete tree-pots each planted with indigenous Korean flora.”
South Korea Designs Super Eco-City » inhabitat
This city will include a large number of ‘green’ technologies, including green roofs.
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plan for a high-rise in Ailbo-Dong, South Korea by Unsangdong Architects
more pictures at spaceinvading and Landscape + Urbanism
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Envisioned for 2011, the lush, winning city center design for Gwanggyo, Korea (a new town south of Seoul), will comprise housing, office, culture, retail, leisure and education spaces for the estimated 77,000 inhabitants.
The efficient Gwanggyo Power Centre’s small energy and water footprint will also aid in the town’s plan to be self-sustaining.
What’s so great about this is how much it mimics the terraced rice fields that are so common in Korea. This is the best picture I could find although it’s actually China but you can see what I mean.
