Ajmal Aqtash: Yongsan Tower

 
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Artist(s):


Title:


    Yongsan Tower

Exhibition:


Creation Year:


    2008

Category:



Artist Statement:


    In the largest historic transfer of land from public to private ownership, the city of Seoul has established a master plan for a new International Business District in the heart of the city. The centerpiece of the district will be a new landmark tower that will become the symbolic figure of Korea’s place in the global economy today and in the future.


Sponsors:


    Skidmore, Owings & Merrill


Other Information:


    Design Partner: Mustafa Abadan

    Architectural Associate Design Director: Chris Cooper

    Structural Partner: William Baker

    Structures Director: Charles Besjak

    Architectural Associate Technical Director: Nicholas Holt

    Project Manager Associate Director: Brant Coletta

    Rendering: Skidmore Owings & Merryll