Ajmal Aqtash: Yongsan Tower
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