We organize international and domestic architectural design competitions for the improved status and city competitiveness of Busan as a city of architecture and culture.
We organize international and domestic architectural design competitions for the improved status and city competitiveness of Busan as a city of architecture and culture.
2006 International Invited Design Competition for World Business Center Busan
Outline
- Site : Block 23 & 24 in Centum City, U1-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan
- Area : Total area approx. 406,973 sq. m / site area 26,567 sq. m
- Purpose : Office, retail, lodging facilities, etc. (mixed-use)
- Method : Invited international competition
- Client/Owner : Solomon Group Co. Ltd. (CEO, Choi Young-myoung)
- Participants : Five invited groups from four countries
ㆍAsymptote (Hani Rashid & Lise Anne Couture), USA
ㆍForeign Office Architects (Farshid Moussavi & Alejandro Zaera-Polo), UK
ㆍSHoP Architects (Christopher Sharples), USA
ㆍUn Studio (Ben van Berkel), Netherlands
ㆍArata Isozaki, Japan
- Period : April 20, 2006 to January 23, 2007
Winners
- Two 50-story-high buildings, Foreign Office Architects (UK)