Seoul City Guide: 30 Projects to See in the Heart of South Korea

Seoul City Guide: 30 Projects to See in the Heart of South Korea

The capital of South Korea, officially known as Seoul Special City, is the largest metropolis in the country. From modern skyscrapers, high-tech subways, and expressions of pop culture, to traditional temples, palaces, and pagodas, Seoul is a captivating melting pot of old and new that all are guaranteed to enjoy.

If you plan on visiting Seoul and taking in most of what the vibrant city has for locals and tourists alike, the following list features 30 unique projects for you to indulge in and explore, providing you with a starting point for your metropolitan travels.

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1. Dongdaemun Design Plaza / Zaha Hadid Architects

2. Seoul New City Hall / IARC Architects

3. Lotte World Tower / Kohn Pedersen Fox

4. MMCA Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art / Hyunjun Mihn + mp_art architects

5. Ewha Womans University / Dominique Perrault Architecture

6. Dayangsanghoi / TUNEplanning

7. Saemoonan Church / Seoinn Design Group + Lee Eunseok

8. Seoul Floating Islands / Haeahn Architecture & H Architecture

9. Kring Kumho Culture Complex / Unsangdong Architects

10. Su-o-jae in Eunpyeong / studio_GAON

11. Shinhan EX:PACE / Atelier KI JUN KIM + Studio in Loco

12. Communique Headquarters / DaeWha Kang Design

13. Hankook Technoplex / Foster + Partners

14. La Cucina / Myeongborang / Choon Choi Architects

15. Pino Familia / Moon Hoon

16. Dance of Light Installation / Naruse Inokuma Architects + a round architects

17. Juun.J Flagship Store / WGNB

18. Dr. Jart+ Flagship Store / Betwin Space Design

19. HiCC Ent. Headquarter / LESS

20. Kolon One & Only Tower / Morphosis Architects

21. WAP Art Space / Davide Macullo Architects

22. M.C. Building / URCODE Architecture

23. Samsung Seocho / KPF

24. Seoul Coffee / LABOTORY

25. Yuhantechnos HQ / MMKM associates

26. 925 Building / JHW IROJE architects&planners

27. Atelier Chaeyeon / L’eau Design + Dongjin Kim

28. Micro-Cosmos Soyul / Kim Seunghoy (Seoul National University) + KYWC Architects

29. SEOULLO Skygarden / MVRDV

30. XYZ Formula / WGNB

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