South Korea - The Skyscraper Center

12 December 2018

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018

CTBUH Research

The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number of completed buildings of 200 meters’...

30 April 2018

Cyclone-Glazing and Façade Resilience for the Asia-Pacific Region: Market and Code Study

Angela Mejorin, Dario Trabucco, CTBUH; Reisuke Nakada, Malvinder Singh Ruprai & Ingo Stelzer, Trosifol World of Interlayers

This paper summarizes the Stage 1 results of the CTBUH Research Division’s project “Cyclone-Glazing and Facade Resilience for the Asia-Pacific Region.” The project was possible...

05 February 2018

2017: Skyscraper History’s Tallest, Highest- Volume, and Most Geographically Diverse Year

This 2017 Tall Building Year in Review / Tall Buildings in Numbers data analysis report shows that more buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater...

05 February 2018

Lotte World Tower: Seoul’s First Supertall

James von Klemperer, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

The Lotte World Tower became the world’s fifth-tallest building upon completion in 2017, and is currently the only supertall building (300 meters or higher) in...

01 December 2017

Designing High Performance MEP Systems for Supertall Buildings: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities

Craig Burton, Interface Engineering, Inc.

The design and construction of supertall buildings has grown dramatically in recent years. This area of practice has traditionally fallen within the purview of a...

01 December 2017

The Ultra-Modern FKI Tower

John Peronto, Thornton Tomasetti

A modern and highly-sustainable addition to the skyline of Seoul, South Korea has been completed; the Federation of Korean Industries Headquarters (FKI). The signature saw-toothed...

01 September 2017

Application of Post-Tension Technology on Tall Buildings

Kwangryang Chung, Jungwoo Park & Younghye Kim, Dong Yang Structural Engineers Co., Ltd; Dohun Kim, POSCO E&C

It’s been a decade since post-tension system began to be applied in earnest to buildings in Korea. In the meantime, posttension system has been used...

01 September 2017

Preliminary Design of Structural Health Monitoring for High-Rise Buildings

Hyun-hee Ryu, Jong-soo Kim, Eun-gyu Choi & Sang-hoon Lee, CS Structural Engineering

The purpose of structural health monitoring is to evaluate structural behavior due to various external loads through installation of appropriate measurement. Accordingly, a guideline for...

01 September 2017

Structural Performance of 800 MPa High-Strength Steel Members

Cheol-Ho Lee, Seoul National University

The use of high-strength steels in construction of highrise and mega building structures can bring about many technological advantages from fabrication to erection. However, key...

08 August 2017

Frontiers in High-Rise Outrigger Design

Hi sun Choi & Leonard M. Joseph, Thornton Tomasetti; SawTeen See, Leslie E. Robertson Associates; Rupa Garai, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

In 2012, CTBUH published the first Outrigger Design for High-Rise Buildings Technical Guide. In 2016, the CTBUH Outrigger Working Group felt it would be beneficial...

08 August 2017

Ten Significant Tall Buildings, and the Significant Women Behind Them

Leading Women in Tall Buildings

Recently, there has been a growing and overdue recognition in the architecture discipline that women are under-represented, not just in terms of leadership positions held,...

01 March 2017

Effect of Outriggers on Differential Column Shortening in Tall Buildings

Han-Soo Kim, Konkuk University

Special consideration should be given to differential column shortening during the design and construction of a tall building to mitigate the adverse effects caused by...

01 March 2017

Impact of Air-side Economizer Control Considering Air Quality Index on Variable Air Volume System Performance

Sang-Hyeon Cho, Joon-Young Park & Jae-Weon Jeong, Hanyang Univeristy

The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a modified air-side economizer in improving indoor air quality (IAQ). An air-side economizer, which...

01 March 2017

Prediction of Time-dependent Lateral Movement Induced by Differential Shortening in Tall Buildings

Taehun Ha & Sungho Lee, Daewoo E&C; Sangdae Kim, Korea University

High-rise buildings move during construction due to time-dependent material properties of concrete (creep and shrinkage), construction sequences, and structural shapes. The building movements, including vertical...

10 January 2017

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2016

Jason Gabel, Annan Shehadi, Shawn Ursini & Marshall Gerometta, CTBUH

CTBUH has determined that 128 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed around the world in 2016 – setting a new record for...

17 October 2016

21st Century Vertical Lifestyles - Intergenerational, Integrated Communities

Stephan Reinke, Stephan Reinke Architects Limited

How does the 21st Century youth culture of social media integrate and merge with an ever increasing tech savvy senior population? As our cities and...

17 October 2016

Megacities: Setting the Scene

Daniel Safarik, Shawn Ursini & Antony Wood; Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

The rise of the megacity presents unprecedented opportunities to understand the human urbanization phenomenon, and to observe the effects of multicore, polycentric cities growing together...

17 October 2016

Performance-Based Seismic Design of High-Rise Apartment Buildings in Korea

Taejin Kim, Minhee Lee, Changhwan Yoo & Jong-Ho Kim, Chang Minwoo Structural Consultants

The objective of this study is to apply performance-based seismic design methodology to highrise apartment buildings in South Korea with consideration for collapse prevention levels....

17 October 2016

Structural Design Considerations and Challenges for Busan’s Haeundae Resort Complex

Kwang Ryang Chung, Dong Yang Structural Engineers

In the early twentieth century, many countries were obsessed with high-rise buildings taller than 100 stories, and Korea was swept up in the challenge to...

01 September 2016

Design Considerations for Concrete High-Rise Buildings

Kwangryang Chung & Chulho Park, Dongyang Structural Engineers Co., Ltd; Dohun Kim, POSCO E&C

Busan’s Haeundae Resort project, which is currently being constructed by POSCO E&C, comprises the 101-story Landmark Tower and two 85-story residential towers. Presently, foundation and...

01 September 2016

Key Technologies for Super Tall Building Construction: Lotte World Tower

Gyu Dong Kim & Joo Ho Lee, Lotte Engineering and Construction

This paper addresses the key technologies for supertall building construction based on the Lotte World Tower project in Korea. First, the mega-mat foundation construction technologies...

04 February 2016

Ventilation and Sound Attenuation Potential of Double-Skin Façades in Urban High-Rises

Jeehwan Lee, The University of Kansas

Airtight building envelopes and the indiscriminate use of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems have historically prevented high-rise occupants from considering natural ventilation strategies. Even...

01 December 2015

Foundation Design Practice for High-rise Buildings in Korea

Sungho Kim & Seunghyeun Hong, Jinyoung Consultants; Yongkyu Choi, Kyungsung University

It is common for tall buildings in Korea to have a ground response that is highly sensitive to the behavior of the structure. Therefore, the...

26 October 2015

Challenges and Opportunities for the Structural Design of the 123-Story Jamsil Lotte World Tower

Jong-Ho Kim, Yeonki Jung & Jidong Kim, Chang Minwoo Structural

The Jamsil Lotte World Tower, a high-rise component of the 2nd Lotte World Amusement Complex, is being constructed at Jamsil, Seoul, Korea. This 123-story building...

26 October 2015

Engineering Without Engines

Bjarke Ingels, Bjarke Ingels Group

With the rise of technological solutions, the practice of architecture is often divorced from the cultural, social, and environmental contexts where we build. Buildings have...

26 October 2015

From New York to Busan: Reflecting Culture in Urban Design

Daniel Libeskind & Carla Swickerath, Studio Libeskind

Overpopulation, climate change, aging infrastructure: the threats facing tomorrow’s cities are, in many ways, design problems. The challenges of today’s world have to be solved...

26 October 2015

SKYSCRAPER Driven From Inside Out Towards Nature

Chang-Soon Choi & Sooin Oh, Samoo Architects & Engineers

An essential element of skyscraper architecture lies in its adaptability to an existing environment. For its massiveness in height and size, a skyscraper, while becoming...

26 October 2015

The Challenges of Delivering Iconic Tall Buildings Across the World: A Global Technology Transfer

Ahmad Abdelrazaq, Samsung C&T Corporation

Samsung and the authors’ involvement in these major tall and complex building projects have facilitated the transfer of the technologies and best practices to projects...

01 September 2015

Outrigger Systems for Tall Buildings in Korea

Kwangryang Chung and Wonil Sunu, DongYang Structural Engineers

Outrigger systems are highly efficient since they utilize the perimeter zone to resist lateral forces, similar to tubular systems. The entire structural weight can be...

01 September 2015

The Construction of Initial Analytical Models Structural Health Monitoring of a Masonry Structure

Seonwoong Kim, Youngsan University; Ji Young Kim, Daewoo Institute of Construction Technology; and In Hwan Hwang, Hanyang University

It is important to accurately predict structural responses to external excitations such as typhoons and earthquakes when designing structures for serviceability. One of the key...

01 June 2015

Urban Density and the Porous High-Rise: The Integration of the Tall Building in the City

James von Klemperer, Kohn Pedersen Fox

As the skyscraper matures as a building type, its role in actively connecting to, and reinforcing, major threads of urban fabric becomes increasingly more important....

31 December 2014

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014

Daniel Safarik, Antony Wood, Marty Carver & Marshall Gerometta, CTBUH

An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in...

06 November 2014

The Competition for the Tallest Skyscraper - Implications for Global Ethics and Economics

Christopher Michaelson, University of St. Thomas

An iconic skyscraper has aesthetic significance that may have meaning for other aspects of human experience – serving, for example, as an expression of cultural...

16 September 2014

Optimizing the Structural Design of the 151 Story Incheon Tower

Ahmad Abdelrazaq, MoonSook Jeong, Soogon Lee & Sangki Jang, Samsung C&T

The 151 story super high-rise building located in an area of reclaimed land constructed over soft marine clay in Songdo, Korea. The focus of this...

16 September 2014

Structure Engineering of W-Project in Busan Yonghoman

Jong Soo Kim, Hyun Hee Ryu, Duck Won Cho & Eun Gyu Choi, C.S. Structural Engineering (CSSE)

W-Project is 70-story mixed-use residential building complex project in Busan, South Korea. As it is a high-rise building complex located at the coast, the residents...

16 September 2014

Urban Density and the Porous High-Rise: The Integration of the Tall Building in the City

James von Klemperer, Kohn Pedersen Fox

As the skyscraper matures as a building type, its role in actively connecting to, and reinforcing, major threads of urban fabric becomes increasingly more important....

01 September 2014

Challenges in Structural Design of W-Project

Jong Soo Kim, CS Structural Engineering

W-Project is 70-story mixed-use residential building complex project in Busan, the second biggest city in South Korea. There were many difficult challenges to be solved...

11 June 2014

Highest Helipads

CTBUH Research

In this installment of Tall Buildings in Numbers, CTBUH considers how helipads are used on skyscrapers, and which are the highest in the world. The...

01 June 2014

Standing Out by Blending in: Tower Infinity

Charles Wee, GDS Architects

In September 2013, GDS Architects received planning approval for the 450-meter, US$400 million Tower Infinity in Cheongna, South Korea, between Incheon International Airport and Seoul....

31 December 2012

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2012

Kevin Brass, Antony Wood & Marty Carver, CTBUH

For the first time in six years the number of tall buildings completed annually around the world declined as the effects of the global financial...

01 December 2012

One of the Architecture World’s Fast Rising Stars has BIG Plans for Designing Tall Buildings

Bjarke Ingels, Bjarke Ingels Group

OMA alumnus Bjarke Ingels has made a name for his Bjarke Ingels Group with innovative, paradigm-busting projects that blend nature and functionality with new twists...

01 December 2012

Potential Development in South Korea’s Tall Building Technology

Payam Bahrami, CTBUH; David Scott, Laing O’Rourke; Eun-Ho Oh & Young-Ho Lee, Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT)

This paper evolved from an initiative launched in 2010 to investigate the status of fundamental technologies necessary for the construction of supertall buildings in South...

19 September 2012

Biomimicry Inspired Design for Nine Towers at Central Park in New Songdo City

Kenneth Drucker, HOK New York

The 9 45-60 story towers designed by HOK in New Songdo City along the edge of the new Central Park highlight the integration of high...

01 September 2012

State of Practice of Performance-Based Seismic Design in Korea

Dong-Hun Lee, Taejin Kim, Jong-Ho Kim, & Dae-Eon Kang, Chang Minwoo Structural Consultants

Today, a great effort to develop PBSD procedure to be utilized in Korea is given by domestic structural engineers, academics, and governmental organizations. After Great...

18 January 2012

The Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the Era of the Megatall

Nathaniel Hollister & Antony Wood, CTBUH

Within this decade we will likely witness not only the world’s first kilometer-tall building, but also the completion of a significant number of buildings over...

31 December 2011

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2011

Nathaniel Hollister & Antony Wood, CTBUH

The annual story is becoming a familiar one: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and now 2011 have each sequentially broke the record for the most 200...

16 November 2011

Country Report: South Korea

JuHwan Cho, SIAPLAN; Kwang Ryang Chung, DongYang Structural Engineers

Tall buildings, especially very tall or iconic ones, often tell a story which is bigger than just the need for space or the want for...

01 November 2011

Case Study: Haeundae I'Park, Busan

Carla Swickerath, Studiop Daniel Libeskind; Peter Tillson, Arup

The I'Park development creates a new, forward-looking image for the Hyundai Development Company and a new vision for residential living in Busan. In South Korea,...

01 November 2011

South Korea: Past, Present and Future

CTBUH Research

As of the year 2000, there were only 9 buildings 150 meters or taller in all of South Korea. Just twelve years later, there are...

11 October 2011

Debating Tall: Are Supertalls Sustainable?

Young Kyu Ju, Korea University; ; Jae-Weon Jeong, Sejong University

Whether tall buildings are a truly sustainable building type has been, and still is, a debatable topic. As sustainability becomes an increasing global issue, this...

10 October 2011

Foundation Design and Pile Testing Program for the 151 Story Incheon Tower in a Reclamation Area

Ahmad Abdelrazaq, Samsung C&T; Harry G. Poulos & Frances Badelow, Coffey Geotechnics; Sung Ho-Kim, Jinyoung ENC Enterprise

The 151 storey super high-rise building is located in an area or reclaimed land constructed over soft marine clay in Songdo, Korea and is currently...

10 October 2011

Journals and Patents for Measuring the Development of Technologies in the Area of Supertall Building

Giu Lee, Kyong-Ho Chin, Young-Ho Lee, et al., Korea Institute of Construction Technology

This paper aims to provide quantitative and qualitative data for assessing the level of technologies in the area of super tall buildings in Korea. Thus,...

10 October 2011

Survey Research of Measuring the Perceptional Level of Core Technologies in the Area of Supertall Buildings in Korea

Eun-Ho Oh, Young-Ho Lee, Kyong-Ho Chin, et al. Korea Institute of Contruction Technology

Global demands for supertall buildings are rising rapidly worldwide in the wake of urbanization, advances in structural design and facility system technology and popularity of...

13 April 2011

Tall and Urban: An Analysis of Global Population and Tall Buildings

CTBUH Research

Tall buildings are spreading across the globe at an ever-increasing rate. This study demonstrates the relationship between population and tall buildings across those countries and...

31 December 2010

Tallest Buildings Completed in 2010

CTBUH Research

In a year dominated by news coverage of the new “World’s Tallest Building” – Burj Khalifa, Dubai – one may be surprised to learn that,...

07 June 2010

Interview: Winy Maas, MVRDV

Winy Maas, MVRDV

The urban future of Chinese cities could take the shape of supersized parabolic structures in and around current cities. Imagine a range of various green...

03 March 2008

Challenging Preconceptions of the High-Rise Typology

Rem Koolhaas, OMA

The skyscraper was born over 100 years ago, when the elevator made it possible to have access to previously unimaginable levels of a building. This...

03 March 2008

Evaluations of the dynamic properties for a residential tall building in Korea

Ji Young Kim & Dae Young Kim, Daewoo E&C; Sang Dae Kim, Korea University

The construction of tall buildings can be regarded as one of the most complex and expensive projects. It thus seems important to design the structure...

03 March 2008

New Songdo City – The Making of a New Green City

Christine Todd Whitman, Whitman Strategy Group; Charles Reid, Gale International World Headquarters; James Von Klemperer, KPF; Josh Radoff & Anthony Roy, YRG Sustainability

This paper outlines the process for approaching sustainable development and explores the opportunities and challenges that exist throughout the development process, from planning and design,...

03 March 2008

Structural System of North-East Asia Trade Tower in Korea

Kwang Chung & Do Hyun Kim, Dong Yang Structural Engineers; David Scott, Ove Arup

NEATT is a unique, tapered structure of 68 stories high (305 m) which can be characterized by its highly irregular shape and two outrigger floors....

03 March 2008

Sustainable Design in South Korea and Vietnam

Matthias A. Olt & James P. Rothwell, Callison Architecture

In an age when high-rise design is driven by grandeur aspirations of tallest and biggest, 2 high-rise towers in South Korea and Vietnam provide examples...

16 October 2005

Urban Development in Asia

Stephan S. Huh, Parker Durrant International

Busan is the second largest city in Korea, in constant competition against Seoul for the title of largest. Some of its efforts to rejuvenate part...

10 October 2004

A Study on the Effective Lateral Drift Control of Supertall Buildings In Korea

Young-Hak Kim, Soon-Jeon Park & Joo-Hwan Ko, Lotte Engineering & Construction Co.; et al.

The purpose of this study is to determine the special feature through the value of displacement contribution factor calculated by using the principle of virtual...

10 October 2004

A Study on the Satisfaction with Work Space in High-rise Office Building

Si-Hwa Bae, Kyungwon College; Sung-Moon Jung, Samoo Architects & Engineers

This study aims at finding the direction for improving the office space through the research on the working features and satisfaction of the workers by...

10 October 2004

An Experimental Investigation of Environmental Noise for High-rise Apartment in Urban Areas

Ho Chun Yoo, University of Ulsan; Sang Woo Lee, Kyonggi University; Soo Yeul Lee, E&S Architecture & Engineering; Dong Woo Kim, Suwon Science College

This study investigated the characteristics and sources of the road traffic noise at each given time depending on the amount of the road traffic transportation.

10 October 2004

Analysis of POE of Living Environment in Super-Multistory Houses (Focused on Tower Palace I Project, Seoul)

Ju-Hwan Cho, SIA PLAN Architects

It was intended in this study to deduct the elements that may be applied in planning in future through assessment of post occupancy evaluation of...

10 October 2004

Characteristic and Evaluation of Floor Impact Sound for High-rise Apartment Buildings

Sang-Gon Cha & Sang-Woo Lee, Kyonggi University; Gab-Chul Jeong, Daewoo Institute of Construction Technology

In this study, the floor impact sound are measured and analyzed for high-rise apartment buildings to investigate the insulation performance of floor impact sound with...

10 October 2004

Column Shortening of Concrete Cores and Composite Columns in a Tall Building

Han-Soo Kim & Suk-Hee Cho, Hyundai Institute of Construction Technology Development

The effect of column shortening is a major consideration in the design and construction of tall buildings, especially in concrete and composite structural systems. The...

10 October 2004

District Unit Plan in Seoul as a New Approach for Urban Form and Density Control

Byong Gyu Park, Seoul National University of Technology

Korea economy has been experienced rapid industrialization since 1960s. Rapid industrialization accelerated the high utilization of land and concentration of population to urban area. According...

10 October 2004

Dynamic Properties of Tall Buildings in Korea

Sung-Won Yoon, Seoul National University of Technology; Young-Kyu Ju, University of Texas at Austin

This paper is concerned with the natural frequency and damping ratios of steel and reinforced concrete buildings. It describes the vibration measurement methods employed for...

10 October 2004

Effects of Neighboring Building on Wind Loads

Kangpyo Cho & Sungil Hong, Wonkwang University; Kyu-Seok Hwang, Hyundai Institute of Construction Technology

The evaluation of wind loads on buildings in Korea is carried out mainly by using Korean Standard Design Loads for Buildings, whose specifications are generally...

10 October 2004

Flexural Capacity of the Encased(Slim Floor) Composite Beam with Deep Deck Plate

Myong-Keun Kwak, Byung-Wook Heo & Kyu-Woong Bae, Korea Institute of Construction Technology, et al.

The advantages of composite construction include an improved structural economy, good performance in service, and ease of construction. However, due to the large depth, these...

10 October 2004

High Flown Architecture and Ascendancy of the Building

Alfred B. Hwangbo, Seoul National University of Technology

This paper intends to assert, from particular frame of reference in architectural history and theory, that more careful building strategies are needed for a better...

10 October 2004

Influence of Architectural Elements on Stack Effect Problems in Tall Residential Building

Hoi-Soo Seo, POSCO E & C Company; Sung-Han Koo, Jae-Hun Jo, et al., Seoul National University

Many studies have been done on the problems caused by the stack effect in office buildings, and several solutions have been proposed. This paper presents...

10 October 2004

Integration of Design and Construction of the Tallest Building in Korea

Ahmad Abdelrazaq, Samsung C&T; William F. Baker, SOM; Kwang R. Chung, Dong Yang Structural Engineers

Tower Palace III was conceived as a 93-story residential tower soaring 320 meters into Seoul’s skyline. However, concerns of the local residents and authorities over...

10 October 2004

Introduction to Korea Building Code(Draft)

Bong-Soo Jeon, Jeon and Associates

The draft of the Korean Building Code (KBC) is briefly described in this document to enable the reader to study the systems of building codes...

10 October 2004

Managing Mixed-use Housings within Urban Design District in Seoul

Heeji Lim, Seoul Development Institute

This study examines why high-rise mixed-use housings have been developed excessively in the urban design districts and proposes ways to control the excessive development and...

10 October 2004

Optimal Combination between Concrete Strength and Sets of Forms in High-rise Building

Sung-Hoon An, Kyung-In Kang & Gwang-Hee Kim, Korea University; U-Yeol Park, Young-San University

This study presented an optimal combination between concrete strength and slab form sets to reduce the cycle time of the structural framework, to minimize overall...

10 October 2004

Public Space Planning of Mixed-use High-rise Buildings - Focusing on the Use and Impact of Deck Structure in an Urban Development in Seoul

Eun-Ju Park & Jae-Hyun Shim, Sejong University; Seung Park, Samoo

The purpose of this study is to analyze the planning and the design of public space at the street level of Mixed-use tall buildings currently...

10 October 2004

Reform Measures of Korea’s High-rise Buildings Construction Period

Ki-In Kim, HanmiParsons

The construction of high-rise buildings in Korea started in the early 1980s. However, considering the fact that the buildings practically appeared in the late 1990s...

10 October 2004

Restoring Urban Sensibility: Returning Soul to Seoul

Charles I Wee, Michael S. Collins & Scott M. Callihan, GDS Architects

This paper will serve as a critique of certain “lost opportunities” encountered in the recent context of Korean development that resulted in the rapid emergence...

10 October 2004

Structural Design and Analysis of Trump-world Marine

Jong Soo Kim, Chang Hoon Shin & Dong Hwan Kim, CS Structural Engineering; Young Seok Lee, Daewoo E&C

This paper introduces the structural design and analysis of the Trump-World Marine. As a residential development, this building is located at Haewoondae, Busan, Korea. It...

10 October 2004

Structural Design and Construction of Hyundai-Hyperion Project, Seoul, Korea

Kwang-Ryang Chung, Dong Yang Structural Engineers; In-Ki Kim, HYCA Architects & Engineers; Myeong-Han Kim, Kyungwoon University

In this paper, Hyundai-Hyperion Project, which would be one of the tallest buildings in Korea, has been introduced. Key points in the structural design process...

10 October 2004

The Dongbu Securities Headquarters Building

Joong C. Lee & Gregory Freeman, Weidlinger Associates

The Dongbu Securities Headquarters Building in Daichi-Dong, Seoul is a dynamic interplay of interlocked, canted forms that fold into each other in a response to...

10 October 2004

The Evaluation of Performance for the Application of a Heat Recovery Ventilator to High-rise Apartments

Sang-Min Kim, Hyundai Institute of Construction Technology; Heung-Don Ham, Daewon Science College; Jang-Yeul Sohn, Hanyang University

In this study, the optimum schedule for operating an HRV system that would save the most energy and sustain a reasonable rate of air exchange...

10 October 2004

The Influence of Urban Housing Forms on Medical Pathology

Hong Kyu Kim, Eun Jin Lee & Kum Sook Cho, Yonsei University

This study examines the different effects of single-family and multi-family houses on the health of its resident children. In addition, diseases related to the floor...

10 October 2004

The Role of the Skyscraper in Shaping the Korean Central Business District

Jeasun Lee

When one thinks of an city, perhaps the first image that comes to mind is the skyline. While important cities have always had symbolic skylines...

10 October 2004

The Roles of Construction Management in Super High-Rise Building Projects

O-Kyung Kwon & Jong-Hoon Kim, Hanmiparsons

Even though super high-rise building projects have been undertaken in Korea, there is a relatively small number of studies carried out on the projects. This...

20 October 2003

Structural Design and Analysis of Galleria Place

Jong Soo Kim, Song Mun Yoo & Dong Whan Kim, C S Structural Engineering

This paper presents the structural design and analysis of the Galleria Palace. As a residential development, this building is located at Jamsil district, Seoul, Korea....