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    Gagnam Style : Material Innovation + Concrete Construction

    By natcheng
    Apr 25, '15 8:52 PM EST

    This Photo Essay from last week's work trip represents a brief 10 year survey of Architectural Innovation in the Gagnam District, Seoul's third largest district with an area of 39.5 km2 (15.3 sq mi). 

    Portrayed in vivid color in the satirical, record shattering 2012 YouTube hit, Gagnam is a psychic and physical space shaped by rapid economic expansion, globalization, socio-economics, bold architectural expression, high fashion & pop-culture. 

    Wandering South of the Han River, I learned more about advanced concrete construction techniques, LED facade lighting, and Contemporary South Korean Architecture.

     

    Gagnam Style : Material Innovation + Concrete Construction

    Galleria Department Store: UNStudio, 2003-2004

    Ann Demeulemeester Store (now MM6 Maison Martin Margiela): Mass Studies, 2007

    10 Corso Como: Kris Ruhs, 2008

    Urban Hive: Archium, 2008

    Rick Owens, 2011

    Paul Smith Store (Now G Lounge + Korean Designer Shop): System Lab, 2011

    Givenchy StorePiuarch, 2014

    Corresponding article from The Economist : The Hidden Cost of Gagnam Style

    Of related Interest : YouTube just turned 10!

    Photo Credits : Natalie Cheng



     
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