Archinect - News 2024-12-22T05:43:42-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/96181463/seoul-unveils-451-million-spaceship-landmark Seoul unveils $451 million 'spaceship' landmark Alexander Walter 2014-03-21T15:11:00-04:00 >2014-03-25T19:17:53-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cd/cdbd245a931c5dc57bc00e928af60e44?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>In yet another display of the city's commitment to 24-hour culture, Seoul is unveiling its biggest nighttime attraction yet in the neon-studded, wildly trendy shopping district of Dongdaemun. Designed by Iraqi-British Pritzker Prize winner Zaha Hadid, and completed at a cost of $451 million, the new Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) opens to the public March 21. [...]the first order of business for Seoul's newest landmark and multipurpose cultural center is to kick off 2014 F/W Seoul Fashion Week.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html>