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South Korean Buildings : Architecture

Key Contemporary Architectural Developments, Northeast Asia.

post updated 1 September 2024

We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of South Korean Building Designs.

We cover completed buildings, new building designs and competitions across South Korea. The focus is on contemporary South Korea buildings but information on traditional buildings is also welcome.

We have 4 pages of South Korean Architecture selections.

Buildings in South Korea

Korean Architecture : news + key projects

Korean Building Developments : A-E

Korean Building Designs : F-O

Korean Buildings : P-Z (this page)

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South Korea Buildings

Architecture News – latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:

The Yellow Diamond, Seoul
Jun Mitsui & Associates + Unsangdong

photo : E-Jae-seong, Shinkenchiku
The Yellow Diamond Building
The Yellow Diamond building’s triangular site is located in one of the most dynamic, creative districts in Seoul. Surrounded by several universities, the area has an energy and sense that anything is possible.

Xi Gallery, Seoul
Ken Min Architects

picture © Kim Sung Jin
Xi Gallery South Korea
The “Xi Gallery Project” is a temporary facility for developers to sell apartments that they have developed. These facilities are commonly called ‘Model Houses’ or ‘Sample Houses’ and are made out of reusable steel structures and economical modular panels and normally destroyed after 3~5 years of use.

Major South Korean Building Projects, alphabetical:

Prada Transformer
OMA – Office for Metropolitan Architecture

picture from architect
Prada Transformer Korea

Seocho R & D Center, Seoul
RMJM Architects

image from RMJM
LG Electronics Building Seoul

SK Chemicals Headquarters, South Korea
Heerim Architects & Planners

photo from architects
SK Chemicals Headquarters Korea

Songdo Convensia, Incheon
KPF

photo : JaeSungE
Songdo Convensia

UNESCO Natural Heritage Center, Jeju
Kyungam Architects Associates

picture from architect
UNESCO World Natural Heritage Center

Universite Feminine d’Ewha, Seoul
Dominique Perrault

image from Dominique Perrault
South Korea building

Urban Trachea, Seoul Station area
Samoo Architects & De Stefano + Partners

image from architect
Urban Trachea

The Yellow Diamond, Seoul
Jun Mitsui & Associates + Unsangdong

photo : E-Jae-seong, Shinkenchiku
The Yellow Diamond

Yongin Youth Retreat Center
Kyungam Architects Associates

image from architect
Yongin Youth Retreat Center

Yongsan Tower Building, Seoul
REX

image : Luxigon
Yongsan Tower Building – 17 May 2012
Another intriguing building located in the Yongsan International Business District, alongside a series of major new buildings designed by world-famous architects. The building forms a gateway to YIBD from Hangang-ro.

More South Korean Architecture projects online soon.

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South Korea Building Designs – No Images

Korean Architecture, alphabetical:

Paju Book City Masterplan, nr Seoul
2006-
Florian Beigel + Architecture Research Unit (London Metropolitan University)
Buildings by UN Studio + Foreign Office Architects
Business park for the publishing industry

Pan-gyo Housing Competition, Bundang-gu, Seongnam
2006
Winner: Pekka Helin, Finland
Invited International Architecture Competition
Jury incl. Paul Hyett
Other architects submitted incl. Ben van Berkel, Christine Hawley, Winy Maas, Ken Yeang

Performing arts centre, Seoul
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Architecture competition: 1st prize
Andrés Perea Ortega

Saemangeum – new city
2007-
Adviser to the Saemangeum city project:
Design: Foreign Office Architects – director Alejandro Zaero-Polo

Samsung Building
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HOK

Samsung Jong-Ro Building, Seoul
1998
Design: Rafael Vinoly Architects

Sun Tower, Seoul
1997
Morphosis Architecture

More Korean Architecture projects online soon

Location: South Korea, East Asia

Japanese Architecture

Chinese Architecture