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use this cover for 1500 books / out of 3000 Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC New Songdo City Kohn Pedersen Fox is an architectural practice New Songdo City is a free trade and based in New York and London. Founded in inter-national business hub being built on 1976, the firm has grown from its 3 founders reclaimed land near Incheon International to over 350 people. The office is involved in a Airport. The broad range of projects from commercial and first international real estate investment in residential buildings to courthouses, airports, South Korea’s history, Songdo is intended to hospitals, hotels and academic buildings. KPF help position South Korea at the commercial has developed a strong reputation for giving epicenter of north Asian regional markets, shape to significant urban sites in commercial among China, Russia and Japan. The new city and cultural cities in over 30 countries. will house nearly 50,000 residents in variety of typologies and urban settings. The project is a joint venture between The Gale Company and POSCO Engineering and Construction. 2004 / kpf / new songdo city kpf use this cover for 1500 books / out of 3000 Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC New Songdo City Kohn Pedersen Fox is an architectural practice New Songdo City is a free trade and based in New York and London. Founded in inter-national business hub being built on 1976, the firm has grown from its 3 founders reclaimed land near Incheon International to over 350 people. The office is involved in a Airport. The broad range of projects from commercial and first international real estate investment in residential buildings to courthouses, airports, South Korea’s history, Songdo is intended to hospitals, hotels and academic buildings. KPF help position South Korea at the commercial has developed a strong reputation for giving epicenter of north Asian regional markets, shape to significant urban sites in commercial among China, Russia and Japan. The new city and cultural cities in over 30 countries. will house nearly 50,000 residents in variety of typologies and urban settings. The project is a joint venture between The Gale Company and POSCO Engineering and Construction. 2004 / kpf / new songdo city kpf AtAt timestimes allall II needneed isis aa briefbrief glimpse,glimpse, anan openingopening inin thethe midstmidst ofof anan incongruousincongruous landscape,landscape, aa glintglint ofof lightslights inin thethe fog,fog, thethe dialoguedialogue ofof twotwo passersbypassersby meetingmeeting inin thethe crowd,crowd, andand II thinkthink that,that, settingsetting outout fromfrom there,there, II willwill putput together,together, piecepiece byby piece,piece, thethe perfectperfect city,city, mademade ofof fragmentsfragments mixedmixed withwith invisible cities thethe rest,rest, ofof instantsinstants separatedseparated byby invisible cities intervals,intervals, ofof signalssignals oneone sendssends out,out, italo calvino notnot knowingknowing whowho receivesreceives them.them. italo calvino 0202 0303 19921992 19941994 1995 1995 19961996 19971997 19981998 19991999 20002000 20012001 20022002 20032003 20042004 20052005 engineersengineers architectsarchitects cyberportcyberport city city hubhub city city kpfkpf associates associates pc pc harvardharvard advisory advisory group group philadelphiaphiladelphia international international hospital hospital kunwonkunwon galegale co co galegale co co kpfkpf legallegal teams teams poscoposco e&c e&c poscoposco e&c e&c galegale co co pietropietro doran doran galegale co co poscoposco e e&&cc morganmorgan stanley stanley omaoma poscoposco e e&&cc jayjay kim kim wooriwoori daewoodaewoo jayjay kim kim kyobokyobo incheonincheon abnabn amro amro centralcentral government government jayjay kim kim incheonincheon bridgebridge planning planning incheonincheon internationalinternational andand construction construction airportairport airportairport planning planning fezfez landfilllandfill andand construction construction landfilllandfill incheonincheon jointjoint fezfez ventureventure designationdesignation landfilllandfill landfilllandfill landfilllandfill formedformed 2nd2nd forfor incheon incheon forfor songdo songdo mastermaster airportairport begins begins citycity begins begins planplan songdosongdo songdosongdo granted granted newnew town town freefree economic economic landfilllandfill zonezone designation designation centralcentral government government masterplanmasterplan forfor songdo songdo byby oma oma landfilllandfill landland use use forfor songdo songdo agreementagreement mofemofe financingfinancing imfimf period period masterplanmasterplan developmentdevelopment masterplanmasterplan leplep filing filing songdosongdo landfill landfill groundground breakingbreaking presidentpresident rohroh elected elected mayormayor ahn ahn phasephase one one electedelected leplep masterplan masterplan constructionconstruction presidentpresident koreankorean approvalapproval clintonclinton currencycurrency technologytechnology presidentpresident sydneysydney athensathens reelectedreelected falls falls bubblebubble bursts bursts bushbush elected elected olympicsolympics septemberseptember 11, 11, 2001 2001 usus invades invades iraq iraq olympicsolympics 19921992 19941994 1995 1995 19961996 19971997 19981998 19991999 20002000 20012001 20022002 20032003 20042004 20052005 ofof favoring favoring foreign foreign investment investment and and a a set set of of laws laws allowing allowing foreign foreign entities entities to to own own Korean Korean land, land, the the responsibility responsibility of of developing developing 0606 evolutionevolution ofof aa planplan SongdoSongdo passed passed to to an an international international joint joint venture. venture. A A search search for for a a qualified qualified developer developer with with experience experience in in planning, planning, finance, finance, 0707 SongdoSongdo is is not not an an architect’s architect’s utopia; utopia; it it is is not not a a developer’s developer’s playground; playground; it it is is not not an an engineer’s engineer’s machine; machine; nor nor is is it it a a governmental governmental building,building, and and marketing marketing large large scale scale residential residential and and commercial commercial property property led led to to a a joint joint venture venture between between the the US US based based Gale Gale planningplanning document. document. In In the the context context of of post post 1997 1997 resurgence resurgence of of Asian Asian economies, economies, and and the the colossal colossal growth growth of of trade trade with with China, China, CompanyCompany and and the the construction construction branch branch of of the the Korean Korean steel steel gian giant,t ,posco posco. They They in in turn turn entered entered into into a a land land sale sale agreement agreement manymany forces forces have have come come together together to to realize realize a a scheme scheme for for a a Korean Korean free free economic economic zone zone and and a a business business hub hub for for North North Asia. Asia. withwith the the city city of of Incheon Incheon for for an an area area of of over over 1,500 1,500 acres. acres. A A design design team team was was assembled, assembled, led led by by New New York York architects architects Kohn Kohn DrivenDriven at at first first by by the the o opportpportunityunity to to capitalize capitalize on on the the value value of of a a location location adjacent adjacent to to Incheon Incheon airport, airport, one one of of Asia’s Asia’s newest newest and and PedersenPedersen Fox, Fox, who who brought brought extensive extensive large large scale scale and and Asian Asian project project experience, experience, including including over over 12 12 Korean Korean projects. projects. Over Over a a period period largest,largest, 3,000 3,000 acres acres of of landfill landfill were were deposited deposited as as part part of of a a determined determined yet yet unsettled unsettled plan. plan. The The program program envisioned envisioned for for this this ofof more more than than 2 2 years, years, a a masterplan masterplan was was developed developed for for a a city city of of 50,000 50,000 residents residents and, and, in in November November of of 2003, 2003, for for the the first first time time landland began began as as a a technology technology district district to to be be executed executed by by a a corporate corporate developer developer (Daewoo) (Daewoo) and and a a foreign foreign architect/planner architect/planner ( oma(oma).). inin modern modern history, history, a a title title for for Korean Korean land land was was granted granted to to a a foreign foreign owner. owner. At At this this point, point, hope hope s stilltill outweighing outweighing the the reality reality of of InIn the the wake wake of of 1997 1997 and and the the ensuing ensuing imf imf Perio Period,d, and and the the subsequent subsequent demise demise of of Daewoo, Daewoo, Songdo Songdo became became a a site site in in search search of of a a aa built built product, product, the the venture venture was was characterized characterized by by the the spirit spirit of of the the joint joint ownership ownership of of many many participants, participants, public public and and private, private, purpose.purpose. The The revival revival of of the the plan plan to to build build a a new new town town took took on on the the more more ambitious ambitious form form of of a a free free economic economic zone zone sponsored sponsored