Public Spaces

Green Parking Initiative in Seoul

A big issue in Korean cities is parking. Cars park everywhere. They block sidewalks, pedestrian crossings or a road lane.…

9 years ago

Lessons Learned from Seoul Plaza Proposal

This is a guest post by Ray Chetti. He is an urban planner by education and retail development consultant by…

9 years ago

Seoul 7017 Project under Risk

Update - 25.11.15: At a press conference today Seoul announced that the permanent closure is pushed back to 13 December.…

9 years ago

Seoul Launches Initiative to Remove Illegal Banners

Seoul Metropolitan City has come up with an innovative way of cleaning up its streetscapes by announcing that it will give…

9 years ago

Noryangjin Station Transfer Tunnel Finally Opens

This morning the Noryangjin Station transfer tunnel between Seoul's Line 1 and 9 finally opened, more than six years after Line…

9 years ago

Design for Seoul Station Overpass

The Seoul Station Overpass is going to close for traffic and transform to a public space until 2017. The project…

10 years ago

Extension of Gwanghwamun Square

Seoul puts a lot of effort to become a more human-centered and pedestrian-friendly city. It is a difficult and challenging process.…

10 years ago

Proposal for Seoul City Hall Plaza

This is a guest post by Ray Chetti. He is an urban planner by education and retail development consultant by…

10 years ago

Traffic Safety and Public (Mis-)Education

This is a guest post by Max Neupert. He is an artist and academic who is interested in contemporary social…

10 years ago

Future of the Seoul Station Overpass

A couple of months ago Seoul announced that they will transform the two-lane overpass at Seoul Station into a public…

10 years ago