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…

10 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…

10 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