New Songdo City - Gateway to Northeast Asia - Page 18

Wastupzz · January 12th, 2011, 06:14 AM

This satellite city doesn't appeared tobe unique and beautiful, more practical in design guessing Seoul govt wants to turn this new city as business center.

brianmoon85 · January 12th, 2011, 04:08 PM

hmm not understanding what you mean by "unique"? It is already unique in that it doesn't look like many typical Korean cities with rolling hills and mountains in the background and pretty unique in the fact that the city was made from reclaimed land and very-planned out to be a "business center" of Korea since this is not in Seoul, it's in Incheon Metropolitan City near Seoul just like Yokohama for Tokyo

keopera91 · February 2nd, 2011, 03:15 AM

I like the design of the buildings. Looks very modern!

mr.hanoi · February 13th, 2011, 01:02 PM

after the completion of this city how much population of it?

brianmoon85 · February 14th, 2011, 12:56 AM

Planned population: 252,000 people

Songdo City and Incheon Bridge:

image hosted on flickr

credits to: nightview.kr

PKPHUKET · February 14th, 2011, 04:54 PM

Thank. It very nice.

brianmoon85 · March 8th, 2011, 12:10 AM

Songdo City:

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

credits to: nightview.kr

twenty-first-floor · March 10th, 2011, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brianmoon85

Songdo City:

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image hosted on flickr

credits to: nightview.kr

it's a WOW!!!

brianmoon85 · March 22nd, 2011, 04:27 PM

Views of Incheon Songdo City:

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

credits to: http://blog.paran.com/lucky4008

albertobusy · March 23rd, 2011, 10:13 PM

There is any observation deck around Songdo area?

Observatory on NEATT is open to public?

TheKorean · March 25th, 2011, 05:29 AM

Hopefully there will be rapid transit access?

brianmoon85 · March 26th, 2011, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheKorean

Hopefully there will be rapid transit access?

dunno yet but I hope they can have Light Rail or Monorail in the city

brianmoon85 · March 26th, 2011, 05:18 PM

Nightview of Songdo City:

image hosted on flickr

credits to: nightview.kr

brianmoon85 · March 27th, 2011, 10:47 PM

Recent Pics of Songdo City in Incheon:

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

credits to: nightview.kr

jlee · March 28th, 2011, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheKorean

Hopefully there will be rapid transit access?

The Incheon subway goes through Songdo.

korea2002 · April 9th, 2011, 07:36 AM

brianmoon85 · April 16th, 2011, 06:30 PM

image hosted on flickr

HAN20 by BRIANMART, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

HAN24 by BRIANMART, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

HAN19 by BRIANMART, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

han39 by BRIANMART, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

han36 by BRIANMART, on Flickr

credits to: nightview.kr

TheUrbanDeveloper · May 15th, 2011, 06:45 AM

Source: http://www.theurbandeveloper.com/201...nt-songdo-ibd/

New York-based developer Gale International,, in joint-venture with Korean construction giant Posco E&C, is well on its way to delivering the world’s largest master-planned project, Songdo International Business District in Incheon, South Korea.

Songdo IBD is being developed on 1,500 acres of reclaimed land in South Korea along Incheon’s waterfront, 40 miles from Seoul and just 7 miles from Incheon International Airport.

The 100 million square foot (9.2 million sqm) masterplan has been designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and includes commercial office space, luxury residences, retail shops, hotels and civic community uses. The city incorporates a park modeled on Central Park in Manhattan and a series of waterways and canals inspired by Venice.

The US$35B project has already seen 50 buildings commence construction and almost US$10B of work completed to date.

The first phase of the city officially opened in August 2009.

The Master Plan
* 40 million square feet of commercial (4.6m square meters across 10 precincts)
* 35 million square feet of residential (more than 22,500 apartments across 15 precincts)
* 10 million square feet of retail (including the Riverstone Mall, a 216,000sqm mega-mall)
* 5 million square feet of hospitality
* 10 million square feet of public space

Highlights include:
* 68-story Northeast Asia Trade Tower, Korea’s tallest building and most advanced corporate center
* Songdo Convensia, Incheon’s primary convention center
* 100-acre Central Park
* The Incheon Arts Center
* The Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea
* Chadwick International School
* Songdo International City Hospital (in partnership with 3M and Microsoft)

Aerotropolis

This term, originally coined by Dr John Kasarda, refers to the development of mega cities around strategic aviation hubs. There’s no doubt that Songdo IBD is a compelling example of that.

Located just over 7 miles from Incheon International Airport, rated one of the top airports in the world, Songdo IBD is an easy 15-minute drive across the new Incheon Grand Bridge.

More than 1/3 of the world’s population in just 3 ½ hours flying time, making Songdo IBD a convenient business hub for all of Northeast Asia. The airport is also accessible from Songdo via subway and a bus service.

Connected Community

Cisco, in association with 3M and United Technologies, have partnered with the developers to provide state-of-the-art technological capacity throughout the entire development.

Songdo is being developed as the experimental prototype community of tomorrow with a target to be the world’s first fully networked city. It is hoped the entire community will run on information, allowing virtual meetings to be convened anywhere and making the need to travel to work almost a thing of the past.

Services such as water, power, telephony and traffic management are to be integrated into a single Internet enabled utility.

Design

Inspired by the great cities of the world, Songdo’s 1,500 acre canvas has given the developers the opportunity to create a unique masterpiece.

Songdo IBD boasts the wide boulevards of Paris, a 100-acre Central Park reminiscent of New York City, a system of pocket parks similar to those in Savannah, a modern canal system inspired by Venice and convention center architecture redolent of the famed Sydney Opera House. The cultural fabric of Songdo IBD will also be a rich one with a stunning opera house, concert hall, museum and aquarium. (Source: Songdo IBD Website)

Along with the Kohn Pedersen Fox master plan, internationally renowned architects such as Daniel Liberskind, Nicklaus Design, Gansam, Designcamp moonpark, Kings Stubbins, Nikken and Heerim have all contributed to various stages of the project.

Sustainability

Songdo IBD is part of the LEED-ND (Neighborhood Development) Pilot Program which emphasizes neighborhood connectivity, access to transit, energy efficiency in building design, efficient infrastructure design and the provision of open space and habitat for residents of all kinds.

Some features include:

* Central, city wide natural gas-fueled co-generation energy facility
* Centralized pneumatic waste facility
* 75% construction waste recyling
* 40% Open Space
* High frequency public transport (Subway, Bus)
* 25km network of cycleways
* Provision for electric and fuel-efficient cars
* Use of seawater in Central Park canals
* Vegetated green roofs

For more photos, visit our Facebook page

vn1975victory · June 25th, 2011, 09:12 AM

Wow, big and nice project!

I wonder what the current average occupancy rate of the completed buildings in this mega project is?
On average, how many percent of apartments have sold? Among the completed apartments, how many percents have people living in them?

brianmoon85 · June 26th, 2011, 04:17 PM

View towards Incheon's Songdo New City:

image hosted on flickr

in1 by Andres Park1, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

in2 by Andres Park1, on Flickr

credits to: nightview.kr

January 12th, 2011, 04:08 PM	#342
brianmoon85 Proud Korean New Yorker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seoul, New York, Tokyo, San Jose, Managua Posts: 2,265 Likes (Received): 15	hmm not understanding what you mean by "unique"? It is already unique in that it doesn't look like many typical Korean cities with rolling hills and mountains in the background and pretty unique in the fact that the city was made from reclaimed land and very-planned out to be a "business center" of Korea since this is not in Seoul, it's in Incheon Metropolitan City near Seoul just like Yokohama for Tokyo __________________ "Try, Try Again, Try Another Way" Don't EVER ask a Korean which Korea they're from, that's the same thing as saying you know that the capital of Australia is Sydney when in fact it's Canberra!!

February 14th, 2011, 12:56 AM	#345
brianmoon85 Proud Korean New Yorker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seoul, New York, Tokyo, San Jose, Managua Posts: 2,265 Likes (Received): 15	Planned population: 252,000 people Songdo City and Incheon Bridge: image hosted on flickr credits to: nightview.kr __________________ "Try, Try Again, Try Another Way" Don't EVER ask a Korean which Korea they're from, that's the same thing as saying you know that the capital of Australia is Sydney when in fact it's Canberra!!

February 14th, 2011, 04:54 PM	#346
PKPHUKET Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 437 Likes (Received): 0	Thank. It very nice. __________________ I LOVE PHUKET ISLAND History Of America Books-0- Luggage -0-Cheap combotool kits -0-Toys set-0- Combo tool kits-0- Easy Toilet Shopping

March 8th, 2011, 12:10 AM	#347
brianmoon85 Proud Korean New Yorker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seoul, New York, Tokyo, San Jose, Managua Posts: 2,265 Likes (Received): 15	Songdo City: image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr credits to: nightview.kr __________________ "Try, Try Again, Try Another Way" Don't EVER ask a Korean which Korea they're from, that's the same thing as saying you know that the capital of Australia is Sydney when in fact it's Canberra!!

March 22nd, 2011, 04:27 PM	#349
brianmoon85 Proud Korean New Yorker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seoul, New York, Tokyo, San Jose, Managua Posts: 2,265 Likes (Received): 15	Views of Incheon Songdo City: image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr credits to: http://blog.paran.com/lucky4008 __________________ "Try, Try Again, Try Another Way" Don't EVER ask a Korean which Korea they're from, that's the same thing as saying you know that the capital of Australia is Sydney when in fact it's Canberra!!

January 12th, 2011, 06:14 AM	#341
Wastupzz BANNED Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 6 Likes (Received): 0	This satellite city doesn't appeared tobe unique and beautiful, more practical in design guessing Seoul govt wants to turn this new city as business center.

February 2nd, 2011, 03:15 AM	#343
keopera91 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Richmond Posts: 47 Likes (Received): 0	I like the design of the buildings. Looks very modern!

February 13th, 2011, 01:02 PM	#344
mr.hanoi 하노이 사람 Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,514 Likes (Received): 1	after the completion of this city how much population of it?

March 23rd, 2011, 10:13 PM	#350
albertobusy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 125 Likes (Received): 2	There is any observation deck around Songdo area? Observatory on NEATT is open to public?

March 25th, 2011, 05:29 AM	#351
TheKorean BANNED Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 399 Likes (Received): 1	Hopefully there will be rapid transit access?

March 26th, 2011, 05:18 PM	#353
brianmoon85 Proud Korean New Yorker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seoul, New York, Tokyo, San Jose, Managua Posts: 2,265 Likes (Received): 15	Nightview of Songdo City: image hosted on flickr credits to: nightview.kr __________________ "Try, Try Again, Try Another Way" Don't EVER ask a Korean which Korea they're from, that's the same thing as saying you know that the capital of Australia is Sydney when in fact it's Canberra!!

March 27th, 2011, 10:47 PM	#354
brianmoon85 Proud Korean New Yorker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seoul, New York, Tokyo, San Jose, Managua Posts: 2,265 Likes (Received): 15	Recent Pics of Songdo City in Incheon: image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr credits to: nightview.kr __________________ "Try, Try Again, Try Another Way" Don't EVER ask a Korean which Korea they're from, that's the same thing as saying you know that the capital of Australia is Sydney when in fact it's Canberra!!

April 9th, 2011, 07:36 AM	#356
korea2002 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,808 Likes (Received): 4	2011.4.4

April 16th, 2011, 06:30 PM	#357
brianmoon85 Proud Korean New Yorker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seoul, New York, Tokyo, San Jose, Managua Posts: 2,265 Likes (Received): 15	image hosted on flickr HAN20 by BRIANMART, on Flickr image hosted on flickr HAN24 by BRIANMART, on Flickr image hosted on flickr HAN19 by BRIANMART, on Flickr image hosted on flickr han39 by BRIANMART, on Flickr image hosted on flickr han36 by BRIANMART, on Flickr credits to: nightview.kr __________________ "Try, Try Again, Try Another Way" Don't EVER ask a Korean which Korea they're from, that's the same thing as saying you know that the capital of Australia is Sydney when in fact it's Canberra!!

May 15th, 2011, 06:45 AM	#358
TheUrbanDeveloper Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Brisbane Posts: 18 Likes (Received): 0	Inside the world's largest development: Songdo IBD Source: http://www.theurbandeveloper.com/201...nt-songdo-ibd/ New York-based developer Gale International,, in joint-venture with Korean construction giant Posco E&C, is well on its way to delivering the world’s largest master-planned project, Songdo International Business District in Incheon, South Korea. Songdo IBD is being developed on 1,500 acres of reclaimed land in South Korea along Incheon’s waterfront, 40 miles from Seoul and just 7 miles from Incheon International Airport. The 100 million square foot (9.2 million sqm) masterplan has been designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and includes commercial office space, luxury residences, retail shops, hotels and civic community uses. The city incorporates a park modeled on Central Park in Manhattan and a series of waterways and canals inspired by Venice. The US$35B project has already seen 50 buildings commence construction and almost US$10B of work completed to date. The first phase of the city officially opened in August 2009. The Master Plan * 40 million square feet of commercial (4.6m square meters across 10 precincts) * 35 million square feet of residential (more than 22,500 apartments across 15 precincts) * 10 million square feet of retail (including the Riverstone Mall, a 216,000sqm mega-mall) * 5 million square feet of hospitality * 10 million square feet of public space Highlights include: * 68-story Northeast Asia Trade Tower, Korea’s tallest building and most advanced corporate center * Songdo Convensia, Incheon’s primary convention center * 100-acre Central Park * The Incheon Arts Center * The Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea * Chadwick International School * Songdo International City Hospital (in partnership with 3M and Microsoft) Aerotropolis This term, originally coined by Dr John Kasarda, refers to the development of mega cities around strategic aviation hubs. There’s no doubt that Songdo IBD is a compelling example of that. Located just over 7 miles from Incheon International Airport, rated one of the top airports in the world, Songdo IBD is an easy 15-minute drive across the new Incheon Grand Bridge. More than 1/3 of the world’s population in just 3 ½ hours flying time, making Songdo IBD a convenient business hub for all of Northeast Asia. The airport is also accessible from Songdo via subway and a bus service. Connected Community Cisco, in association with 3M and United Technologies, have partnered with the developers to provide state-of-the-art technological capacity throughout the entire development. Songdo is being developed as the experimental prototype community of tomorrow with a target to be the world’s first fully networked city. It is hoped the entire community will run on information, allowing virtual meetings to be convened anywhere and making the need to travel to work almost a thing of the past. Services such as water, power, telephony and traffic management are to be integrated into a single Internet enabled utility. Design Inspired by the great cities of the world, Songdo’s 1,500 acre canvas has given the developers the opportunity to create a unique masterpiece. Songdo IBD boasts the wide boulevards of Paris, a 100-acre Central Park reminiscent of New York City, a system of pocket parks similar to those in Savannah, a modern canal system inspired by Venice and convention center architecture redolent of the famed Sydney Opera House. The cultural fabric of Songdo IBD will also be a rich one with a stunning opera house, concert hall, museum and aquarium. (Source: Songdo IBD Website) Along with the Kohn Pedersen Fox master plan, internationally renowned architects such as Daniel Liberskind, Nicklaus Design, Gansam, Designcamp moonpark, Kings Stubbins, Nikken and Heerim have all contributed to various stages of the project. Sustainability Songdo IBD is part of the LEED-ND (Neighborhood Development) Pilot Program which emphasizes neighborhood connectivity, access to transit, energy efficiency in building design, efficient infrastructure design and the provision of open space and habitat for residents of all kinds. Some features include: * Central, city wide natural gas-fueled co-generation energy facility * Centralized pneumatic waste facility * 75% construction waste recyling * 40% Open Space * High frequency public transport (Subway, Bus) * 25km network of cycleways * Provision for electric and fuel-efficient cars * Use of seawater in Central Park canals * Vegetated green roofs For more photos, visit our Facebook page __________________ Sam, Editor/Publisher TheUrbanDeveloper.com Contact: Email: admin@theurbandeveloper.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheUrbDev Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The...99045310115813

June 25th, 2011, 09:12 AM	#359
vn1975victory BANNED Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 303 Likes (Received): 0	Occupancy rate Wow, big and nice project! I wonder what the current average occupancy rate of the completed buildings in this mega project is? On average, how many percent of apartments have sold? Among the completed apartments, how many percents have people living in them?

June 26th, 2011, 04:17 PM	#360
brianmoon85 Proud Korean New Yorker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seoul, New York, Tokyo, San Jose, Managua Posts: 2,265 Likes (Received): 15	View towards Incheon's Songdo New City: image hosted on flickr in1 by Andres Park1, on Flickr image hosted on flickr in2 by Andres Park1, on Flickr credits to: nightview.kr __________________ "Try, Try Again, Try Another Way" Don't EVER ask a Korean which Korea they're from, that's the same thing as saying you know that the capital of Australia is Sydney when in fact it's Canberra!!

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