New Songdo City - Gateway to Northeast Asia

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IMAGINE a city with Venice’s canals, New York’s Central Park and the broad tree-lined boulevards of Paris. And how about the colorful shopping bazaar of Marrakesh, Morocco; the pocket gardens of Savannah, Ga.; and an opera house like the one in Sydney, Australia? Throw in a world-class hospital, convention center and schools, and a sustainable design, and you might think you’re lost in a SimCity video game.
But such a real-life metropolis of glass, steel and grass is rising on the western coast of South Korea, 40 miles from Seoul, on 1,500 acres of landfill that just a few years ago was water. It is called New Songdo City, and its backers envision it as a major new financial and business hub for northeast Asia.

The South Korean government has designated the area as a free economic zone, a bilingual city (Korean and English) where foreigners can own land and run schools and hospitals and where companies can get relief from Korean taxes and bureaucracy. It is also building a seven-mile bridge that will link New Songdo to Incheon International Airport, off the coast.

Ambitious new cities have been popping up across Asia and the Middle East. But New Songdo City is among the largest master-planned projects that is privately owned. The project is being developed by New Songdo International City Development, a joint venture of Gale International, based in New York, and Posco Engineering and Construction of South Korea.

Other high-profile Korean development projects — from the 1988 Olympics to the 2002 World Cup and the construction of the airport — have all been national projects. “As an international company, our role is to partner with Korean government and industry to create an international environment,” said Stanley C. Gale, the chairman and a managing partner at Gale International.

New Songdo will cost an estimated $30 billion to build, atop the $10 billion that the city of Incheon and the Korean government are spending on infrastructure projects. Every six months, $1 billion in construction is scheduled to begin. Morgan Stanley Real Estate is investing $350 million, and in November, Gale lined up $2.7 billion in financing led by Shinhan Bank.

New Songdo is expected to open its doors in August 2009, when the first phase of construction, including the bridge and city center, is completed. The project is expected to wrap up by 2015.

For Mr. Gale and John B. Hynes III, Gale International’s chief executive and a managing partner, Songdo has been a fascinating journey. In 2001, Mr. Hynes, who had recently opened the Boston office for Gale, received an unsolicited phone call from a consultant from Posco: the South Korean government was looking for a developer to lead the Songdo project, and was he interested? Mr. Hynes was, even though he had never been to Asia, and at the time, Gale International had not done any development projects overseas.

When Gale International arrived for negotiations, the area planned for building was still underwater. But by the end of 2001, they had signed a deal with Posco and the city of Incheon.

It’s not every day, of course, that a company has an opportunity to design a city from scratch, especially in such a strategic location. Sandwiched between China and Japan, and within a three-hour plane ride of one-third of the world’s population, by Mr. Gale’s calculations, New Songdo has the potential to attract Asians and other international workers who want to live in a modern environment.

“Songdo could be to northeast Asia what Shanghai is to southeast Asia,” said Mr. Gale, from his offices on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, overlooking the 843-acre Central Park, which inspired New Songdo’s park.

Gale hired the architects Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, with offices in New York and London, to help create the master plan. James von Klemperer, a principal at the firm, called Songdo “an architect’s dream.” The guiding design principles were to create a modern, environmentally designed city with mixed-use development and pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods.

But there were challenges to overcome. Most cities evolve over time, building by building, overlaying the new with the old — and it is that organic growth that gives each city its vitality and character. So one concern for the architectural team, Mr. von Klemperer said, was ensuring that New Songdo would not be a sterile planned community. “How do you design something that feels like a real city center, with its own spirit, character and icons?” he asked.

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인천 도개공, 송도아트센터 올해 착공!-인천아트센터

인천도시개발공사(이하도개공)가 올해 송도국제업무단지에서 송도아트센터(IFEZ Arts Center) 및 아파트 등 6개 신규 사업을 착공한다.

도개공은 총 사업비 약 1조7000억원을 투입해 송도아트센터 건립사업과 함께 5개의 아파트 건설사업을 추진한다고 18일 밝혔다.

송도국제업무단지내 1,3,6공구 일원(5만6394㎡)에 들어설 송도아트센터는 2400억원이 투입될 예정이며, 오는 2012년 준공을 목표로 하고 있다.

아트센터는 뉴욕의 '링컨센터', 도쿄의 '도쿄 오페라 시티' 등 문화콘텐츠를 모두 갖춘 문화복합단지로 조성된다.

도개공은 올 연말이나 내년 초에 국제업무단지내 3개블록 총 11만2700㎡에 ‘웰카운티’ 아파트도 착공할 계획이다.

송도동 110번지(F21블록)와 111번지(F22블록)에서 각각 4만1890㎡에 700가구씩 1400가구와 112번지(F23-1블록) 2만8920㎡에 480가구 등 총 1880가구다.

후분양이 적용되는 이 아파트는 오는 2010년에 일반인에 공급된다.

국제도시에 걸맞는 최첨단 주거단지로 조성될 이 아파트는 약 4690억원의 사업비를 투입해 오는 2011년 준공을 목표로 하고 있다.

도개공은 지난해 12월 이들 블록에 대한 아파트건설공사 설계경기(현상공모)를 공고 했으며, 오는 3월6일 당선작을 발표한다.

이와 함께 도개공은 중구 영종하늘도시에 사업비 약 9100억원을 들여 웰카운티 3개 단지 2408가구를 오는 2014년까지 건설한다.

또한 무주택서민의 주거환경 개선을 위해 분양주택 수준의 임대주택 617가구도 건설한다.

약 800억원의 사업비가 투입될 예정인 전용면적 60㎡이하의 임대주택은 오는 2012년에 준공할 계획이다.

도개공이 구상하고 있는 ‘웰카운티’는 고품질·고품격 아파트 건설을 통한 주거의 질적인 향상은 물론 브랜드 이미지를 제고한다는 게 도개공의 사업추진 방침이다.

도개공 관계자는 “조경 문화 주거안정 등 입주자 편의를 위한 환경 친화적인 아파트 건설을 통해 ‘웰카운티’의 브랜드 이미지를 높이는 게 기본방침”이라고 말했다.

현재 송도동 9번지 일원 26만3969㎡에 2758가구의 ‘웰카운티’아파트가 건설 중에 있다.

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미국 마이크로소프트(MS)사가 인천 송도국제도시 국제업무단지 개발을 맡은 미국 게일인터내셔널사와 다각적인 협력 방안을 모색 중인 것으로 드러났다.

게일사는 “이달 중순 미국 뉴욕에서 송도국제도시 개발에 큰 관심을 보이고 있는 MS사와 다양한 개발 협력 방안 모색을 위한 양해각서(MOU)를 체결했다”고 28일 밝혔다.

MS사는 현재 송도국제도시 전체를 하나의 정보기술(IT) 망으로 연결하는 ‘유비쿼터스 라이프(U - Life)’ 구축 사업에 큰 관심을 나타내고 있는 것으로 알려졌다.

따라서 게일사가 앞으로 MS사를 송도국제도시의 ‘U - Life’ 구축 사업 등에 동참시킬 경우 송도국제도시의 투자유치는 새로운 전기를 맞을 것으로 예상된다.

게일사 경영진은 이와 관련, 송도국제업무단지 개발 파트너인 포스코건설 경영진 등과 함께 오는 2월11일 미국 시애틀에 있는 MS사 본사를 방문, MS사의 제품과 기술을 면밀히 살펴볼 예정이다.

게일사 관계자는 “현재는 MS사와 어떤 분야에서 서로 협력할 수 있는지를 다방면으로 검토하는 단계”라며 “MS사와 사업 참여 등에 대해서는 아직 논의하지 않고 있다”고 말했다.

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Incheon International City's Central Park next March Songdo spend 18.2 billion won in Incheon World City Expo 2009 construction of the memorial (bird's-eye), May jungonghal plan announced on May 29 next year. 1 memorial to the basement floor, the ground floor of 3, 2645 ㎡ yeonmyeonjeok scale, a symbol of Incheon sky and the sea shape the image of reconciliation designed to float above the water space. During the Memorial tournament, seminars, workshops and other events associated with its work or deliverables, and the progress of the tournament after the preparation of the Expo will be on display. In addition, performances, events, and various academic and cultural events at the community center holding the citizens will assume capabilities. Expo Hall to accommodate 150,000 people in the 500m distance journeys, the president joseongdwae youngsanggwan theme, the city myeonggwan door, incheongwan, the world's sigwan, sigwan Korea, gieopgwan, keomyunitigwan, including 11 world cultural exhibition facilities in the town's flow.

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New Songdo City, Incheon International Tools 5.7 gyeongjejayuguyeokin all say 'Yonsei University Songdo complex internationalization' construction next month.

Incheon, according to the 29th annual San linked via crane for building the high-tech industry cluster complexes Songdo international scale, the 925,000 ㎡ Yonsei University Songdo campus facilities, including 616,000 ㎡, the paper 165,000 ㎡ apartments, residential and commercial 99,000 ㎡ and complex commercial paper, public buildings, etc. Paper 45,000 ㎡ configuration. Yonsei University's campus paper, in addition to 252,000 ㎡ overseas universities, including UC Berkeley presence of 115,000 ㎡, the IT BT sector jjayeo 247,000 ㎡.

Late last year, the business plan for the city of Incheon city development under construction, the subway construction in Incheon, Incheon Transportation Corporation (SPC), and participated in a special purpose corporation established in Songdo ㈜ complex internationalization.

SPC is a complex internationalization Songdo ceremony next month to the end of 2009 and is scheduled to finish construction, the campus of Yonsei University Songdo will open in March 2010. Yonsei University and in 2006 in accordance with an agreement signed just my basic residential and commercial revenue for the development of university education and research institutions to attract overseas facilities construction costs and cost benefit plans.

Yonsei University and the city is under a land contract to supply mechanics Cho preference dispute, but gave birth to the SPC for 925,000 ㎡ maeipbi the original 3.3 ㎡ won 50 per upward to 150 trillion won as set out preferential policies beyond dispute.
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Some pics of the parks in Songdo.

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Smaller buildings and projects in Songdo.

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Morgan Parker, president teobeumeonahsiah construction of a shopping mall in March "Songdo mandeulgeot Shopping in the world."


Inchon Free Economic Zone from naedalcho Songdo international business park at the mall and began to develop a global plan premium. "

World-class shopping mall development, and operating company specializing teobeumeonsenteo (TCO), a subsidiary of Parker teobeumeonahsiah Morgan (34) was the 19th president of a two-day visit to South Korea. Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul sogongdong he arrived shortly after the interview, "the purchasing power of consumers in Asia-Pacific region, Europe bukmina Songdo without the same level of the shopping mall is possible to create."

Parker, president of the Australian national team before teobeumeon group vice president of Morgan Stanley in Tokyo, Japan and Hong Kong resident, the development of China's retail market, the project took on the task. Before joining Morgan Stanley, another large Australian investment bank Macquarie Bank worked in the executive.

"The multinational companies in the world working in Australia, Indonesia, China, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and the business sector led," "Songdo Inchon in Korea, as well as Asian shopping paradise so that all of the capabilities ssotahbueul plan," he said .

Developing an international business park at the mall teobeumeonyi Songdo area of only 105,000 ㎡ scale (20,300 ㎡ land), and that by 2010, and large-Mart department store, multiplex cinemas, over 150 people of various famous foreign brands will be individually ipjeom . Links and can accommodate 1,200 people, 3,000-seat food court, which will take the ice.

Parker, president of "teobeumeoneun already in the United States through the mall business relationships closely with the world's premium brand" and that "consumers are easily jeophagi Korean brands are difficult enough to ipjeom cultural attractions Songdo will be a shopping mall in the United States," he said.

"We have the highest sales teobeumeoneun myeonjeokdang shopping centers in the United States, because it operates at ipjeom expected to be a big investment," he added.

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Leading the way in Incheon - u-Songdo City Transit Center complex, and the groundbreaking ceremony hall publicity - tumorowoo Songdo City ceremonies.

Incheon, Incheon free economic market guyeokcheong (IFEZ), Mr. President, the National Assembly, the chairperson of the Korea Information Society gimchanggon Agency, the Korean Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute choemungi u-chairmen, including Incheon City officials and business people from just attended an international transportation center Songdo site in a planned plaza 'u-Songdo City Transit Center and complex publicity hall' held a groundbreaking ceremony.

It has a convenient transportation system for the future experience of a u-Transit Center complex, cutting-edge technology and the future of technology ubiquitous IFEZ policy to differentiate the experience of a promotional u-City hall, the future of community among visitors to experience a u-square Transportation , the future of the exciting experience of a u-commerce and joseongdoel Mall.

The project will cost a total of 31,600 ㎡ land, putting a total of 100 billion won will be completed in June 2009.

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Posco E&C Songdo New Headquarter-37 floor


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Songdo International School





Central Park

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when most of the major projects are finished, what year would it be?

[Sister Ray]

It's fascinating watching this super modern city built from scratch. Thanks for the pictures people.