Reflect: Barkow Leibinger Architects Building the Digital Media City in Seoul, Korea

Bergdoll, Barry, Brett Steele, et al.

ISBN 10: 3775719547 / ISBN 13: 9783775719544

Published by Hatje Cantz, 2007

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Berlin-based architects "developed an unusual strategy for an office building in Seoul.the architects gave their building the kaleidscopically reflect its subsequent surroundings.132 color illustrations, 20 drawings." This book is still in the publisher's original shrink wrap, and has not been opened to check all bibliographical information. It is a new book in the original black publisher's covers with sitlver decoration, spine and cover lettering. NOTE: photos depict the book in the shrink wrap--the book is not rippled, the white sticer on the rear cover is affixed to the shrink wrap, and the covers are pure black. ; Color Illustrations & Drawings; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 130 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reflect: Barkow Leibinger Architects Building the Digital Media City in Seoul, Korea
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3775719547
• ISBN 13: 9783775719544
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

How might an architect design a building whose context hasn't yet been determined? Digital Media City is a new urban quarter in Seoul, zoned to grow up between the airport and the city center. But it's still on the drawing board: the site for the Barkow Leibinger project documented here was a lone parcel of land diagonally across from a new park. Given their uncertainty about neighboring structures, Frank Barkow and Regine Leibinger equipped theirs with the ability to kaleidoscopically reflect its surroundings--whatever they turn out to be--in a dimensional, folded glass facade. Reflect documents the process of this building's design and construction through texts, photographs and video stills. Work was completed in late 2006; the result is a versatile face in the midst of facelessness.