Sukchulmok wraps Seoul bakery with stainless-steel facade
South Korean architecture studio Sukchulmok has renovated a bakery and cafe in Seoul and added a reflective facade made of stainless steel. More
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MSG seeks to create "K-pop Sphere" for Hanam
The company behind MSG Sphere Las Vegas is reportedly planning to build a 120-metre-high spherical music venue that would host performances by K-pop artists in Hanam, South Korea. More
"World's first" combined baseball stadium and shopping mall proposed for South Korea
US architecture studio DLA+ has unveiled its design for a multi-purpose sports- and entertainment building in Incheon, South Korea, containing the Cheongna SSG baseball stadium and a shopping centre. More
Car-waste products and Shigeru Ban disaster housing among Seoul Design 2023 highlights
Promotion: design festival Seoul Design returned to the city's Dongdaemun Design Plaza this month with a 10-day programme of exhibitions and events, offering a survey of South Korea's design landscape. More
OMA to expand Seoul university with cluster of buildings and courtyards
A cluster of buildings and courtyards that act as "a natural extension" of a mountain will define this campus expansion, which Dutch studio OMA is creating for Hongik University in Seoul. More
Five innovative design projects from Seoul Design 2023
A modular shelter made from cardboard, a street bench made of recycled plastics and oyster shells and an inkless pencil are among the highlights of this year's Seoul Design. More
ODA designs skyscraper punctured by "greenery-filled terrarium" in Seoul
A large sky garden filled with plants will be the focal point of Terrarium Cheong-Dam, a skyscraper that architecture studio ODA is designing in South Korea. More
Traditional Korean pavilions inform open-sided Aesop store in Seoul
Skincare brand Aesop has collaborated with designer Samuso Hyojadong to create a store in Seochon, Seoul, that features an open facade and an oversized stone plinth. More
Tadao Ando adds concrete meditation space to South Korean museum
Light filters through narrow slits in the roof of Space of Light, the second meditation space that Japanese architect Tadao Ando has completed at Museum SAN in Wonju. More
On Architects draws on irrigation channels for concrete South Korean cafe
Walls made of exposed concrete and rice straw define Nonspace, a cafe designed by Korean studio On Architects to reference historic rice paddies in Icheon, South Korea. More
Studio Weave nestles pink Seosaeng House into South Korean hillside
London-based practice Studio Weave used pink concrete tiles to clad a clifftop house that overlooks the sea in South Korea. More
Sukchulmok draws on children's toys for photography studio in South Korea
Toy bricks and childhood creativity informed Seoul studio Sukchulmok's design of Curving Block, a tent-like photography studio in South Korea. More
Dezeen Debate features "beautifully executed" brick cafe in South Korea
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a red brick cafe in South Korea by Seoul studio Sukchulmok. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Sukchulmok adds curved brick forms to rooftop of Parconido Bakery Cafe
Curved forms and arched openings feature in this cafe, which Seoul studio Sukchulmok has added to an existing building in South Korea's Gyeonggi-do province. More
Six designers reimagine traditional Korean mother-of-pearl craft for modern life
Marcel Wanders, Stefano Giovannoni and Elena Salmistraro are among a group of international designers to have put a contemporary spin on the traditional Korean craft of mother-of-pearl inlay, in a collaboration with local artisans. More
WGNB completes colourless interior for golf supply store PXG
South Korean spatial design studio WGNB has completed a flagship shop for golf brand PXG in Seoul, featuring an achromatic material palette and a graphite-covered wall that leaves smudges on visitors' clothing. More
Sik Mul Sung is a Mars-themed cafe with its own vertical farm
South Korean studio Unseenbird has designed a cafe in downtown Seoul, where vegetables are grown in a glass-fronted cultivation room before being harvested, prepared and served to customers on a conveyor belt. More
Schemata Architects creates sports store with fixtures made from discarded marine debris
Display fixtures made from jerry cans and blocks of polystyrene salvaged from the ocean feature in this concept store for a outdoor brand on Jeju island by Schemata Architects. More
TRU Architects designs Bugok Friday House with indoor and outdoor living spaces
South Korea's traditional hanok homes informed the design of this compact house on a mountainside in Bugok, Changnyeong County, which features semi-outdoor spaces for relaxing in the summer. More
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Dezeen Debate newsletter features "skaters' paradise" cafe in South Korea
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a cafe in South Korea with ramped walls and a discussion about the labour market after US studio Bernheimer Architecture announced it is unionizing. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now! More