DDP promotes coexistence of the old and new
Social affairsMay 13, 2016
“It looks like a giant spaceship,” is the phrase that Lee Keun, CEO of the Seoul Design Foundation, has heard the most since Dongdaemun Design Plaza was unveiled to the public in 2014. Replacement of the 80-year-old sports stadium kicked off in 2007 as part of a city regeneration project. The site was reborn as a four-story complex, designed by Zaha Hadid, an award-winning architect who died in March.The ultramodern design of the plaza -- with a total floor area of 87,000 square meters -- marked