MUST-SEE: SEOUL

South Korea July 1, 2017

Updated: 1 July, 2018

Check out Seoul’s must-see buildings below:

Dongdaemun Design Plaza

Architect: Zaha Hadid
Built: 2014
Type: Shopping Centre
Address: 281 Eulji-ro, Euljiro 7(chil)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 9:00am – 7:00pm
Website: www.ddp.or.kr/main

Chungha

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Architect: MVRDV
Built: 2013
Type: Retail
Address: Apgujeong-ro, Gangnam, Seoul
Open to the Public: Yes

Seoullo 7017 Skypark

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Architect: MVRDV
Built: 2017
Type: Pedestrian Viaduct
Address: Seoul Station, Seoul, South Korea
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: 24/7

Ewha Womans Univeristy

Architect: Dominique Perrault Architecture
Built: 2009
Type: Campus
Address: 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Sinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Lotte World Tower

Architect: Kohn Pederson Fox
Built: 2017
Type: Office Tower
Address: 300 Olympic-ro, Sincheon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open to the Public: Yes (Observation Tower)
Hours: Daily: 10:00am – 8:00pm (8:30pm Thursday to Sunday)
Website: www.lwt.co.kr/en/main/main.do

RW Concrete Church

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Architect: Nameless Architects
Built: 2014
Type: Church
Address: Byeollae, South Korea
Open to the Public: Yes

House of Dior

Architect: Christian de Portzamparc, Peter Marino
Built: 2015
Type: Retail Store
Address: 464 Apgujeong-ro, Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 11:00am – 8:00pm (7:00pm on Sunday)
Website: en.store.dior.com/253775-seoul-house-of-dior

Interrobang

Architect: Bang By Min
Built: 2015
Type: Housing
Address: Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open to the Public: No

Amorepacific Headquarters

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Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Built: 2018
Type: Office
Address: 100, Hangang-daero, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Open to the Public: Yes

M.C. Building

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Architect: URCode
Built: 2018
Type: Office
Address: 895-13 Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open to the Public: Yes

Architect: URCode
Built: 2018
Type: Office
Address: 895-13 Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open to the Public: Yes

Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Built: 2018
Type: Office
Address: 100, Hangang-daero, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Open to the Public: No

Architect: Dominique Perrault Architecture
Built: 2009
Type: Campus
Address: 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Sinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korearea

Architect: Christian de Portzamparc, Peter Marino
Built: 2015
Type: Retail Store
Address: 464 Apgujeong-ro, Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 11:00am - 8:00pm (7:00pm on Sunday)
Website: en.store.dior.com/253775-seoul-house-of-dior

Architect: Nameless Architects
Built: 2014
Type: Church
Address: Byeollae, South Korea
Open to the Public: Yes

Architect: Kohn Pederson Fox
Built: 2017
Type: Office Tower
Address: 300 Olympic-ro, Sincheon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open to the Public: Yes (Observation Tower)
Hours: Daily: 10:00am - 8:00pm (8:30pm Thursday to Sunday)
Website: www.lwt.co.kr/en/main/main.do

Architect: MVRDV
Built: 2017
Type: Pedestrian Viaduct
Address: Seoul Station, Seoul, South Korea
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: 24/7

Architect: MVRDV
Built: 2013
Type: Retail
Address: Apgujeong-ro, Gangnam, Seoul
Open to the Public: Yes

Architect: Zaha Hadid
Built: 2014
Type: Shopping Centre
Address: 281 Eulji-ro, Euljiro 7(chil)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 9:00am - 7:00pm
Website: www.ddp.or.kr/main