World Business Center, Busan/South Korea

© Asymptote Architecture

Asymptote Architecture, the New York-based architecture practice led by principals Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture, has been commissioned to build the World Business Center Tower through an international design competition. The competition was organized by the Busan International Architectural Culture Festival (BIACF) and sponsored by the Municipality of Busan City and the Solomon Group, a private Korean developer.

The official announcement was made in Busan on January 25, 2007 after a unanimous decision by the jury members to select Asymptote's groundbreaking design of three separate, tapered towers rising out of a robust and powerful base building. The Solomon Group intends to begin construction on the tower in 2009; at 560m, the building will be among the tallest in Asia.

Building Owner:

Solomon Group
Seoul, South Korea

Architect:

Asymptote Architecture
160 Varick Street, floor 10 • NY-10013 New York / UNITED STATES
Tel.: 001-212-3437333 • Fax: 001-212-3437099
eMail: info@asymptote.net • web: www.asymptote.net