CRA Lifts a Seoul Tower on "High Heels" to Protect the Ground

Rike Park Music Theater in Tbilisi and CRA's Residential Tower in Seoul: This Week's Review

This week in architecture, discussions around the lifespan of buildings, the evolution of cultural institutions, and climate-responsive design highlighted how contemporary practice increasingly extends beyond the moment of construction. From debates over demolition and adaptive reuse to new museums that integrate landscape and environmental performance, the week's developments reflect shifting priorities around permanence, transformation, and pu…

CRA Lifts a Seoul Tower on "High Heels" to Protect the Ground

CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati responds to Seoul’s flood risk not by building the ground up, but by lifting the… The post CRA Lifts a Seoul Tower on ‘High Heels’ to Let the Ground Stay Wet appeared first on urdesignmag.