{"id":37213,"date":"2018-12-18T19:43:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T11:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/?p=37213"},"modified":"2021-08-07T14:54:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T06:54:51","slug":"kpfs-lotte-world-tower-in-seoul-wins-emporis-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/real-estate\/design-and-construction\/kpfs-lotte-world-tower-in-seoul-wins-emporis-award\/","title":{"rendered":"KPF&#8217;s Lotte World Tower in Seoul Wins Super Skyscraper Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_37216\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37216\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/lottetower-400x286.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/lottetower-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/lottetower-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/lottetower-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/lottetower-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/lottetower-640x457.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/lottetower-420x300.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lotte World Tower at night. Image: <em>CNN<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The cloud-breaching Lotte World Tower in Seoul has been recognized as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emporis.com\/awards\/2017\">best new skyscraper in the world<\/a>, beating out Zaha Hadid Architects&#8217; Generali Tower in Milan and 150 North Riverside Plaza in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>The tapered 555-metre, 123-storey glass and steel behemoth, which sits near the banks of Central Seoul\u2019s Han River, won the annual Emporis Skyscraper Award based based on what the real estate data provider said was the Kohn Pedersen Fox creation&#8217;s \u201csoft and natural dynamic\u201d within Seoul\u2019s urban setting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/ddm\/trackclk\/N6563.3378992MINGTIANDI\/B30546704.375324595;dc_trk_aid=566156183;dc_trk_cid=192150727;dc_lat=;dc_rdid=;tag_for_child_directed_treatment=;tfua=;ltd=;dc_tdv=1\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"adv-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Copy of APAC_EN_Capabilities_Static_StandoutAPAC_780x250_Real Estate\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Copy-of-APAC_EN_Capabilities_Static_StandoutAPAC_780x250_Real-Estate.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Copy-of-APAC_EN_Capabilities_Static_StandoutAPAC_780x250_Real-Estate.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Copy-of-APAC_EN_Capabilities_Static_StandoutAPAC_780x250_Real-Estate-400x128.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Copy-of-APAC_EN_Capabilities_Static_StandoutAPAC_780x250_Real-Estate-640x205.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" width=\"780\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><script language='JavaScript1.1' src=\"https:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/ddm\/trackimpj\/N6563.3378992MINGTIANDI\/B30546704.375324595;dc_trk_aid=566156183;dc_trk_cid=192150727;ord=+ Date.now();dc_lat=;dc_rdid=;tag_for_child_directed_treatment=;tfua=;gdpr=${GDPR};gdpr_consent=${GDPR_CONSENT_755};ltd=;dc_tdv=1?\" attributionsrc ><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The design combines modern elements with classical forms from Korea&#8217;s art and cultural history, making Lotte World Tower a particularly harmonious skyscraper,&#8221; the Emporis jury said.<\/p>\n<p>The award by Emporis is based on each building\u2019s design and functionality, and the nominated buildings must be at least 100 meters in height.<\/p>\n<h3>Hitting the Top at 600 Metres Per Minute<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_37225\" style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/inkai-mu.jpg\" alt=\"Inkai Mu KPF\" width=\"330\" height=\"376\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">KPF principal Inkai Mu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Designed by the New York-based architectural firm and opened in 2017, the Lotte Tower is the tallest building in South Korea and ranks fifth in the world. The Emporis jury noted that the tower houses the highest glass-bottomed observation deck in the world &#8212; at 498 metres &#8212; and also the fastest elevator in the world, capable of speeds hitting 600 metres per minute.<\/p>\n<p>Taking up the tower\u2019s 503,000 square metres (5.5 million square feet) of space are a hotel, retail operations, corporate offices and so-called officetels &#8212; studio apartments used mostly by people who also work in the building.<\/p>\n<p>Also finishing in the top 10 for the Emporis award were two buildings in China: CapitaLand&#8217;s 257-metre, twin-tower Raffles City in Hangzhou, China; and the 598-metre, 116-storey Ping An International Finance Centre in Shenzhen, which also sprung from a Kohn Pedersen Fox design.<\/p>\n<h3>Milan and Chicago Reach for the Stars<\/h3>\n<p>Finishing as runner-up for the award was the 177-metre Generali Tower, while the 229-metre 150 North Riverside in Chicago came in third. The Emporis jury praised the \u201cextravagant form\u201d of the Generali Tower, which has become known in Italy as \u201cLo Sorto,\u201d or \u201cThe Twisted One.\u201d Its energy-saving capabilities also won plaudits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"mingt-1206104604\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.asia\/Resource\/?resource=Data+Centres+Fuelling+the+AI+Future+%28White+Paper%29&#038;utm_source=mingtiandi&#038;utm_medium=website&#038;utm_campaign=wp23dcai\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"adv-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Yardi - Data Centre v5_250\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Yardi-Data-Centre-v5_250.gif\" alt=\"Yardi - Data Centre v5_250\"  width=\"780\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago River-hugging 150 North Riverside was noted for its complex engineering work, as it stands on a footprint that for years had been deemed impossible to build on because of its small, narrow size.<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s winner of the Emporis Skyscraper Award was the 142-metre VIA 57 West in New York city, a residential building designed by Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cloud-breaching Lotte World Tower in Seoul has been recognized as the best new skyscraper in the world, beating out Zaha Hadid Architects&#8217; Generali Tower in Milan and 150 North Riverside Plaza in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>The tapered 555-metre, 123-storey glass and&#8230;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/real-estate\/design-and-construction\/kpfs-lotte-world-tower-in-seoul-wins-emporis-award\/\">Read&nbsp;More>><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":552,"featured_media":37216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2555],"tags":[5382,2160,2932,5648,4197,1374,5416,665,1998,3640],"ppma_author":[8880],"authors":[{"term_id":8880,"user_id":552,"is_guest":0,"slug":"vincent-morkri","display_name":"Vincent Morkri","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c21946546b6ed209e5ece5fd0af78877?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"","last_name":"Morkri","first_name":"Vincent","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37213"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/552"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37213"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingtiandi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=37213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}