SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) said Wednesday it had selected the winner of the MMCA Gwacheon Project 2022: Rooftop Garden. The project was launched by the museum last year to collaborate with artists to turn various spaces around the MMCA’s Gwacheon branch into experiential chambers [...]
GURYE, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — An overflowing river swept through Yangjeong Village in Gurye County, South Jeolla Province on Sunday morning, devouring many homes and barns. Villagers, raising some 1,500 cows, returned to the village believing that most of the livestock had drowned. Fortunately, some cows were able to find refuge on the roofs [...]
DAEJEON, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Daejeon said Friday it will operate city bee farms on the rooftops of four government buildings until July. Bee farms will be set up on the rooftops of Daejeon Metropolitan City Hall, the Institute of Health and Environment of Daejeon Metropolitan City, Chungnam National University and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The roof of the Cecil Theater in Jung District, Seoul, which was the center of the small theater culture in the 1970s and 1980s and the most popular place to catch a Korean play, will be transformed into a public rest area. The Seoul Metropolitan Government signed a business [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon pointed out that “satellite photos of Seoul show how empty the roofs in Seoul are,” suggesting that at least one-third of all roof space be transformed into gardens or solar power generation stations. Park, at a policy debate on urban agriculture held at Seoul City [...]
Singapore, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The ability to safely and consistently deliver quality that will last the test of time, regardless of market or local construction partner is a critical enabler in rooftop projects with sites ranging from 200 kWp all the way to 20 MWp. The development of local expertise in each of [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent rooftop restaurant and bar craze is reshaping dining and drinking culture in South Korea, as more and more new business establishments are sprouting up on rooftops across the country. Gyeongridan and Itaewon are at the forefront of the latest fad in Seoul, as a good number of bars [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The rooftop garden at the government complex in Sejong, central South Korea, has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s largest garden on a rooftop to date, government officials said Monday. Government officials, including Vice Interior Minister Kim Sung-lyul, unveiled a monument on the roof to [...]