The Seoul Art Center competition entry proposed a new kind of cultural institution for East Asia's most dynamic city -- one that overcomes the traditional divide between museum, performance space and urban park.
The building section is organised around a continuous interior street: a covered public space running the full length of the building, accessible from the city on both sides, that hosts informal performances, temporary exhibitions and the daily life of the neighbourhood. The architecture opens itself to Seoul rather than holding the city at a distance -- a landmark that is also a genuinely public space.