06 May 2009, Posted by Matt in Art & Culture, Seoul, Video, 5 Comments
The Prada Transformer
Among Seoul’s five grand palaces, Gyeonghuigung (경희궁) is sometimes called the “forgotten palace.” First built in the early 17th century, it was completely razed by the Japanese during their colonial occupation of Korea. In the 1990s, the original foundation stones and building records were used to reconstruct the palace, and today it’s a serene place in the city.
But for the next six months, there’s something unusual on the palace grounds. Amidst the old and new is a curious, ultra-modern structure called the Prada Transformer, a collaboration of the Italian designer and the acclaimed Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas.
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