Asymptote wins competition for the tallest building in Asia, WBCB Tower
by World Architecture News

On 25 January, 2007 Asymptote Architecture, a New York based
architecture practice led by principals Hani Rashid and Lise Anne
Couture, has been awarded the Millennium Tower World Business Center
(WBCB) in Busan, Korea through an international competition organized by
the Busan International Architectural Culture Festival (BIACF) and
sponsored by the Municipality of Busan City and the Solomon Group.

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Korean Towers Aimed to be among World's Tallest

Korea has joined the race of nations competing to build the world's
tallest buildings in an effort to mark themselves as global business
centers. Thursday, a ground-breaking ceremony was held for a 65-story
(300m) tower in Songdo International City in the Incheon Free Economic
Zone. When it's completed in 2009, the Northeast Asia Trade Tower
(NEATT) will be the tallest building in the nation, two stories higher
than the 63 Building in Youido, Seoul.
Built on a spacious 148,725-sq.meter site, the first 33 floors will
house office space for multi-national businesses and financial firms. A
hotel with more than 200 rooms and amenities will take the 34th to 64th
floors. Finance Minister Kwon O-kyu said during the ceremony that the
NEATT will become a landmark for Songdo International City and will play
a significant role in attracting foreign investors.

If things go according to plan, the NEATT's status as Korea's tallest
building won't last long -- a competitor, the Incheon Tower, is going up
just 30 minutes away. Planned to soar to 151 stories (550m), Incheon
Tower is due to break ground late this year and reach completion in
2012. The projected cost is W3 trillion (US$1=W937). When it's done, the
building should be the second highest in the world, behind the Burj
Dubai which is under construction in Dubai and set to finish next year.
Meanwhile, another skyscraper is going up in Busan -- the 107-story
Lotte World 2, which its builders hope to complete in 2013.

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