GSD students on roof

We are continuing to explore the theme of 'Light Monumentality' this semester with 12 talented students from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. The site of inquiry is the area surrounding Seoul Station where we have asked students to wrestle with contemporary terms of monumentality in the form of a design proposal for a new international rail station. With the inevitable opening of the border between North and South Korea, a trans-national railway will connect the Asian region with high-speed rail service and eventually future connections will even reach Europe.

Professor and masterplanner Ahn Changmo gave an enlightening tour of the history and future of Seoul Station which culminated at the roof of the historical building.  There we were able to get a panoramic view of the quickly transforming urban surrounds…