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Building September 2026September 2026 151 Incheon Tower Under construction 151 Incheon Tower, South Korea.jpg 250 Proposed Rendition of the Incheon Tower Songdo International City, Incheon, South Korea June 20, 2008 2025 2030 John C. Portman Jr. 17 trillion wonhttp://www.newswire.co.kr/?job=news&no=276542 102-Story Incheon Tower to be built soon 27 August 2007 NewsWire 18 November 2009US$11 billionhttps://money.cnn.com/2006/02/07/news/international/tallest_building/ 102-floor tower planned in South Korea 7 February 2006 CNNMoney.com 18 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091118170022/http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/07/news/international/tallest_building/ 18 November 2009 506538 m2 sqft on 102 Mixed-use 487 m on Hyundai Engineering and Construction Thornton Tomasetti
The 151 Incheon Tower was a supertall twin tower proposed for construction in Songdo International City, Incheon, South Korea.http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=257689 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022030744/http://www.emporis.com/building/incheontower1-incheon-southkorea usurped 22 October 2012 Incheon Tower 1 Emporis 20 January 2009 The design consisted of two 151 floor, 613 m ft 0 on supertall skyscrapers connected by three skybridges.http://www.thorntontomasetti.com/news/press/11-thornton_tomasetti_engineered_tower_breaks_ground_in_south_korea Engineered Tower Breaks Ground in South Korea 22 September 2008 Thornton Tomasetti 18 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717052207/http://www.thorntontomasetti.com/news/press/11-thornton_tomasetti_engineered_tower_breaks_ground_in_south_korea 17 July 2011 dead dmy-all The building would have become the tallest twin towers in the world, surpassing the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and one of the tallest buildings in Asia.https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/04/281_61524.html Incheon to Be NE Asian Hub 2010-02-26 The Korea Times 2010-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20121002074143/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/04/281_61524.html 2012-10-02 live After the late-2000s recession, the tower was postponed with the possibility of a redesign at a lower height. The height of the tower was reduced from 613 metres to 487 metres while keeping the design the same.
The Skyscraper was designed to represent Songdo City. It would have included offices, residential space, and a hotel. It would have been a Korean landmark upon completion. The complex was due to be located at the US$35 billion New Songdo City, and would have covered over 6 km2 sqmi on of land, about 20 mi km on flip from the nation's capital, Seoul.http://www.globest.com/news/1250_1250/asia/173984-1.html Consortium Breaks Ground for 102-Story Tower Carr Robert 23 September 2008 GlobeSt.com 18 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080926202938/http://www.globest.com/news/1250_1250/asia/173984-1.html 26 September 2008 dead dmy-all Developer Portman Holdings, run by John Portman, signed an agreement with South Korean officials to build the tower. Construction started with groundbreaking on 20 June 2008.http://www.portmanusa.com/news/news_incheon_tower.html Portman consortium breaks ground on 151-story tower in South Korea June 2007 John Portman & Associates 18 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090818174150/http://www.portmanusa.com/news/news_incheon_tower.html 18 August 2009 dead dmy-all Construction halted in 2009. Construction resumed in 2013, but the project was cancelled in 2016.
Floor plans
The following is a breakdown of floors of the original 151 story design:http://www.songdolandmarkcity.com/main/151incheontower.html 151 Incheon Tower Songdo Landmark City 19 November 2009 30 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130730171904/http://www.songdolandmarkcity.com/main/151incheontower.html dead
Floors Use Area (square metres) 151 Observatory 11,042 149-151 Restaurant 13,194 115-148 Hotel 86,702 97-114 Boutique Hotel 169,951 55-96 Residences 71,124 7-54 Office 102,736 B1-6 Retail/Shopping Mall 506,538
References
External links
Incheon Towers on SkyscraperPage
https://archive.today/20130122014404/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=257689 el Incheon Tower 1
https://archive.today/20130409023334/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=257861 el Incheon Tower 2
https://archive.today/20130220042026/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=114500 el Incheon Tower complex
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Category:Buildings and structures in Incheon
Category:Twin towers
Category:Unbuilt buildings and structures in South Korea
Category:Songdo International Business District
Category:Cancelled projects in South Korea
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