Nine public landmarks were built on a university campus in South Korea. As a giant Ariadne’s thread, these bent metal structures help better orient users around the campus. At the same time, the project aims to link the existing network of faculties, emphasising their interdisciplinary nature and thus creating a unique system. The landmarks evoke a thread that, with simple structures, emerges from the ground and stitches together the most important places on the university campus. Only the central landmark is more complex and iconic, as it represents the beginning and end points of the thread and is placed in the central university quad.
The design was carried out in collaboration with Korea Tech and a group of students to develop the idea and further implement the detailed design. The process was thus an experimental and educational design, with concepts that bridge art, architecture, and urbanism. The structures have enhanced the quality of the public space and helped create a sense of appropriation among users.
Program: Public landmarks
Location: Cheonan, South Korea
Institution: Korea University of Technology & Education
Architect: Dario Pedrabissi
Collaborators: Kim Sumin, Koo Minsung, Kim Suji;
Engineering: Cubic Engineering - Lee Cheol-ho
Status: Built
Chronology: Design (2013); Construction (2014-02).
