GDS architects build 'invisible' tower in south korea

GDS architects build ‘invisible’ tower in south korea
image by yunseok oh-park
images courtesy of GDS architects

‘tower infinity’ by american firm GDS architects is set to be the world’s first ‘invisible’ structure. via an LED façade system that will work with a series of optical cameras projecting real-time images of its surroundings onto its skin, making it ‘disappear’. positioned just outside seoul, the anti-tower is set to stand as a national landmark for korea which can be seen along the route between the city and its international airport. standing at 450m tall, it will be one of the world’s 10 tallest structures and will boast the third highest observation deck upon its completion in 2014. 

detail of the façade of the invisible tower, korea

aerial view of the site

by night

project info:

client: korea land corporation and cheongna organization
tower height: 450m
site area: 110,400 square meters
total area: 145,500 square meters
status: international design competition winner, 2003; second stage competition winner, 2012, with executive architect: samoo, and associate architect: ANU
completion: 2014