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Cheonggyecheon

As technological change drives globalisation..
As post-industrial ways of living spread..
As the balance of power shifts towards developing countries..
Creativity emerges as a key factor in development..
Cultural trade grows rapidly..
Creating stark new challenges for business and the arts.


 
 
An elevated highway running along the course of a culverted stream into the centre of Seoul, Korea, was demolished in 2004, and replaced with a 6km urban park. New contemporary bridges and walkways were built, and the banks of the newly-revealed stream were animated with public artworks. Some of the motorway’s old concrete stanchions were kept as a memorial.
 
 


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