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South Korea's US$275bn 'super city' to include theme parks, luxury hotels, a healing town and more
08 Jul 2014 . BY Tom Anstey
City8 will include the largest architectural object ever built as well as a host of leisure facilities and residential options / Fosters and Partners
City8 will include the largest architectural object ever built as well as a host of leisure facilities and residential options / Fosters and Partners
A planned super city in South Korea that will cost an estimated US$275bn (€202bn, £160bn) will include a host of leisure features including a theme park, casinos, luxury hotels, a 50,000 seat concert hall and a medical-themed ‘healing town’.

Dubbed ‘City8’, the giant metropolis will create an estimated 930,000 new jobs and aims to attract 134 million tourists annually.

Other features for the proposed city – to be built on an island shaped like a figure of eight – include a Formula One race track, and ‘hallyu town’ – which will show off traditional Korean entertainment to visitors.

A series of artificial landmarks will also be built, including the ‘Inner Circle’ – a tubular 8.6m (13.8km) building along the city’s coast, and the ‘Mega Strip’ – a 200m (656ft) high, 880m wide (2,887ft), and two mile (3.3km) long building that would be the largest architectural object ever built.

Aside from the tourist attractions, City8 will also have government services, offices, plus permanent and temporary housing for up to 320,000.

Scheduled to be completed by 2030, the city is to be located next to South Korea’s busiest airport, with the majority of visitors coming from China. The green city would house green industries and eco-friendly homes and would also incorporate the world’s largest bridge linking North and South Korea. The proposed super city will be completely self-sustainable, requiring no fuel inputs from outside sources.

UK-based architects Fosters and Partners are working on the design of the development, after winning an international competition, with ideas for the development including a rapid transit system linking the main three areas of the city.
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South Korea's US$275bn 'super city' to include theme parks, luxury hotels, a healing town and more
08 Jul 2014 . BY Tom Anstey
City8 will include the largest architectural object ever built as well as a host of leisure facilities and residential options / Fosters and Partners
A planned super city in South Korea that will cost an estimated US$275bn (€202bn, £160bn) will include a host of leisure features including a theme park, casinos, luxury hotels, a 50,000 seat concert hall and a medical-themed ‘healing town’.

Dubbed ‘City8’, the giant metropolis will create an estimated 930,000 new jobs and aims to attract 134 million tourists annually.

Other features for the proposed city – to be built on an island shaped like a figure of eight – include a Formula One race track, and ‘hallyu town’ – which will show off traditional Korean entertainment to visitors.

A series of artificial landmarks will also be built, including the ‘Inner Circle’ – a tubular 8.6m (13.8km) building along the city’s coast, and the ‘Mega Strip’ – a 200m (656ft) high, 880m wide (2,887ft), and two mile (3.3km) long building that would be the largest architectural object ever built.

Aside from the tourist attractions, City8 will also have government services, offices, plus permanent and temporary housing for up to 320,000.

Scheduled to be completed by 2030, the city is to be located next to South Korea’s busiest airport, with the majority of visitors coming from China. The green city would house green industries and eco-friendly homes and would also incorporate the world’s largest bridge linking North and South Korea. The proposed super city will be completely self-sustainable, requiring no fuel inputs from outside sources.

UK-based architects Fosters and Partners are working on the design of the development, after winning an international competition, with ideas for the development including a rapid transit system linking the main three areas of the city.
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Elemis’ first standalone store to open in London’s Covent Garden
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Myndstream teases new breathwork series in collaboration with Grammy Award winner Peter Kater
Freddie Moross, founder of wellness music provider Myndstream, has announced plans to launch Spiritus – a brand new breathwork series by Grammy Award-winning musician and composer Peter Kater – onto the company’s music streaming service, The Stream.
Full Balance reveals all-natural reflexology board
Austrian-based Full Balance has created a Big Foot massage board for communal spa areas which guests stand on to "closely mimic the experience of professional reflexology treatments".
Scottish spa industry to gather at first-ever Spa Life Scotland event
Industry event organisation Spa Life is gearing up for the first-ever Spa Life Scotland Convention, due to be hosted at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow from 28-30 April.
We Work Well organises annual pre-ISPA charity hike in Scottsdale
We Work Well founders Monica Helmstetter and Lucy Hugo have called on ISPA members to join their annual SpasPushingLimits charity hike in Phoenix, Arizona, on 22 April.
MyEquilibria combines art and outdoor exercise
"We summarise what we do in two words – functional art," says Gian Luca Innocenzi, CEO and founder of MyEquilibria, which specialises in high-end outdoor exercise equipment.
Sothys launches pro-ageing Sun Range
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