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Its structure, designed by William LeMessurier, had several unusual design features, including a raised base supported by four offset stilts and a column in the center, diagonal bracing which absorbed wind loads from upper stories, and a tuned mass damper with a 400-ton concrete weight floating on oil [1] to counteract oscillation movements. It ...
Seoul is the business and financial hub of South Korea. Although it accounts for only 0.6 percent of the nation's land area, 48.3 percent of South Korea's bank deposits were held in Seoul in 2003, [ 96 ] and the city generated 23 percent of the country's GDP overall in 2012. [ 97 ]
Biophilic design is a concept used within the building industry to increase occupant connectivity to the natural environment through the use of direct nature, indirect nature, and space and place conditions. Used at both the building and city-scale, it is argued that this idea has health, environmental, and economic benefits for building ...
James David "JD" Vance [a] (né Bowman; formerly Hamel; [b] born August 2, 1984) is an American politician, author, and Marine veteran who has served since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Ohio.
The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies was established in 1966 and consists of 780 organizations as of 2012. [2] The goals of the KOFST are to make the sharing of technology and research data between these societies easier and to encourage and facilitate the cooperation of Pacific Rim countries.
"Korea" is the modern spelling of "Corea", a name attested in English as early as 1614. [5] [6] "Corea" is derived from the name of the ancient kingdom of Goryeo. [7] Korea was transliterated as Cauli in The Travels of Marco Polo, [8] of the Chinese 高麗 (MC: Kawlej, [9] mod. Gāolì).
The Seoul Arts Center (SAC; Korean: 예술의 전당) is an arts complex in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea.It consists of five main buildings: the Opera House, with three auditoriums; the Music Hall, with two concert halls; the Hangaram Art Museum; the Hangaram Design Museum; and the Seoul Calligraphy Art Museum.
The multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) has been used for simulated combat exercises at the Korea Combat Training Center. [1] The KCTC largely adopted the systems of the National Training Center (NTC) and the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) in the beginning, but later developed its own battlefield simulation system.