Transcript Songdo, Korea - George Mason University

Introduction to Songdo, Korea
Prepared
for
Mason Faculty Senate
Office of Global & International Strategies
Location
Incheon International Airport
• 8th world’s
busiest airport
in terms of
international
passengers
• 2nd world’s
busiest in
terms of cargo
and freight
Incheon Bridge
• Incheon Bridge
connects
Songdo City to
airport.
Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ)
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Designated : August 11, 2003
Total Area of three region : 3
times the size of Manhattan
Location : Incheon Yeonsu-gu
Sondo-dong
Size of Songdo : 53.4㎢
(13,195.43 acre)
Infrastructure Cost : 10.4253
trillion won (appox. US 10B)
Project Period : 2003 ~ 2020
Contractor
- Incheon Metropolitan City,
Songdo Techno Park, NSIC
Construction Plan
- Knowledge and Information
Industrial Complex,
Bio-Complex, High-tech
Industrial Cluster,
Songdo Landmark City, Incheon
New Port
Proximity to Seoul Metropolitan Area with
20 million population
Jack Nicklaus Golf Course in Songdo
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Fact Sheet
18 Hole Championship Golf Course
and Club with Fairway Villas
Site Area: 10.19 M SF/946,875 SM
250 Full Memberships
250 Weekday Memberships
179 Detached Single Family Villas
with Fairway Views
Joint Venture with Kitson & Partners
Golf Course Architect: Nicklaus
Design/Orange Engineering
Clubhouse Architect: Cannon
Design/Heerim
Villa Architect: MAI
Clubhouse Pursuing LEED for NC
Certification
Hosted 2010 PGA Champions Tour,
Sept. 10-12
Club Opened November 2010
http://www.jacknicklausgolfclubkorea.com/
Songdo International Business District
International School
• Chadwick International
Songdo Global University Campus
Central Park