Balanced Development Portal

Formation Process of International Exchange Complex District Area

1960s

  • Initiated Gangnam development as part of Gangbuk suppression policy including South Seoul Plan and New Seoul Blank Plan (1966)

1960대

1970s

  • Land readjustment project and Jamsil district reclamation
    - ’71. Approved land readjustment project (Yeongdong 2 District, Jamsil District) and public water surface reclamation permit

  • Established planned development through comprehensive urban planning (including Jamsil District Comprehensive Development Master Plan in 1974)

1970년대

1980s

  • Public institution locations: Seoul Medical Center (1977), Korea Appraisal Board (completed 1981), Korea Electric Power Corporation (completed 1986), WTC Seoul (Phase 1, 1988)

  • Announced Seoul Sports Complex construction plan (Blue House) and Comprehensive sports complex construction plan for Asian Games (Seoul City)
    - Constructed Seoul Sports Complex (started 1976, completed 1980)

  • Developed Tancheon riverside (parking lot) (1976) and Gangnam Driver's License Test Center (1980)

1980년대

1990s

  • Restructured urban structure into Gangnam and Gangbuk centered on Han River, catalyzed by 1988 Olympics and WTC Seoul location
    - Developed business concentration along Gangnam-daero/Teheran-ro

1990년대

2000s

  • Completed COEX Phase 2 (2000, started 1997) and hosted ASEM meeting (2000)

  • Established and managed "Sports Complex Area District Unit Plan Reorganization" around Samseong Station (Gangnam-gu, 2000)

2000년대

2010s

  • Public Institution Relocations
    - Seoul Medical Center [31,656.9㎡]: Relocated to Jungnang-gu (2011), operating as reduced Gangnam branch, established sale plan (2014)
    - Korea Appraisal Board [10,988.5㎡]: Relocated to Daegu Sinseo-dong (2013), sold to Samsung Life Insurance (2011) - KEPCO [79,341.8㎡]: Relocated to Naju, Jeollanam-do and sold to Hyundai Motor (2015)

  • Railway Transportation Expansion
    - Opened Subway Line 9 (Bongeunsa-Sports Complex line) (2015)
    - Started KTX (Suseo-Pyeongtaek) construction (2011)
    - Included GTX in Second National Railway Network Plan (2011)

  • COEX [190,386.3㎡] Remodeled underground mall and expanded Parnas Hotel/Hyundai Department Store (2013)

  • Seoul Sports Complex [414,205.9㎡] Area Usage Status
    - Decreased utilization and weakened sports function due to facility aging over 30 years. Limited citizen usage of waterfront space due to disconnection by Han River/Tancheon elevated roads and concrete-centered space resulting in loss of environmental friendliness

2010년대