Construction of the "world's worst building" resumes?
This article discusses the development of Ryugyong a half-built hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea which dominates the skyline of that city. Issues relating to the structural and financial challenges faced in the development of this building are presented in the context of the famine and economic distr...
| Publicado en: | Architectural Record Vol. 196; no. 9; pp. 42 - 43 |
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BNP Media
Sep2008
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| Sumario: | This article discusses the development of Ryugyong a half-built hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea which dominates the skyline of that city. Issues relating to the structural and financial challenges faced in the development of this building are presented in the context of the famine and economic distress ongoing in North Korea. The development of this building is framed as one of the many policy failures under the current North Korean government. The challenges faced by the |
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