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HOK New York to Design Seven Buildings in New Songdo City, Korea

New York, NY (Vocus) April 26, 2007

The New York office of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. ( HOK ), one of the world’s leading architecture and urban design firms, is designing seven new buildings in Incheon, Korea. The six mixed-use towers and hotel will be part of New Songdo City, a $ 25 billion master-planned international business district developed by Gale International and POSCO E&C. Gale International is headquartered in New York with offices in Boston; Irvine, California; Seoul and New Songdo, South Korea.

Three of the mixed-use towers, located on the north side of New Songdo’s Central Park (the city’s main public park) are scheduled to begin construction in May 2007. The towers, which form a gateway to the northern residential neighborhood of the city, are intended to set an international high quality standard of living and design prototype. Taking full advantage of the southern exposure, the towers will become one of the prime residential addresses in the city, providing direct views of the park and beyond. The towers will accommodate housing, live-in work amenities and retail space. Sales of the 900 units are scheduled to begin in May 2007, with estimated completion of the project in 2009. Kenneth Drucker, Design Director at HOK New York, describes the sets of towers as “an incredible opportunity to define the northern edge of Central Park as the ‘Fifth Avenue’ of New Songdo City.”

Located on the south side of Central Park, the Convention Center Hotel is already under construction and pursuing the goal of becoming the first LEED® certified hotel in Korea. The 25-story hotel tower will have a total of 23 occupied floors and a two-story rooftop mechanical area and roof screen. The hotel will contain 322 guestrooms, eight percent of which will be suites; as well as a presidential suite and executive lounge on the top floors. Typical hotel rooms will average 380 square feet and will each include a four fixture bathroom.

Hotel amenities will be located on the five lower levels, including two ballrooms, function rooms, a spa, gym facilities, a covered swimming pool, two restaurants and a lounge bar. The kitchens, food and beverage preparation and administration areas will be connected through a service corridor on each floor, and support services will be located on the two basement levels.

HOK’s Convention Center Hotel is part of a group of buildings that will also include the Convention Center, a 65-story, mixed-use residential and office tower, the Northeast Asia Trade Tower, and a retail mall. The three buildings will be connected through a series of plazas and open landscaped areas, as well as a single below-grade parking structure spanning the entire area. The hotel is estimated for completion in 2009.

While Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates created the master plan for New Songdo City, HOK New York is acting as the Design Architect in designing over 3 million square feet in the six towers and hotel along Central Park, with ARUP handling the structural and curtainwall design; Dong-Il Architects acting as the Korean Associate Architect for residential work on the towers; and Baum Architects acting as the Associate Architects for the first hotel.

New Songdo City, being built on 1,500 acres of reclaimed land along the Yellow Sea, is positioned to become the hub of Northeast Asia. The largest private real estate development in history, New Songdo is located at the site of General MacArthur’s 1950 landing. New Songdo will be larger than the city of Boston when completed and will include fifty million square feet of office space, thirty million square feet of residential space, ten million square feet of retail space, five million square feet of hotel space and ten million square feet of public space. Every conceivable cultural and recreational amenity will be available including a world class hospital, two international preparatory schools and a 100 acre Central Park with a world class aquarium and art museum.

About Gale International

Gale International is a premier, international real estate development and investment company. Gale International is dedicated to creating dynamic environments in which people thrive. Commitment to quality and integrity is its core principle.

About HOK

HOK is a global architectural firm that specializes in planning, design and delivery solutions for buildings and communities. Through its collaborative network of 25 offices worldwide, the firm serves diverse clients within the corporate, commercial, public and institutional markets. HOK is committed to developing resources and expertise to help lead the world toward sustainable communities and building environments. Founded in 1955, the firm’s expertise includes architecture, engineering, interiors, plan¬ning, lighting, graphics, facilities planning and assessment, and construction services. For more information, visit http://www.hok.com.

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US urges North Korea to get ‘serious’ on talks Mr Gates’ Asian tour is focused on ties with China and countering North Korean tensions Continue reading the main story Related storiesGates visits China nuclear baseViewpoint: New Sino-US arms race?China military upgrades gather paceIt is time for North Korea to get “serious” about negotiations for peace, the US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said.

Mr Gates was speaking in Japan, after a four-day visit to China.

He said the risk of provocation leading to war between the two Koreas was very high and noted the South had the right to respond if attacked.

Mr Gates’s trip has focused on repairing military ties with China and easing tensions between the Koreas.

His meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan was also an opportunity to reaffirm the US-Japan alliance, amid recent tensions over the stalled relocation of a US base in Okinawa.

‘Concrete evidence’Speaking at a news conference, Mr Gates said there was a “common interest” between the US, China, South Korea and Japan in securing peace and stability on the Korean peninsula.

“There must be concrete evidence that they are finally serious about negotiations,” Mr Gates said of the leadership in Pyongyang.

“It’s a long-standing principle that every country has the right to protect itself and defend itself against an unprovoked attack,” Mr Gates added.

“The objective that we all have in common is how do we prevent another provocation from taking place?”

North Korea has offered talks, and the reopening of tourism and industrial projects in recent days, but South Korea, the US and Japan have responded sceptically.

They remain insistent that the North must apologise for its shelling of a southern island in November and the sinking of a South Korean warship last March – an incident in which Pyongyang denies any role.

Speaking in Washington, US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen said North Korea posed “an evolving threat, not just to the region but to the United States specifically”.

He said North Korea’s capability to strike beyond its shores was “becoming more and more dangerous”.

Mr Gates had spoken earlier, in China, about how North Korean missiles could pose a direct threat to the United States within five years.

He had also noted what he called a “sea change” in attitudes in South Korea towards the North, with far less patience in evidence for the North’s behaviour.

‘Move forward’On Okinawa, Mr Gates sought to play down tensions saying the US-Japan alliance was broader than any single issue.

“We hope to move forward with the relocation of US forces in Okinawa in ways that are more appropriate to our strategic posture while reducing the impact on the communities nearby,” Mr Gates said.

The US wants to build a new air base in northern Okinawa, closing the controversial Futenma base in crowded central Okinawa.

But there is widespread opposition to the plan in Okinawa from residents who say the island hosts far more than its fair share of the US military presence in Japan.

Mr Gates will leave Japan for South Korea on Friday.

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