The hope is that Incheon will one day become an epicenter of R&D for sustainable industries and promote the eco-friendly approach to things. While it is said that the city will incorporate the natural topography of the region and minimise loss of agricultural space, I’m still sceptical about just how eco-friendly the actual construction process will be. Stay tuned over the next 10 to 15 years and we’ll find out. [Foster + Parners via Inhabitat]
lilbridge
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 11:21 PMJust for clarification, the city’s name is Incheon, not Inhabitat. Inhabitat is a leading blog on green design, architecture and sustainable technology. Incheon is a planned eco-city in South Korea.
Kevin Dalias
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 11:55 PMWhile Inhabitat definitely aspires to someday become a super-city, we’re currently a website. The city is actually called Incheon.
Matt Kelley
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 11:56 AMIncheon is already South Korea’s third largest city, so perhaps the plan is to transition the city to sustainability?
Or, maybe there’s a connection with Songdo, the huge, fancy new city being built from scratch on reclaimed land within the Incheon city limits? Clarification would be great.