Things I tripped over on my way to the internet

bauldoff:

Envisioned for 2011, the lush, winning city center design for Gwanggyo, Korea (a new town south of Seoul), will comprise housing, office, culture, retail, leisure and education spaces for the estimated 77,000 inhabitants.

The efficient Gwanggyo Power Centre’s small energy and water footprint will also aid in the town’s plan to be self-sustaining. 

By Dutch architects MVRDV. (via notcot)

What’s so great about this is how much it mimics the terraced rice fields that are so common in Korea. This is the best picture I could find although it’s actually China but you can see what I mean.