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Songdo International Business District (IBD) officially opened on August
7,
2009 as designated Free Economic Zone and the first new
sustainable
city in the world designed to be an international business
district.
With its strategic location just 15 minutes driving time from
Incheon
International Airport and 3 ½ hours flying time to 1/3 of the
world's
population and regional markets such as China, Russia and Japan,
Songdo
IBD will position South Korea as the commercial epicenter of
Northeast Asia.
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The HafenCity University Hamburg, the University Of The Built Environment
and Metropolitan Development (HCU), is the only university of its kind in
Europe. The education and research at the HCU
Hamburg are aimed are
contemplating and concretising what the future of
metropolitan areas should look like.
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HafenCity covers an area of 157 hectares, making it one of the
most
prominent inner-city waterfront development projects
in the world. Based
on new concept for urban living, it will increase
the size of Hamburg
City by 40 percent. Between the historic
Speicherstadt
warehouse district and the River Elbe, new city
with cosmopolitan
mix of homes, service businesses, culture, leisure,
tourism and commerce
is emerging. The
development (to circa 2025)
is being managed by HafenCity Hamburg GmbH, 100-percent
subsidiary of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. HafenCity is
already rated as the model project for international waterfront
development.
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