AIA South Korea Busan Opera House

Together with the project's design architect, Snøhetta, Dong Chen will present the latest developments in the construction of the Busan Opera House, a landmark cultural project set to redefine the city's waterfront skyline. During the session, Dong will provide an in-depth explanation of the façade steel structural design strategies that support and enhance Snøhetta’s architectural vision by exploring digital design and innovative parametric workflows.

These cutting-edge approaches have enabled extensive design iterations to refine the building envelope’s form and have facilitated precise coordination between architectural intentions and engineering requirements, ensuring efficient and optimised solutions for construction and fabrication. The presentation will also address how these strategies tackle challenges such as structural buildability, material efficiency, and seamless integration with the project’s ambitious aesthetic goals.