Frits van Dongen exports the European model of social housing to Korea

SEOUL – The Dutch architect Frits van Dongen (Van Dongen Koschuch Architects and Planners), at the time partner at de Architekten Cie., has conceived the masterplan of the Gangnam District, a large development at Seoul’s southern periphery. The c
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