Introduction to Songdo, KoreaIntroduction to Songdo, Korea

Prepared for

Mason Faculty Senate

Office of Global & International Strategies

Location

Incheon International Airport

• 8th world’s busiest airport in terms of international passengers

• 2nd world’s busiest in terms of cargo and freight

Incheon Bridge

• Incheon Bridge connects Songdo City to airport.

Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ)• Designated : August 11, 2003 • Total Area of three region : 3

times the size of Manhattan • Location : Incheon Yeonsu-gu

Sondo-dong • Size of Songdo : 53.4 ㎢

(13,195.43 acre)• Infrastructure Cost : 10.4253

trillion won (appox. US 10B)• Project Period : 2003 ~ 2020 • Contractor

- Incheon Metropolitan City, Songdo Techno Park, NSIC

• Construction Plan- Knowledge and Information Industrial Complex,Bio-Complex, High-tech Industrial Cluster, Songdo Landmark City, Incheon New Port

Proximity to Seoul Metropolitan Area with 20 million population

Jack Nicklaus Golf Course in SongdoFact Sheet

• 18 Hole Championship Golf Course and Club with Fairway Villas

• Site Area: 10.19 M SF/946,875 SM • 250 Full Memberships • 250 Weekday Memberships • 179 Detached Single Family Villas

with Fairway Views • Joint Venture with Kitson & Partners • Golf Course Architect: Nicklaus

Design/Orange Engineering • Clubhouse Architect: Cannon

Design/Heerim • Villa Architect: MAI • Clubhouse Pursuing LEED for NC

Certification • Hosted 2010 PGA Champions Tour,

Sept. 10-12 • Club Opened November 2010

http://www.jacknicklausgolfclubkorea.com/

Songdo International Business District

International School• Chadwick International

Songdo Global University Campus

Central Park