Page 12 - English for Construction 2

Focus on a project: International Finance Centre
(IFC) Seoul, Korea

Reading 1 Read these extracts about a new development in Seoul, Korea. What is the project?

S iemens-Shmwha has been
awarded a contract to supply
fae
safety system for the
a
new IFC Seoul project which was
developed by AIG real estate.

Designed by the award-winning
architectural firm Arquitectonica, I F C
Seoul is the leading business destination
in Seoul with approximately 500,000
square metres of development.

consortium led by GS Construction and
POSCO won the contract to excavate
he IFC Seoul is a joint Athe site.The contract for the next phase of
T venture between the Seoul construction was signed with a new consortium,
Metropolitan Government and stablished in 1968, including Daelim, POSCO, Hyundai Development and
AIG Global Real Estate.
POSCO is South headed by GS Construction in January of this year
EKorea's largest steel
producer.

T o the south will be the 29-storey Two IFC office tower, which will contract from AIG Korean Real Estate
Otis Elevator Company was awarded a
offer some 79,000 square metres of floor space; to the west will be
Development
YH to provide
125 elevators,
88,000 square metres, while the northern
the 32-storey One IFC with
corner will be reserved for a 450-guestroom, 38-storey five-star hotel. escalators and moving walkways for
The structure on the north-eastern side of the project, Three IFC, will International Finance Centre (IFC) Seoul in
be 55 storeys in height and, with a total office space of 160,000 square Korea.
metres, will be the largest structure in the complex.
M a t c h the organisations involved in the project w i t h their roles. Sometimes
more than one answer is possible.
1 GS Construction a) architects
2 Siemens-Shinwha b) excavation
3 POSCO c) fire safety equipment supplier
4 Seoul Metropolitan d) elevator manufacturer
Government and AIG e) owners/developers
Global Real Estate 0 c o n s o r t i u m member
5 Arquitectonica g) steel producer
6 Daelim
7 Otis Elevator Company
Speaking 3 Work in small groups. T h i n k of a large construction project in your area.
Discuss w h i c h companies were involved and the role(s) they played.

1 Teamwork