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Shapiro Didway Landscape Architecture has designed conceptual plans for a new K-12 campus in Daejeon, South Korea.

The firm worked to create a naturally flowing, flexible and secure campus to serve Taejon Christian International School students and the community.

鈥淚t’s all fenced in,鈥� firm principal Steve Shapiro said. 鈥淚t’s a corner piece of property designed to have good sight lines. We used low shrubs to improve visibility and keep people from loitering around the campus.鈥�

Stonework and natural plantings were incorporated to evoke the landscape of the surrounding mountain valley. Storm water will be treated on-site with a natural-flow swale system designed to express and celebrate the flow of rainwater. The campus’ landscape was designed with a Korean aesthetic, according to Shapiro.

鈥淲e used a lot of blooming trees and natural forms, as well as rock outcroppings,鈥� Shapiro said. 鈥淚t’s a celebration of stone.鈥�

The school building itself was designed by Myhre Group Architects and DECA Architecture, and will soon house 600 students.