Ewha Womans University

 We went to admissions day (7.16.2011) at Ewha Womans University. Ewha is a private university open only to women. It is located in Seoul and is currently one of the largest institutions of higher learning. It is also the largest female educational institute in the world.

The new building designed by Dominique Perrault.

“A forum for the exchange of ideas as students gather after class to discuss their views, a piazza, with the cafeteria spilling out, creating a real “place” to stop and relax,
an outdoor theater, as the stair can be used as an amphitheater, a sculpture garden, where indoor gallery events can push outwards. It is this flexibility (conceptual and real) which permits the new Ewha campus center to inevitably weave itself into the landscape - sometimes a building, sometimes a landscape, sometimes a sculpture.” -- Perrault

Ewha's lecture hall

The lecture hall had a side entrance with a nice ramp, making the building accessible to wheelchairs.

The street in front of the University is lined with restaurants, cafes, boutiques, and salons.

Unfortunately, it is very rare to find stores that are accessible for wheelchairs :(

Found this Starbucks where it has the entire building to itself.

Very accessible! :) A ramp outside and an elevator inside makes this place perfect for wheelchairs.

Closest subway station: Shinchon station, line number 2