Seoul city to install Hanok-style, high-tech bus stops

A ‘smart’ bus shelter designed to block people with fever amid a spread of the coronavirus, is installed at a bus stop in Seoul, South Korea. The city plans to adopt the signature curves of hanok for the city’s ‘smart shelter’ bus stops. — AP

SEOUL: The Seoul city government said on Sept 21 it has decided to adopt the design of hanok, or traditional Korean houses, for high-tech bus stops in the capital, Yonhap news agency reported.

The design, titled “Beauty of Korea”, centres on adopting the signature curves of hanok for the city’s “smart shelter” bus stops, according to the Seoul city government.