'2020 Busan Metropolitan City Public Design Contest' Held

Busan City Hall Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jonghyo] Busan City is holding the '2020 Busan Metropolitan City Public Design Contest' to raise citizens' interest in public design and discover excellent public designs.

This year, the contest will be held under the theme of 'Emptying·Integration, Open City Busan,' covering all design areas including space, facilities, and visuals. Any citizen interested in public design can participate, and the application period is three days from July 1 to 3.

Applicants can download the application form from the announcements section on the Busan City Hall website, and submit the completed work and work files either by visiting in person or by mail. Middle and high school participants only need to submit the application form and work files via email.

Submitted works will be judged based on creativity, usability, aesthetics, and symbolism. Awards will be given in two categories: university/general division and middle/high school division. For the university/general division, one Grand Prize winner (5 million KRW), one Gold Prize winner (3 million KRW), three Silver Prize winners (1 million KRW each), and six Bronze Prize winners (500,000 KRW each) will be selected. For the middle/high school division, one Excellence Award winner (cultural gift certificate worth 300,000 KRW), two Merit Award winners (cultural gift certificates worth 200,000 KRW each), and three Encouragement Award winners (cultural gift certificates worth 100,000 KRW each) will be chosen. The results will be announced on August 21 on the Busan City website.

A Busan City official stated, "The excellent designs discovered through this contest will be actively utilized in public design projects implemented by the city," encouraging citizens to participate.

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