Seoul City Announces Winners of the 'Post COVID-19' Architecture Competition

The winner is Vietnamese architect's 'The Invisible Face Mask'
A work envisioning a park safe from epidemics

[Asia Economy Reporter Onyu Lim] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced the winners of the "Social Architecture - Post-COVID General Idea Contest," which explores architectural forms in the era following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the 2nd.

The grand prize was awarded to the Vietnamese architect's work titled "The Invisible Face Mask," which envisions a park safe from infectious diseases. The city stated, "The idea stood out for creating walking paths with vertical intersections that accommodate one to two people, and for using landscaping elements such as trees to separate spaces and prevent contact through railings."

The excellence award went to the Korean architect's "School Zone," and the merit award was given to the Iranian architect's "Bus-Restaurant." A total of 104 works from 15 countries, including 73 from Korea, were submitted to this contest. Prize money totaling 11 million KRW will be awarded to the winners.

The city also announced that in the "Social Architecture - Post-COVID: Young Architects Contest," held alongside this competition, the grand prize was awarded to "000: Public Public Park."

Kim Seong-bo, head of the Housing and Architecture Headquarters of Seoul City, said, "It is time to change the direction of architectural policies that Seoul City has pursued so far," adding, "We will seek new forms of community and provide practical directions."

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