Songpa-gu Wins Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award at the 22nd Korea Design Awards

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Commendation in Local Government Category at Korea Design Awards... Songpa's Unique Design Management Achievements Utilizing Historical and Regional Foundations

Korea Design Awards Ceremony

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) received the Ministerial Award in the local government category at the 22nd Korea Design Awards, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and organized by the Korea Institute of Design Promotion.

Now in its 22nd year, the Korea Design Awards is the most prestigious government award ceremony in the country, recognizing companies, local governments, and individuals who have contributed to the national design industry and economic development through creative design management.

This award is the result of efforts since establishing the Songpa Urban Design Master Plan in 2017, focusing on design management activities unique to Songpa under the vision of ‘Place + Communication + Consideration + Integration.’

The district formed the ‘Urban Design and Public Art Committee’ to plan necessary projects for the region through policy advice and introduced the ‘Urban Design Doctor System,’ improving the efficiency and satisfaction of all design projects implemented in Songpa-gu.

In particular, projects such as ▲ the Songpa Dullegil trail connecting Seongnaecheon, Hangang, Tancheon, and Jangjicheon streams ▲ urban brand development ▲ design projects addressing social issues like school violence prevention, safety in daily life, and cognitive health ▲ and the development of construction site hoarding designs, which utilize historical and regional foundations, received high praise for Songpa’s unique design management activities.

Additionally, efforts to create a historical and cultural city include ▲ installing bus stop cold weather shelters (Jeongyangmak, Jeongyanggudeul) ▲ publishing a design data book on Baekje Hanseonggi cultural heritage ▲ and applying Songpa’s unique cultural heritage designs to public facilities in Pungnap-dong.

Safe Living Design Project

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, stated, “Building on the achievement of winning the 2020 Korea Design Awards Ministerial Award from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, we will continue to do our best to make Songpa a leading district in Seoul through design administration that embraces new changes every day.”

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