Jinju City Receives 50 Entries from 8 Countries for 'Dongbu Municipal Library' Design Competition

Announcement of Winning Entries on April 2... Construction Orders Next Year, Aiming to Open in 2023

Bird's-eye view of Jinju-si Dongbu Municipal Library

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 21st that 50 domestic and international entries have been submitted for the international design competition for the 'Dongbu Municipal Library' to be built in Jangjae Park, Chojang-dong.

There are 10 entries from 7 overseas countries (Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Germany, United States, Spain, Italy) and 40 entries from Korea. Jinju City will conduct a technical review of these works on the 23rd, followed by two rounds of competition judging.

The competition judging will be conducted with the participation of foreign judges in accordance with the international design competition. The final winning work will be announced on April 2.

Currently, Jinju City operates six public libraries, but only three are open to the general adult population. Even those have many difficulties in facility use depending on the region, so Jinju City explained that a new library is being built in the eastern area to establish balanced public libraries by region.

The Dongbu Municipal Library, to be built on a 7,970㎡ site at San 8-10, Chojun-dong, will be constructed on a scale of four buildings with a project cost of 17 billion KRW. The plan is to carry out detailed design this year, issue construction orders next year, and open in 2023. This facility will include various conveniences for citizens such as a public library, a shared childcare center, a community care center, and residential parking lots.

A city official said, "World-class experts have participated in large numbers in this international design competition," adding, "We will proceed without any setbacks to build a specialized complex cultural library that will become a cultural hub in the eastern area."

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