Gwangju Station Urban Regeneration New Deal Project Core Facility Building Name Contest

Tentatively Named 'Station G' to Begin Construction in June... Total Floor Area 9,100㎡, 5 Above-Ground Floors

Applications Accepted from 22nd to May 11th... Announcement and Award Ceremony for Selected Works in June

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 21st that it will hold a naming contest for the building of the tentatively named ‘Station G,’ which will be a key facility of the ‘Gwangju Station Economic Base Urban Regeneration New Deal Project’ being promoted to create a creative and cultural industry startup valley around Gwangju Station.

Scheduled to begin construction in June, the tentatively named Station G will be built with a total project cost of 35 billion KRW, covering a total floor area of approximately 9,100㎡ and five above-ground floors. It will include offices for startups and small and medium venture companies, a multipurpose auditorium hall, and co-working studios.

This place will become a core startup support hub that professionally nurtures and supports prospective entrepreneurs and early-stage startups by establishing a support platform tailored to each stage of company growth.

In particular, by 2025, with a total project cost of 1.0156 trillion KRW invested, startup and business growth support facilities will be established around Gwangju Station, and residential, commercial, distribution, and office facilities will be concentrated, including housing support for entrepreneurs. This is a key pilot project of the ‘Gwangju Station Economic Base Urban Regeneration New Deal Project.’

The contest is open to anyone who downloads the application form from June 22 until July 11 and submits it via email.

The proposed names will go through preliminary screening by judges, first-round judging by the panel, a second-round online preference survey, and a final evaluation combining these results to select a total of four works: the grand prize, the excellence award, and two merit awards.

The results will be announced on the city’s website at the end of June. Winners will receive prizes in the form of Gwangju regional currency ‘Gwangju Sangsaeng Card’ worth 1.5 million KRW for the grand prize, 700,000 KRW for the excellence award, and 400,000 KRW for the merit awards.

Im Chan-hyeok, head of the city’s Urban Regeneration Policy Division, said, “The construction project of the tentatively named Station G will be a key facility in creating a sustainable urban industrial ecosystem centered on AI and knowledge service industries, along with supporting youth startups. We ask for the interest and participation of many citizens in the naming contest for ‘Station G,’ which will be the starting point for the largest startup town in the Honam region.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.