13 Additional Public Architects Appointed in Jinju, Bringing Total to 23 Active Members

Expert Participation in All Stages of Public Projects Including Public Buildings, Parks, and Plazas to Enhance Urban Quality

Jinju City Hall Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 28th that it will expand the public architect system by appointing 13 additional private experts as city public architects through an open recruitment.

The newly appointed public architects were selected through last month's open recruitment and consist of experts from various fields such as architecture, urban planning, and landscaping.

Including the existing 10 public architects, a total of 23 private experts will now serve as public architects for Jinju City.

The public architect system is a system in which private experts participate from the planning stage to design and construction in public projects such as public buildings, parks, and plazas that lack distinctiveness and are uniform, providing coordination and consultation throughout the entire process. It has performed coordination and consultation with the General Planning Division and Public Architecture Division 330 times across 27 public projects.

Thanks to the city's efforts, it was selected as the best institution nationwide in the '2020 Public Sector Wooden Architecture Excellence Case Contest' hosted by the Korea Forest Service last year. Through an MOU with Canada Wood Korea Office and the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, the achievements of the public architect system are gradually becoming visible, including technical support, free supply of wooden materials, and introduction of the latest eco-friendly ecological architecture systems.

Considering the COVID-19 situation, instead of directly presenting appointment letters to the newly appointed public architects, the city sent a letter from Mayor Cho Gyu-il and held the appointment ceremony in writing.

In the letter, Mayor Cho requested, “Please do your best to build high-quality public facilities to improve urban competitiveness and citizens' quality of life, as well as to enhance the status of the cultural and artistic city and citizens' pride.”

Choi Sam-young, head of the General Planning Division in charge of public architects, said, “The open recruitment was a good opportunity to discover excellent private experts in the region, and with the reinforcement of public architects with diverse field experience, their roles and achievements are highly anticipated.”

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