Jinju City Public Architect 1st Term Performance Report Meeting and 2nd Term Launch Ceremony Held

Achieved Results Including 330 Consultations for 31 Public Architecture Projects in Phase 1 and Consecutive Selection in Government Competitions

Public Architect 1st Term Performance Report and 2nd Term Launch Ceremony
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] On the 8th at 2:30 PM, Jinju City in Gyeongnam held the 1st Public Architect Performance Report and the 2nd Launch Ceremony at the Citizen Hall, attended by Jinju Mayor Jo Gyu-il, public architects, the Architects Association, university students, and about 50 others.

The event proceeded in the order of introducing public architects, screening videos, and reporting achievements.

The general planners and public architects of the 1st and 2nd terms, along with university students and citizens, showed interest in the public architect system.

The city was the first in the province to introduce the public architect system, and the 10 private experts appointed as the 1st general planners and public architects participated 330 times throughout the entire process of promoting 31 major public architectural projects, including the Nambu Children's Library.

As a result, they were selected for the 'Private Expert System Support Project Contest' and received a total of 315 million KRW in national funding. Last year, they were awarded a commendation and prize money as the best institution in the 'Public Sector Wooden Architecture Excellence Case Contest.'

The 2nd term city public architects consist of 22 private experts, an increase of 13 members, and will be active for two years.

Mayor Jo urged, "Based on the changes and achievements of the 1st term, the 2nd term will complete the image of Jinju as a historical, cultural, and tourist city that citizens can take pride in."

A city official stated, "Through fostering and discovering capable private experts, we plan to develop the local architectural culture and involve private experts in public facilities to create distinctive and beautiful public buildings, making the city more refined."

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