Seoul City Selects Winner of Green Shelter '72-Hour Project' at Seoul Forest... Grand Prize Awarded to Team Ilsacheonri

Green Shelter Established Through Competition Among 5 Teams

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The ‘Ilsacheolli’ team, which created the ‘Second Landscape,’ won the grand prize at the ‘72-Hour Project Championship’ hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

On the 19th, Seoul announced that on the 18th, a closing ceremony was held in the main conference room of the Seosomun 1 Building at Seoul City Hall, where five participating teams gathered to present the project process and completed works, and awards and prize money were given to the winning teams.

This year, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 72-Hour Project, the event was held as a ‘Championship,’ where a total of five teams (73 members) from previous winning teams competed. Seoul selected one grand prize team (KRW 10 million), two excellence award teams (KRW 5 million each), and two encouragement award teams (KRW 3.5 million each) through first and second rounds of expert judging based on creativity, durability, harmony, sincerity, and maintenance. Certificates and prize money were awarded accordingly. Additionally, one popularity award team was selected and given a trophy.

The grand prize went to the ‘Ilsacheolli’ team, while the excellence awards were given to the ‘Urban Gradation’ team and the ‘Moyeot SWU’ team. The ‘Rescape’ team and the ‘Dongjak Boshu’ team received encouragement awards. For the popularity award, chosen by citizen votes, out of 1,666 respondents, 587 (35.2%) voted for the ‘Urban Gradation’ team. The gardens created this time were praised for faithfully reflecting the image of the Seoul Forest, the target site, while also bringing a special breeze to citizens’ lives and the city.

Yoo Young-bong, Director of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Green City Bureau, said, “Despite the challenging environment for creating works due to COVID-19, the participants’ efforts have transformed vacant spaces within Seoul Forest into vibrant citizen rest areas. We applaud the participants’ passionate challenges and enthusiasm, and express our gratitude to local residents and experts who provided much cooperation and support to ensure the smooth progress of this year’s ‘72-Hour Project.’”

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