Hannam University Department of Architecture Sweeps the '2021 Daegu International Urban Design Studio'

Award winners and others are taking a commemorative photo after the '2021 Daegu International Urban Design Studio' awards ceremony. Photo by Hannam University

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Architecture students at Hannam University swept the grand prize and excellence awards at the ‘2021 Daegu International Urban Design Studio (hereafter International Studio).’

On the 10th, Hannam University announced that architecture students Han Hye-in, Yoo Ji-eun, and Bae Chi-won won the grand prize, while Kim Ji-yoon and Jung Hye-in received excellence awards at the International Studio.

The city of Daegu, which organized the International Studio, visited Hannam University the day before to hold an awards ceremony and presented the winners with prize money and plaques.

The International Studio has been held annually since 2018 as part of Daegu’s international cooperation, with participation from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany and Seoul National University.

The students who won the grand prize conducted urban design focusing on the Murim Paper Mill area. Reflecting the 100-year history of Korea’s paper industry and the characteristics of the region where the company is located, the urban design process sought to find a link connecting the past, present, and future to promote mutual development.

By redesigning existing facilities to introduce related programs such as galleries, artist studios, and residences, allowing the factory and residential facilities to harmonize, they designed a new complex cultural space in Daegu, which was a positive factor in winning the grand prize at the International Studio.

Additionally, the excellence award winners proposed an urban regeneration master plan and a new complex cultural commercial facility to unlock the development potential of Chilseong Market, a representative traditional market in the Daegu area, earning high scores.

Professor Baek Han-yeol, the supervising professor, said, “It is meaningful that our university students achieved valuable results by competing in good faith with students from other excellent universities,” and added, “The university will continue to support students so that they can focus more on their studies and grow into outstanding talents in the field of architecture.”

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