LH Holds Award Ceremony and Meeting for Outstanding Public Housing Design Firms

19 Architecture, Electrical·Communication, Mechanical Firefighting Firms Awarded for Last Year's Architectural Design Services
Architecture-Related Academic Societies and Associations Hold Meeting with Architectural Offices to Discuss LH Public Housing Promotion Direction

On the 15th, at the '2021 Public Housing Excellent Design Firms Awards Ceremony and Win-Win Cooperation Meeting' held at the LH Gyeonggi Regional Headquarters, Kim Hyun-jun, President of LH (fifth from the right in the front row), and award-winning design firms along with other event attendees are posing for a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kangwook Cho] Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) announced on the 17th that it held the '2021 Public Housing Excellent Design Firms Awards Ceremony and Win-Win Cooperation Meeting' at the LH Gyeonggi Regional Headquarters on the 15th.

LH selected 19 excellent design firms through a comprehensive evaluation of design quality for 394 projects conducted by 196 firms in the fields of architecture, electrical/telecommunications, and mechanical/firefighting that performed architectural design services last year.

At the inaugural '2021 Excellent Design Firms Awards Ceremony' held this year, the grand prize in the architecture category was awarded to D&B Architects Co., Ltd., the grand prize in the electrical/telecommunications category went to Yeda Comprehensive Design Supervision Office Co., Ltd., and the grand prize in the mechanical/firefighting category was given to Samjin Top Tech Engineering Co., Ltd. In addition, 16 other firms received the highest and excellence awards, with certificates and plaques presented to the awardees.

Kim Hyun-joon, President of LH, stated, “Over the past half-century, LH has played a significant role in domestic housing construction by building a total of about 3 million public housing units,” adding, “We hope to continue cooperating to raise the quality and design standards of public housing to a higher level and provide the public with more comfortable and pleasant living spaces.”

Following the awards ceremony, a win-win cooperation meeting was held to promote fair and rational housing projects. The meeting, attended by LH, architecture-related academic and professional associations (Korean Institute of Architects, Korean Institute of Registered Architects, Korean Women Architects Association, New Architects Association, Korean Architects Association), and architectural firms, focused on discussing the 2022 LH public housing promotion direction centered on trust, fairness, and mutual growth.

Regarding LH’s presentation on the '2022 Public Housing Design Promotion Plan and Others,' participants offered various opinions including building a close partnership between LH and the architectural community and improving design quality.

President Kim emphasized, “We will establish and cooperate through diverse communication channels with the government, academic and professional associations, and the private sector to lead the establishment of a fair and transparent construction culture so that LH can quickly regain the trust of the public.”

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