"Let's Propose the Transformation of Donghae Line Together!" ... Busan City Holds 'International Architecture Design Workshop' on Megacity Theme

Busan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Busan City will hold the Busan International Architecture Design Workshop from August 1 to 17, and will recruit participants starting June 20.

Marking its 20th anniversary this year, the Busan Architecture Workshop is a representative international event of Busan jointly hosted by the city, the Busan Architecture Festival Organizing Committee, and the Busan Architects Association of the Korean Institute of Architects, with support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Since 2003, students related to architecture from more than nine countries including Korea have visited Busan annually to share ideas on major issues of Busan for a week, creating a space for communication and learning.

This year’s event will be held online due to ongoing restrictions on gathering domestic and international participants in one place caused by COVID-19. It is planned to return to an offline event starting next year.

The competition will effectively present programs such as special lectures, tutoring, and critiques by appropriately utilizing a self-produced website, online video conferencing programs, and YouTube live streaming to compensate for the limitations of the online workshop.

This year’s theme is “Megacity: Gate networking.”

Participants from world-renowned universities in the United States, Spain, Austria, Italy, Canada, and others have already confirmed their participation.

Participants will propose development plans for the “Donghae Line 15 locations,” a transportation network which is one of the important elements in promoting the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam (Bu-Ul-Gyeong) megacity for balanced national land development, and its surrounding areas.

For the final results proposed by the participants, awards will be given after evaluation, including the ▲Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award ▲Busan Metropolitan City Mayor Award ▲Busan Metropolitan City Council Chairman Award ▲Busan Architecture Festival Organizing Committee Chairman Award ▲Busan Architects Association President Award.

The winning works will be exhibited at the Busan Architecture Festival event period at the end of October this year.

Kim Pil-han, Director of the Architecture and Housing Bureau of Busan City, said, “It is regrettable that the learning and communication space to directly experience Busan’s issues on site is held online until this year, but I think it is special that ideas for Busan are being presented from around the world through the online system.” He added, “We ask for much interest and participation in this year’s Busan Architecture Workshop as well.”

Domestic participant recruitment will be open from June 20 to July 8, and applications can be submitted on the Busan Architecture Festival website.

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