Namyangju City Excellence in Architecture Awards Ceremony Held... Buildings Selected for Cultural Value

Namyangju City "Will Create Broad Opportunities for the Development of Architectural Culture"

Namyangju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Joo Gwang-deok) announced on the 19th that it held the '15th Namyangju City Excellent Architecture Awards Ceremony' on the 18th to provide broad opportunities for the development of architectural culture.

Namyangju City held the "15th Namyangju City Excellent Architecture Awards Ceremony" on the 18th to create broad opportunities for the development of architectural culture, and is taking a commemorative photo afterward. Provided by Namyangju City

This award targeted buildings within the city that received usage approval from July 1, 2021, to June 31, 2024. The evaluation was conducted through document review and on-site inspections based on criteria including △artistic value △functionality △creativity △publicness △environmental friendliness.

The grand prize was awarded to the Mulmalgeum Arboretum Forest Culture Center in Sudong-myeon, while a detached house and neighborhood living facility in Sudong-myeon received excellence awards.

Additionally, a neighborhood living facility in Onam-ri and a detached house in Byeollae-dong were selected for encouragement awards, and recipients were presented with plaques and certificates.

Namyangju City plans to recommend the award-winning works as excellent buildings for the Gyeonggi-do Architectural Culture Awards in the future, thereby further promoting the value of local architectural culture.

A Namyangju City official said, “We thank everyone who participated in the awards to foster excellent architectural culture,” and added, “We will expand publicity to encourage more submissions and raise awareness of the importance of excellent architecture, thereby creating broad opportunities for the development of architectural culture.”

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