'Hwaseong-si Public Design Contest Grand Prize Awarded to "UNIVERSAL SUPPORTER 7"'

Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 8th that the grand prize of the '2025 Hwaseong City Public Design Contest' was awarded to 'UNIVERSAL SUPPORTER 7 (Hong Wook)'.

'UNIVERSAL SUPPORTER 7', selected as the grand prize winner of the Hwaseong City Public Design Competition. It was recognized as a public facility design with a basic structure that can be utilized for various purposes. Provided by Hwaseong City

This contest, held under the theme 'Creating Street-White Hwaseong,' took place from January 20 to February 28, attracting 115 entries from across the country.

The city selected a total of 19 winning works through the Public Design Promotion Committee's evaluation and verification process, including ▲1 grand prize ▲1 gold prize ▲2 silver prizes ▲5 bronze prizes ▲10 honorable mentions. Winners will receive a total prize money of 17 million KRW, with 5 million KRW for the grand prize and 3 million KRW for the gold prize.

The grand prize-winning work, 'UNIVERSAL SUPPORTER 7,' was highly praised for proposing a public facility design with a basic structure that can be used for multiple purposes.

The city plans to comprehensively review the feasibility of the winning works and promote linking them to citizen-participatory public design projects through the 'Hwaseong City Public Design Promotion Plan.'

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