Daejeon City Signs Agreement for Successful Hosting of 'International Symposium on Architectural Interchanges in Asia'

Daejeon City Partners with the Architectural Institute of Korea, Daejeon Urban Corporation, and Daejeon Urban Architecture Institute

(From left) Lee Seungjae, Director of Daejeon Urban Architecture Institute; Park Jincheol, President of the Architectural Institute of Korea; Lee Jangwoo, Mayor of Daejeon; Jeong Gugyeong, President of Daejeon Urban Corporation / Daejeon City

Daejeon City is strengthening its collaborative foundation with three architectural institutions to ensure the successful hosting of the International Symposium on Architectural Interchanges in Asia (ISAIA 2026), Asia's leading architectural event, which will be held in Daejeon next year.

On May 19, Daejeon City announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Promotion of Urban Architectural Culture in Daejeon with the Architectural Institute of Korea, Daejeon Urban Corporation, and Daejeon Urban Architecture Institute at the city hall's main conference room.

This agreement aims to establish a cooperative foundation to further enhance Daejeon's urban architectural culture in anticipation of the successful hosting of the 15th ISAIA, which will take place in Daejeon in 2026.

The agreement includes: administrative and promotional cooperation for the successful hosting of ISAIA 2026; creating synergy by linking ISAIA with the Daejeon Urban Architecture Culture Festival; enhancing the city's brand by discovering and promoting outstanding architectural assets in Daejeon; and jointly planning and operating citizen participation programs such as architectural design camps.

ISAIA (International Symposium on Architectural Interchanges in Asia) is a leading international event in Asia where over 1,000 professionals?including architects, professors, researchers, and engineers from more than 15 Asian countries?participate to share the latest architectural culture and technology through paper presentations, exhibitions, and discussions. Since its inception in 1986, the symposium has been held in major cities across Asia.

The city plans to link the Daejeon Urban Architecture Culture Festival, its representative local festival, with ISAIA to present content that citizens of all ages can participate in, thereby increasing public interest and understanding of urban architectural culture.

Lee Jangwoo, Mayor of Daejeon, stated, "This agreement marks an important turning point in transforming Daejeon into a world-class architectural city. We will thoroughly prepare to widely promote Daejeon's outstanding urban architectural culture both domestically and internationally, and to ensure that citizens can enjoy cultural benefits at a global level."

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