Mayor Shin Sangjin: "Creating a Pleasant Pedestrian Environment... Building an Attractive Urban Landscape"

Award Ceremony and Exhibition for Seongnam's Construction Site Temporary Fence Design Contest
Ten Winning Works on Display in City Hall Lobby from the 27th to the 29th

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Shin Sangjin) awarded the grand prize to the work "Today's Imagination, Tomorrow's Seongnam" at the award ceremony for the "Construction Site Temporary Fence Design Contest" held in the City Hall's First Conference Room on the 27th.

Seongnam Mayor Shin Sangjin is taking a commemorative photo with the awardees at the 'Construction Site Temporary Fence Design Contest' awards ceremony held on the 27th in the City Hall First Conference Room. Provided by Seongnam City

This contest, themed "Pleasant Imagination in Everyday Life, Seongnam Drawing the Future," was held from April to May, with a total of 93 entries submitted, resulting in a competition rate of nearly 10 to 1.

The judging was conducted by a selection committee composed of internal and external experts, who comprehensively evaluated creativity, practicality, aesthetics, and public value. A total of 10 works were selected: one grand prize (5 million won), two gold prizes (3 million won each), three silver prizes (1 million won each), and four bronze prizes (500,000 won each). The winning works will be on public display for citizens in the lobby on the first floor of Seongnam City Hall for three days, from the 27th to the 29th.

The grand prize-winning piece, "Today's Imagination, Tomorrow's Seongnam," was highly praised for expressing Seongnam’s rich cultural content and artistic sensibility in a modern and creative image, as well as effectively incorporating pop art elements.

The selected works will be used as actual construction site temporary fence designs after signing usage agreements with the awardees.

Mayor Shin Sangjin of Seongnam stated, "Through this contest, I look forward to citizens being able to experience various works filled with creative ideas in the heart of the city," adding, "We will continue to create a pleasant pedestrian environment for citizens and build a refined and attractive urban landscape."

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