Seoul City Publishes Collection of 30 Architectural Designs Selected by Citizens

International Design Competition for the Construction of the Gangbuk-gu New Government Building. Seoul City

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on May 18 that a collection featuring 30 outstanding architectural designs selected by citizens will be released as a publication.

The city has published the "2025 Collection of Outstanding Designs" to discover architectural designs and enhance the value of urban design.

The 30 featured works in the publication were chosen from agenda items reviewed by the Seoul Architectural Committee last year. After an initial shortlist was created through practical review and a preliminary assessment by experts, the final rankings were determined by a public vote.

The winners in each category are as follows: In the public architecture category, the "International Design Competition for the Construction of the New Gangbuk-gu Office Building" (Suyu-dong, Gangbuk-gu); in the general architecture category, the "Jamsil Sports·MICE Complex Space Private Investment Project" (Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu); and in the multi-family housing category, the "Yeouido Gongjak Apartment Reconstruction and Redevelopment Project" (Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu).

The "International Design Competition for the Construction of the New Gangbuk-gu Office Building" received high marks for its proposal of an organic spatial composition that connects daily life, nature, and the city through the concept of "Gangbuk Samgyeong," which integrates natural elements with urban structure.

The "Jamsil Sports·MICE Complex Space Private Investment Project" was praised for creating a future-oriented complex city that brings together sports, MICE, cultural, and waterfront spaces, as well as for establishing an open urban platform through a plaza-centered public pedestrian pathway.

The "Yeouido Gongjak Apartment Reconstruction and Redevelopment Project" was highly acclaimed for its approach to organically connect the urban flow in areas where residential, business, and commercial functions overlap, without causing disruption, and for linking interior and exterior spaces via publicly accessible open spaces and multi-level pedestrian walkways.

Other projects honored in the final selection of 30 include the Grand Prize-winning Nodeul Global Art Island, the Yeouido-dong 36-1 Office Facility, and the Geoye Saemaeul Public Redevelopment Project. Among those receiving Excellence Awards are the Muk 1-dong Complex Government Office, the Chung-hyeon 2 District Office Facility, and the Junggye-bon-dong Housing-Oriented Redevelopment Project—all of which were well received by citizens.

The appendix of the publication also features award-winning projects from the "Autonomous District Architecture Awards" held in each district. The city introduced both the exterior and interior spaces of buildings that have received occupancy permits, accompanied by photographs and descriptions of the architectural concepts, allowing citizens to indirectly experience the unique characteristics of each space.

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