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Daegu Gosan Public Library - Entries, Entries, Entries!

2012-10-26T21:22:00-04:00

The international competition for the new Daegu Gosan Public Library in South Korea has proven to be incredibly popular with our readers, and we have received tons of requests from architects from around the world to publish their competition entries. So if you have already inspected the first, second, and third place (as well as this honorable mention) and are still lusting for more library designs, you'll enjoy the selection we have put together below.

Think your design entry is still missing? Send your two strongest images to hustler@bustler.net - we’ll keep on adding new projects as we receive them…

Daegu Gosan Public Library - 1st Place Entry by Gorka Blas

2012-10-25T20:00:00-04:00

We're very excited to finally also publish the winner of the first place in the Korean Daegu Gosan Public Library competition (previously on Bustler). As sole member of the team Gorka Blas, Spanish architect Gorka Blas Revilla took home the top honor with an ultra-minimalist cube and its careful integration in the urban context.

Daegu Gosan Public Library - 2nd Place Entry by studio SH

2012-10-22T18:15:00-04:00

British firm studio SH just sent us their competition entry for the new Gosan Public Library in South Korea which had snatched the second place in this hugely popular international competition. The proposal, "White Diamond," was designed by studio SH partners Seung Hyun Yuh and Se Hyeon Kim.

Daegu Gosan Public Library Entry by Sunggi Park

2012-10-18T21:31:00-04:00

A few days ago, Bustler published jaja architects' high-scoring proposal for the new Gosan Public Library in South Korea. Today we're excited to share one of the competition's honorable mentions, designed by Harvard GSD student Sunggi Park who currently works as a design assistant at BIG, Bjarke Ingels Group in Copenhagen.

JAJA Architects Among Winners at Daegu Gosan Public Library Competition

2012-10-11T17:36:00-04:00

Three winning entries and twelve honorable mentions were recently announced in the international competition for the Gosan Public Library in Daegu Metropolitan City, South Korea. With the first prize going to Spanish firm Gorka Blas and the second prize to British team STUDIO SH, we have just received the competition entry "Between Books and Trees" which won the third prize for Danish practice jaja architects.