Busan Metropolitan City in South Korea has announced the launch of new architectural competition CiCSi 2005 for revitalizing its international event venue 'Gwangbok Street.'
Project Description
This competition is organized by the Gwangbok Street Revitalization Committee , hosted by Jung-gu District Office and promoted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Korea and Busan Metropolitan City with the objective of revitalizing Gwangbok Street and the PIFF Plaza in Jung-gu, Busan.Although Gwangbok Street and the PIFF Plaza had long flourished as the central commercial districts of Busan, the largest port city in Korea, and as the birthplace of the internationally renowned PIFF (Pusan International Film Festival), the fame of these places has been declining recently with the center of Busan moving eastwards and new sub-centers appearing as the city expands rapidly.Around Gwangbok Street and the PIFF Plaza there are various historical and cultural places, and the urban fabric of the modern era since the opening of Busan Port in 1876 is well preserved. Various local development plans for Jung-gu have been announced and are in progress, including the modernization of the Jagalchi Fish Market and the construction of the 2nd Lotte World, which is a 107-storied mega complex consisting of a department store, a hotel, and offices. This competition is intended to produce new ideas on how to use the potential of Jung-gu to revitalize this area in a creative way considering its existing historical and cultural assets. The design scope of the competition may, if necessary to revitalize Gwangbok Street, include reconfiguration of streets, squares, and traffic and pedestrian flows; creation of street furniture and public art; and facelifts for existing building facades and store signs.
Project Summary
Name: Revitalization of Gwangbok Street & PIFF Plaza
Owner: Jung-gu District Office
Estimated Budget: KRW 8,000,000,000 (USD 8,000,000)
Project Location: Gwangbok-dong / Nampo-dong, Jung-gu, Busan Metropolitan City
Site Area
- Gwangbok Street : Gwangbok Street Entrance ∼ Changseon Shopping Mall (Length 750m, Width 15m)
- PIFF Plaza : PIFF Zone Shopping Mall ∼ Busan Cinema #4 (Length 240m, Width 15m)
Competition Type: 1st run of 2nd stage competition
Eligibility
professionals and students of urban design, architecture, landscape design, art and visual/industrial design, and teams made up of professionals or students of these fields. There is no age limit for competition applicants and projects may be submitted by an individual or by a group. There is no limit on the number of team members.
Registration: Web Registration Here
Registration Fee: USD$80 for Professionals, USD$50 for Students
Schedule
Announcement of competition June,5th,2005
Initiation of competition registration June,10th,2005
Deadline for receiving inquiries by e-mail July,8th,2005
Deadline for sending replies July,15th,2005
Deadline for competition registration August,31th,2005
Deadline for submission of entries September,7th,2005
Technical Review September,10th - 11th,2005
Jury meeting September,12th - 13th,2005
Announcement of results September,14th,2005
See Event Calendar. I posted detailed competition brief there.
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