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A new school for students with disabilities wins the Grand Prize of this year's Seoul Architecture Award
Grand Prize: Seoul Seojin School by U Zong Xoo, CoRe Architects Co., Ltd. Photo: Taxu Lee
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced this year’s winners of its annual Seoul Architecture Award.
A group of 12 were selected for their projects' proximity to the award mission of "promoting excellent buildings and spatial environments that realize the public, artistic and technological values of architecture and improve the quality of life of citizens" in Korea's capital city.
Of the winners, nine were selected for the excellence prize with a single green architecture entrant, two were chosen as top prize winners, and one was named as the grand prize recipient. The award will be presented in September as part of the Seoul Architecture Festival.
A full list of winners can be viewed below.
Grand Prize: Seoul Seojin School by U Zong Xoo, CoRe Architects Co., Ltd. Photo: Taxu Lee
Top Prize: JTBC Building by Lee Chong-ryul, THE_SYSTEM_LAB. Photo: Kim Yong-gwan.
Top Prize: Zip-Zip Madang by Shin Sung-jin, BOLD ARCHITECTS. Photo: Texture on Texture.
Excellent Construction: Yonsei University Corporate Headquarters by YONSEI UNIVERSITY/Choi Mun-gyu. Photo: Namgoong Sun.
Excellence Prize: RATIO BUILDING(TRI_POLY) by Kim Sung Min, Maaps Architects. Photo: Kim Jong-oh.
Excellence Prize: Magok 119 Safety Center by Kwon Kyung-eun, office KYUHNG.
Excellence Prize: Yangcheon Book Shelter by Kim Jong-im, Seoro Architects. Photo: Kyung Roh.
Excellence Prize: Yeodamjae by Kyung Hee University/Cheon Jang-hwan. Photo: Kyungsub Shin.
Excellence Prize: Inwangsan Guard Post Bookstore by Lee Choong-ki, University of Seoul. Photo: Kim Yong-soon.
Excellence Prize: Inwang Guard Post Forest Retreat by Cho Nam-ho, Soltozibin Architects. Photo: Kim Yong-soon.
Excellence Prize: Figure & Ground by Jeon Sook-hee, WISE Architecture. Photo: Kyung Roh.
Green Architecture: Yeouido Post Tower by Jung Young-gyun, Heerim Architects & Planners. Photo: Park Wan-soon.
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