“PROJECT SEOUL: The Birth of Seoul-style Public Architecture” Installation view at Seoul Hall of Urbanism & Architecture ©Seoul Hall of Urbanism & ArchitectureThe Seoul Hall of Urbanism & Architecture is presenting “PROJECT SEOUL: The Birth of Seoul-style Public Architecture” through June 4 at VIUM Hall and Gallery 3. The exhibition explores the birth of “public architecture,” which is actively used for the convenience of citizens, from government offices to cultural, sports, and educational facilities located close to everyday life.
This exhibition is divided into three main sections: an introduction to ‘PROJECT SEOUL,’ an introduction to the buildings that were selected and completed in the design competition from 2016 to 2019, and an introduction to the design competition process and the winning works that were digitally judged from 2020 to 2022.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has been operating ‘PROJECT SEOUL’, a platform that integrates and manages public architecture design competitions from submission to judgment, since 2016. The exhibition shows how Seoul’s public buildings have been built through the Seoul-type design competition platform, which has changed from ‘price competition’ to ‘design competition’ and from ‘face-to-face judgment’ to ‘digital judgment’.
The exhibition features the winning entries and recently completed public buildings as well as future public buildings in Seoul. It is an opportunity to familiarize oneself with the public buildings in Seoul, experience the journey of their creation, and imagine the future of Seoul’s city and architecture by looking at the design competition process as it is, not just as a result of the works
