SUDSeoul Urban Design 2013international ideas competition for students
notice 2013.3.4registration 2013.3.25 - 4.26submission deadline 2013.7.5evaluation by the jury 2013.7announcement of the final list 2013.8.2presentation & announcement of the final winner 2013.10.31awards & exhibition 2013.10.31 - 11.6
SUDSeoul Urban Design 2013international ideas competition for students
Competition Brief
Goal■
The main goal of Seoul Urban Design 2013 is to gather creative ideas for a site in Seoul, which
can bring our attention to the urban issues in the city, from students all around the world. This
competition intends to produce versatile and extensive documentation to be used as a basis for
the future development of the area. Through this competition, students whoever interested in
architectural, urban, and landscape design can explore their design ideas and understand
potential effects of their proposals, possibly using spatial analysis as a design methodology.
Criteria■
The jury will evaluate the projects in accordance with the following criteria:
- Regeneration of the disconnected urban network
- Spatial analysis with effective graphic representation
- Sustainable solutions for future generations
- Creative idea for the new urban paradigm
"Toward Urban Integration"
Theme■
Controling a bigger system calls for faster communication. A growing city demands faster
transportation lines to catch up its size. Overlaying a steady transportation network on a large
cityscape has been a chief responsibility for every metropolitan government. Faster connections
were needed for efficiency, so they built speedy ways inside cities. Efficiency sacrificed life; the
naturally-grown urban fabric was disconnected and split areas were isolated. They became
urban barricades.
This competition puts forward the concept “Toward Urban Integration” to collect ideas about
urban fabric recovery. It focuses on the eco-friendly regeneration of the expressway, Jemulpo-gil
and the adjacent blocks in the west region of the city. Still in the conception phase, the Seoul
Metropolitan Government has a potential plan to build underground tunnels to turn the extensive
surface area of Jemulpo-gil into usable space for citizens. Following this direction, this competition
seeks inspiring proposals that can re-define Jemulpo-gil and revitalize the adjacent blocks
according to a paradigm shift from separation toward urban integration.
SUDSeoul Urban Design 2013international ideas competition for students
Eligibility■
◦ The competition is open to any registered student-individual or team-from all over
the world.
◦ The competition accepts max. 3 people in a team.
◦ All team members should be registered students at the submission deadline for
the 1st round(July 5, 2013) . The entrants will be required to submit student
identification cards at the 1st round submission.
"Jemulpo-gil and the adjacent blocks"
Site■
Jemulpo-gil is a name of the expressway in Seoul that runs in an east-west direction, from
Youido, the island on Han river, to Shinwol IC (interchange) on the western edge of the city. It is
a 55m wide 10-lane dual carriageway that stretches 7.6km. For administrative purposes, it is
divided into two sections: The 1st section is between Shinwol IC and Mok-dong bridge, and the
2nd section is between Mok-dong bridge and National Assembly intersection in Youido.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has been considering the idea of converting the surface of
Jemulpo-gil to public space. It has been discussed that they build, in the 1st section,
underground tunnels, underpass, and 2-lane roads on the ground for local traffic. The tentative
plan for the 2nd section has underground tunnels and 6-lane surface roads. Taking account of
the current conditions, this competition focuses on the 1st section of the expressway and its
adjacent blocks. Among the blocks in the 1st section, the entrants can select their own boundary
of design, based on the information we provide.
*note: see details in "site information-download.pdf" file under FILE DOWNLOAD on the
http://sss9.or.kr/sud/
◦ competition site : freely chosen area of Jemulpo-gil and the adjacent blocks with more than 100m length in east-west direction within the 1st section between Shinwol IC and Mok-dong bridge.
Schedule■
notice : March 4, 2013
registration : March 25, 2013 10:00 - April 26, 2013 17:00
submission deadline for the 1st round : July 5, 2013 17:00 (online)
evaluation by the jury : July, 2013
announcement of the final list : August 2, 2013
submission deadline for the 2nd round : October 11, 2013 17:00 (online)
presentation and announcement of the final winners : October 31, 2013 (Seoul City Hall)
awards & exhibition : October 31-November 6, 2013(Seoul City Hall)
* note: All the dates and time listed are local time in Korea, which is GMT+9 hours
SUDSeoul Urban Design 2013international ideas competition for students
Materials provided■General information will be available for the potential participants on the official website: www.sss9.or.krA registered competitor may download the competition materials from the official competition website with a personal ID and password of his/her choice.
The competition materials will include:
◦ autocad file of the competition site.
◦ detailed information about competition site context
◦ site photos
◦ space syntax program
Submission methods■◦ All the projects should be submitted through the official website: www.sss9.or.kr
◦ file contents :
- The site plan should be drawn with the length of more than 100m in east-west direction
- Other drawings and diagrams are up to the entrants.
◦ language : English
◦ measurement : metric
◦ The basic instructions for the submission are as follows:
Registration■◦ On-line registration can be made on the official website: www.sss9.or.kr
◦ Non-refundable registration fee of $30(foreigners), 30,000won(Koreans)
◦ each registered competitor will get a cad file of the competition site.
◦ each registered competitor may submit questions through on-line.
submission deadline file specifications file size
1st round
2nd round
July 5, 2013 17:00
October 11, 2013 17:00
1 panel (pdf file)-600mm x 900mm size(landscape)
max. file size 30MB
-the description of your project (pdf file)
A4 size, max. 800 words.
1 panel (pdf file) - 600mmx 1800mm size (landscape)
document resolution: min.300dpi
1 panel of model photos (pdf file)-600mm x 900mm size (landscape), including at least 3 model photos
document resolution: min.300dpi
presentation material (MS Powerpoint file)
more than 10 sheets(for 5 min. presentation)
* note: the detailed instructions for the 2nd round can be changed later. In that case, it will be
announced through the website.
SUDSeoul Urban Design 2013international ideas competition for students
Prizes■
1st : 1 project $10,000
2nd : 2 projects $5,000 each
3rd : 3 projects $3,000 each
Honorable Mention : 4 projects $1,000 each
Accepted : 10 projects certificate of merit
Award ceremony & Exhibition■
◦ 10 teams on the final list will present their projects on Oct. 31, 2013. The winners of the Seoul
Urban Design 2013 will be announced and celebrated at the award ceremony on Oct. 31, 2013.
◦ All winning projects will be exhibited at the award ceremony.
◦ All submitted projects will be displayed online at www.sss9.or.kr after the announcement of the
final list.
◦ Each of the winning teams from foreign countries will receive a part of flight and accommodation
expenses for one of its members.
The jury■
All award entries are reviewed by an international jury. The list of the jury will be announced later
in 2013 on www.sss9.or.kr.
The jury will be composed as follows:
3 international jurors
4 domestic jurors
Organizer■
◦ host : Seoul Metropolitan Government and Space Syntax Seoul Organizing Committee
◦ Competition Organizing Committee :
- Young Ook Kim, School of Architecture Sejong Universiy
- Jae Hee Chung, School of Architectural Engineering, Hongik Universiy
- Kyung Wook Seo, School of Architecture, Kyonggi Universiy
- Hoon Tae Park, Sejong Universiy
SUDSeoul Urban Design 2013international ideas competition for students
Further Information & questions■◦ The official contacts for the competition are as follows:
- homepage : www.sss9.or.kr
- email : [email protected].
◦ All the notice will be announced through www.sss9.or.kr
◦ Questions on the competition can be submitted on www.sss9.or.kr
◦ Answers to questions will be published under Q&A on www.sss9.or.kr
◦ Answers to questions under Q&A are considered as additions or changes of competition regulations and guidelines
◦ Questions and answers through email or wire are not official, and the organizing committee has no obligation to answer the questions.
◦ The schedule of Q&A is as follows:
Regulations■
Questions & Answers■
◦ Anonymity: Names of entrants should not appear on any part of the submitted material. All the entrants should select a Personal Identification Number (PIN), which is composed of 1 alphabet and 3-digit arabic numbers). A PIN will be used as an identification number of a submitted work.
◦ Right to use, Authorship & Publication : The Seoul Metropolitan Government has the right to use the winning designs for publication, exhibition, and distribution through the web. The designers shall be deemed to agree with it and retain authorship of their designs: No materials, work can be used for any purpose without the consent of its author.
◦ Return of entries : Regardless of award, no submitted work will be returned to entrants. Entrants can not charge for returns for the submitted work or for production cost. All panels, other than those who have received prizes or been purchased by the organizer shall be destroyed at the end of the public exhibition.
◦ Projects that do not meet the specifications will be excluded from judgement.
◦ In case of previously published design or plagiarism, awards will be stripped and any prize money must be suspended. If prize money has already been accepted, it is legally required for it to be returned
◦ No personal information in the application will be used for other purposes except for identification and payouts.
◦ Any tax resulting from prize money is the responsibility of the winners. Tax for foreign winners should follow the Korean Taxation.
1st round
2nd round
contentsubmisson of questions
answers to questions
submisson of questions
answers to questions
scheduleApril 29, 2013 10:00-May 3, 2013 17:00
May 14, 2013 17:00
August 5, 2013 10:00-August 16, 2013 17:00
August 23, 2013 17:00
