Local Government of Yeonsu-gu, Incheon-city, South Korea
International Design Competition for Library; SONGDO International City
This design competition aims to obtain creative and sophisticated design works with an international sense to establish ‘The Library of SONGDO International City’ as an intellectual and cultural symbol of the Songdo citizens for progressing as an international city.
The purpose is to re-organize to be a sustainable culture space with publicity as well as a local identification, and not just an independent structure, that is based on creative ideas for a spatial challenge as its location feature and as a library through understanding the urban and architectural context of IFEZ Songdo International City.
1. Eligibility
– For Korean architects, it shall be an architect, completing the business registration and running the business pursuant to the ‘Certified Architects Act’ of Korea as of the date of the notification and the architect shall be running an architectural business with no cause of disqualification pursuant to the relevant laws and regulations.
– In the case of foreign architects, they shall be a qualified architect according to the laws of their countries by the time of the announcement date, and if winning, they will be able to conclude a service contract only if they have formed a joint body with a qualified Korean architect according to the related laws.
2. Overview
(1) Location: #115-2, Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon (in Songdo International City), S.Korea
(2) Site area: 9,427.4㎡
(3) Required total floor area: 8,000㎡ (allowable within ±3%)
(4) Estimated design fee: 1,540 million KRW (1.288 million us dollars)
3. Schedule
(1) Registration: Nov.25(Wed)~Dec.31(Thu) (by an official website)
(2) Inquires: Dec.14(Mon)~18(Fri), 17:00 (by an official email)
(3) Answers: Dec.28(Mon) (on an official website)
(4) Submission: Feb.22(Mon), 2021, 17:00 (by mail)
(5) Technical review: Feb. 24(Wed)
(7) Main review: Feb.26(Fri)~27(Sat)
(8) Announcement: Mar.2(Tue) (on an official website)
4. Submission Requirements
– Drawing plate for review (A1, 3 sheets)
– Design description (A3, within 15 sheets, 10 copies)
– Summary of the design concept (A4, within 1 sheet, 1 copy)
– USB (1 set)
– Documents (Design Competition Proposal, A copy of the Architect License, etc.)
5. Jurors
– Louis Becker (Partner & Design Principal, Henning Larsen)
– Robert Greenwood (Partner, Snohetta)
– John Enright (Principal, Griffin Enright Architects / Vice Director, SCI-Arc)
– Lee, Eunseok (Prof. KyungHee University / Principal, K.O.M.A)
– Lim, Jaeyong (Principal, OCA / Director, Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism)
– Lim, Jongyup (Preliminary Jury, Prof. Inha University)
6. Prize
– 1st prize (1): Award and the priority negotiation rights for the basic and working design
– 2nd prize(1): KRW 50 million
– 3rd prize(1): KRW 30 million
– 4th prize(2): KRW 10 million
– Honorary mentions(10): Awards
7. Contact
T. +82.02.744.8050 / E. sd@sdic-library.org
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