International Competition for the National Museum of Korean Literature, S.Korea

The purpose of the Design Competition is to draw and select an optimally creative and feasible plan that is suitable for the status of the National Museum of Korean Literature as a national literature museum for the systematic collection and conservation of the Korean literary estates and that will function as a vital base of domestic and global promotion and the exchange and cooperation of the worldwide spread of Korean literature.

Description
The site for New National Museum is seated in # 175, Jinhwan-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, S. Korea. The area of the site for competition is 13,248 ㎡. Total Floor Area is 14,704㎡.
The purpose of the Design Competition is to draw and select an optimally creative and feasible plan that is suitable for the status of the National Museum of Korean Literature as a national literature museum for the systematic collection and conservation of the Korean literary estates and that will function as a vital base of domestic and global promotion and the exchange and cooperation of the worldwide spread of Korean literature.
Estimated Design Fee:
3,033 million KRW (2.53 million us dollars) 1 us dollar=1,200KRW

Jury
Kim, Gyu Rin, Korean Institute of Female Architects, President/ Korea
Kim, Yong Seung, Hanyang University, Professor/ Korea
Lim, Ho Kyun, Yonsei University, Professor/ Korea
Louis Becker, Henning Larsen, CEO/ Denmark
Thomas Vonier, UIA (International Union of Architects), President/USA
Preliminary Juror
Lee, Kyung Hoon, Kookmin University, Professor/ Korea

Prize
1st Prize: The prority negotiation rights for basic and working design, and design intention implementation
2nd Prize (1 entry): 50 million KRW (41,667 us dollars/ 1 us dollar=1,200KRW)
3rd Prize (1 entry): 30 million KRW(25,000 us dollars/ 1 us dollar=1,200KRW)
4th prize(2 entries): 10 million KRW/ each entry (8,333 us dollars/ 1 us dollar=1,200KRW)

Entry Fee
None

Timetable
Winner Announcement: June 18 (Fri.), 2021

Organizer
Korea Institute of Architects

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