City of Busan Wins First Prize at Metropolis Award
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The City of Busan announced that the “Sanbokdoro Renaissance Project,” which is the Hillside Town Regeneration Project in Busan, has won first prize at the Metropolis Awards host by Metropolis.
Metropolis, a World Association of the Major Metropolises, is the leading international organization that gathers cities and metropolitan regions with more than a million inhabitants. There are 135 member cities from across the world with eight cities in the Republic of Korea including Seoul and Busan (April 26, 1996).
A total of 44 projects from 33 cities around the world registered for this year’s Metropolis Award, which is presented every three years by Metropolis. Among the submitted projects, Busan’s “Sanbokdoro Renaissance Project,” won first prize as an exemplary urban regeneration project.
Since 2010, the Sanbokdoro Renaissance Project has been the central effort of the city government targeted at improving local living environments and restoring communities. Citizen involvement is a major part of the initiative and organizers have continuously strived to expand the project to other declined residential areas including those villages located near railroad stations and industrial complexes.
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Three of the projects submitted will receive the Metropolis Award. Three additional projects will receive an honorable mention. The first prize winning city will receive a 20,000-dollar (USD) prize.
The award ceremony is scheduled to be held at the 11th METROPOLIS World Congress, to take place in Hyderabad in India on October 8.
For more information, please contact the International Relations Division at (051) 888-3612.
