Urban Retention Basin Transformed into a 'Plaza'... Enhancing Citizens' Quality of Life
Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Noh Kwan-gyu) announced on the 19th that it won the grand prize at the '2024 Asia Urban Landscape Awards' held in Fukuoka, Japan on the 18th, jointly hosted by the UN-Habitat Asia-Pacific Regional Office, the Asia Habitat Association, and five other domestic and international organizations.
The Asia Urban Landscape Awards is an international award aimed at "building a happy living environment for Asian people," recognizing cities that serve as models or have achieved significant results.
After preliminary and international judging in the Asia region, a total of 10 works were selected for the grand prize. Suncheon City applied with the theme "A Change of Perspective! A New Beginning of Urban Space Innovation - Ocheon Green Square & Green Island" and won the grand prize.
The winning project received positive evaluations for the completeness of the waterfront green park that connects Suncheon Bay National Garden and the urban area by converting disaster prevention retention facilities and a four-lane road into green spaces, as well as for its usage by citizens. In particular, the challenging project of converting a four-lane road into a green park attracted attention from the judges.
Mayor Noh Kwan-gyu of Suncheon said, "As a result of transforming the retention basin in the city center into a square, it has become a space where citizens can communicate and enjoy themselves, improving the quality of life for the residents."
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