Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province is conducting a 'Naming Contest' until the 15th of next month to discover creative and symbolic names for the upper space created by the undergrounding of the Gyeongbu Expressway.
The upper space of the Gyeongbu Expressway covers an area of 87,005㎡, which is 2.5 times the size of Gwanghwamun Square. The city plans to create an open plaza here and connect five spaces separated by cross roads with a 1.2 km pedestrian bridge. Along with this, various projects such as forest landscape design using the sides and installation of specialized sculptures will be promoted to make it a space where citizens can communicate and enjoy culture.
Anyone residing in the Republic of Korea can participate in the contest. The city will select four candidate works through internal review and expert evaluation, and then choose the final winner through a vote at the Hwaseong Citizen Policy Plaza.
The prize scale and awards are ▲Grand Prize (1 person) 2 million won ▲Excellence Award (1 person) 1 million won ▲Merit Award (2 people) 500,000 won ▲Encouragement Award (20 people) gifticons worth 50,000 won. Detailed information can be found in the 'Announcements' section on the Hwaseong City Hall website.
Jung Myung-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong City, said, "Through this contest, we will establish the identity of the upper space of the Gyeongbu Expressway and enhance its historical value so that it can become a landmark of an eco-friendly ecological and cultural city representing the Republic of Korea."
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