This Year's Best Building in Daejeon: Seegene Medical Foundation Headquarters

26th Daejeon Architecture Award Gold Prize Winner... Outstanding Landscaping and Lighting

The building of Seegene Medical Foundation Daejeon Chungcheong Testing Center, winner of the 26th Architecture Award Gold Prize / Photo by Yoon Junhwan

This year, the Seegene Medical Foundation Daejeon Chungcheong Testing Center building was selected as the top architectural structure in Daejeon.

The Daejeon city government announced that the “Seegene Medical Foundation Daejeon Chungcheong Testing Center Building” was chosen as the Gold Prize winner of the 26th Architecture Awards.

Although the Seegene Medical Foundation Daejeon Chungcheong Testing Center building is a remodeled structure, it was praised for its excellent use of landscaping and lighting, as well as its unique appearance featuring a diagonal curtain wall structure and horizontal louvers.

It was also recognized for enhancing public value by opening internal spaces such as a gallery to citizens.

The Silver Prize was awarded to “Maninsan Natural Recreation Forest House in the Woods,” while the Bronze Prize went to “Seokbong Complex Cultural Center” and “Maya 2024 (Single-family House, Neighborhood Living Facility).”

The award ceremony will be held at the opening ceremony of the “16th Daejeon Architecture Culture Festival 2024” on the 25th.

Park Jongmoon, Director of Urban Landscape at Daejeon City, said, “The Daejeon Architecture Awards have greatly contributed to spreading outstanding architectural culture and creating a premium city,” and added, “We hope for continued interest and participation from citizens and talented architects in the future.”

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