Baemin Rider School, a Two-Wheeler Training Institute, Wins Architecture Awards at Home and Abroad

Winner of the Korean Institute of Architects Award
2026 U.S. AMP Design Award Winner

Baemin Rider School, Baedal Minjok's first specialized two-wheeler training institute in South Korea, has won a series of major architectural awards at home and abroad. Designed with indoor spaces on every floor so that training can take place regardless of the weather, the facility has also been recognized for its architectural merit.

A view of Baemin Rider School, a three-story building with a total floor area of 8,000 square meters in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province. Baemin.

Woowa Brothers said on November 1 that Baemin Rider School had received the Korean Institute of Architects Award at the 49th Korean Institute of Architects Awards ceremony, held on October 31 at BEXCO in Busan. Established in 1979, the Korean Institute of Architects Awards are considered one of the country's most prestigious honors, recognizing architects' creative work and the contributions of clients and contractors.

Baemin Rider School was also selected as a winner in the educational buildings category for architectural design at the 2026 Architecture MasterPrize (AMP). The global architectural design awards are hosted by the U.S.-based Farmani Group, and recognize winners each year in architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design.

Baemin Rider School began in 2018 as a "professional rider training program," with courses outsourced to external institutions. Initially, training was outsourced to external institutions, but in May 2021, the school secured its own training space in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, and began operating its own educational programs.

The award-winning Baemin Rider School is a facility that was expanded and opened in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, last year. It was built as a three-story structure with a total floor area of 8,000 square meters. Junglim Architecture designed the facility, and Bomi Construction built it.

All floors are indoors, and the facility has specialized infrastructure for two-wheeler safety training, including simulated real-road conditions with traffic lights and lane markings, wet-road, hill, and slippery-surface courses, a nighttime visibility training area, and VR and AR equipment. All practical training is conducted on eco-friendly, quiet electric two-wheelers.

Since introducing its own training program in May 2021, Baemin Rider School has trained nearly 30,000 people. As of 2024, the accident rate among program graduates had fallen to less than half its level two years earlier. A study conducted with the Korea Road Traffic Authority found that safe riding skills improved by 128%.

Bum Seok Kim, CEO of Woowa Brothers, said, "It is meaningful that Baemin's efforts to ensure rider safety have been recognized not only through training outcomes but also through the architectural quality of the facility. We will continue to develop Baemin Rider School so that more riders can receive safety training in a structured environment."

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