Namyangju Mayor Choi Hyeondeok Appoints Architect Im Woojin as Policy Adviser... "Citizen-Centered Spatial Innovation"

Appointment letter presented at a project site instead of the mayor's office
Discuss plans for the covered railway section and waterfront space creation

Namyangju City in Gyeonggi Province has appointed Im Woojin, a French government-certified architect, as a policy adviser on architecture and landscape, aiming to improve the urban landscape and the quality of public buildings.

Namyangju Mayor Choi Hyundeok appoints Lim Woojin, an architect certified by the French government, as policy adviser on architecture and landscape. Photo provided by Namyangju City.

On November 2, Namyangju Mayor Choi Hyeondeok presented Im with his letter of appointment at a major project site and discussed plans for developing public spaces. The city said this was the first time it had appointed a policy adviser at a project site rather than in the mayor's office.

Im is an architect who has worked in both South Korea and France. He took part in designing Ewha Womans University's campus complex (ECC) with French architect Dominique Perrault. He has twice received the Leonardo da Vinci Award, the top prize in the design category at the Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art in Italy.

That day, Mayor Choi and Im visited the covered section of the Gyeongui-Jungang Line in Dasan-dong to review plans for park facilities, including a lawn plaza and a four-season garden. They then visited the planned site of a waterfront cultural complex and discussed the layout of features such as a waterfront terrace and an observation deck.

Im will advise the city on key projects, including urban development strategies, architectural plans and public design. The city plans to draw on his expertise to improve the quality of public spaces used by residents.

Mayor Choi Hyeondeok said, "We will actively incorporate into the city's major public projects the humanistic spatial philosophy of architect Im Woojin, who has long considered what it means to put people first in a city. Through the development of spaces centered on residents, we will complete a spatial transformation that enhances the city's character."

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