GS E&C Wins Back-to-Back Awards at the 'Korea Landscape Architecture and Color Awards'

Elysian Forest wins Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment’s Award
Hwigyeong Xi Decencia wins Gwacheon Mayor’s Award, among others

GS E&C announced on November 13 that Elysian Forest won the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment’s Award and Hwigyeong Xi Decencia won the Gwacheon Mayor’s Award at the 2026 Korea Landscape Architecture Awards.

GS E&C's "Hwigyeong Xi Decensia," winner of the Gwacheon Mayor's Award at the 2026 Korea Landscape Architecture Awards. GS E&C

Now in its 16th year, the Korea Landscape Architecture Awards are jointly organized by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Foundation for Landscape Architecture Development. The awards select outstanding landscape spaces that contribute to creating pleasant living environments and improving quality of life through a three-stage review process that includes public participation.

Elysian Forest, which received the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment’s Award, is a Xi garden in Seoul Forest. Based on the concept of “a garden that embraces the passage of time in an old forest and brings deep rest to everyday urban life,” it was highly praised for creating a space in harmony with nature while preserving the existing trees and forest structure as much as possible.

Hwigyeong Xi Decencia, winner of the Gwacheon Mayor’s Award, is a large apartment complex with 1,806 households in Hwigyeong-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul. With the theme “a high-quality residential complex that expands the value of everyday life and place through the landscapes of three gardens,” it was praised for making the greenery within the complex a living space naturally connected to residents’ daily lives.

GS E&C previously had two complexes named among the winners of the 2026 Korea Color Awards.

The Korea Color Awards, organized by the Korean Society of Color Studies and sponsored by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, are the only awards in Korea dedicated to color. At this 24th edition, GS E&C won the Green Award for Bokdae Xi The Sky Flowing Space (Flowing-scape) and the President of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Design Promotion Institute Award for Eunpyeong Xi The Star Flex.

Bokdae Xi The Sky Flowing Space (Flowing-scape), based on the concept of “breaking down boundaries through a single flow and designing new value for the urban landscape,” was recognized for its aesthetic appeal, with its entrance gate structures and curved rooftop sculptures arranged harmoniously to suit the complex’s terrain.

Eunpyeong Xi The Star Flex was also praised for using contrasts in color brightness, the textures of materials, and changes in light to harmonize with the surrounding landscape while effectively expressing Xi’s distinctive brand identity and the quality of its residential spaces.

A GS E&C spokesperson said, “These awards are significant because they broadly recognize the value of the spatial design pursued by Xi, from public gardens in urban areas to landscaping within apartment complexes and the colors and landscape design of building exteriors. We will continue to create spaces where nature and everyday life exist in harmony and whose value deepens over time, guided by our brand philosophy of ‘experiences that make everyday life special.’”

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