Busan City and Busan Design Promotion Agency announce the 2028 World Design Capital Pavilion International Contest

Busan City and the Busan Institute of Design Promotion announced on the 2nd that they will hold an international pavilion design contest that embodies the vision and identity of Busan, the 2028 World Design Capital (WDC).

The contest will be held in a two-stage open competition from this month to December for companies, institutions, or individual business owners in related fields at home and abroad.

A design that connects the fixed pavilion and the mobile pavilion into a single design system that can be expanded to various places and events in Busan is selected.

The key to the contest is not to create a single pavilion, but to create a design language for the World Design Capital that will move and expand throughout Busan.

Busan's urban, maritime, and cultural characteristics are creatively interpreted and applied to various elements such as shape, material, color, graphics, and signs, and an expandable design that can be modified according to location and scale is proposed.

The fixed pavilion must be a representative space that considers urban identity, accessibility, openness, and connectivity with surrounding spaces, and the mobile pavilion must present application and transformation scenarios for at least three environments, including the city square, coastal waterfront, and event venue.

With a modular design that is easy to move, transport, assemble, disassemble, store, expand, and reuse, we will create a legacy that can be utilized even after the World Design Capital in 2028.

It also reflects an open structure that can accommodate various programs such as exhibitions, experiences, relaxation, information, and citizen participation, and a universal design that can be used by anyone, including children, the elderly, and the disabled.

Eligible for participation are companies, institutions, or individual businesses in related fields such as domestic and foreign design, architecture/space, exhibition/environment, service/experience, industry/module/production, etc., and can participate individually or jointly.

Applications for participation can be made from today until 5pm on the 26th.

Mayor Jeon Jae-su said, “The pavilion will be a space to experience the values ​​and identity of Busan, the world design capital.”