The Organizing Committee of Expo 2012 Yeosu, Korea is announcing an open/invited, single-stage international architectural competition for the Thematic Pavilion of the Expo 2012 Yeosu, Korea. The purpose of the competition is to select a master plan for the Thematic Pavilion of the 2012 Yeosu Expo, Korea. The master plan should include detailed schemes, such as site plan, floor plans, sections, elevations, circulation plan, exhibition plan, outdoor space and etc.

Design Challenge:

The Expo 2012 Yeosu, Korea will be held from 12 May 2012 to 12 August 2012, under the theme of "The Living Ocean and Coast: Diversity of Resources and Sustainable Activities." The ocean, the origin of life and breeding ground of living organisms of the Earth, is what we ought to preserve and treasure. Faced with threats such as social conflict, global warming, energy depletion and degradation of natural environment, we are on the threshold to seek practical solutions from the oceans. The theme of the Expo 2012 Yeosu will raise people’s awareness about the values of oceans and the critical environmental issues to suggest a new ocean vision for the future generation.

To host the most successful world Expo ever, the Organizing Committee of the Expo 2012 Yeosu, Korea has organized the international competition to call innovative designs for the Thematic Pavilion from all around the world. The Thematic Pavilion of the Expo 2012 Yeosu, one of the major facilities of the Expo, will be the centerpiece of the Expo site and it will acclaim the organizing committee’s efforts in realizing the theme of the Expo.

Other Information

• Title : Construction of Thematic Pavilion of 2012 Yeosu Expo
• Estimated Gross Floor Area : about 6,000m2
• Major Facility : The Thematic Pavilion
• Total Project Cost: about KRW 47,000,000,000
• Awards:
  • 1st Prize – 100,000,000 KRW (included in the design fee)
  • 2nd Prize – 50,000,000 KRW
  • 3rd Prize – 30,000,000 KRW
  • Honorable mentions (3 entries): 10,000,000 KRW
• Timetable:
  • 27 April 2009 – 28 May 2009 – registration period
  • 24 September 2009 – 30 September 2009 – submission period

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