Lakeside Park of Gwanggyo City received grand prize for

outstanding landscape in Korea in 2014

Acclaimed for the exquisite harmony between memories, people and nature in urban center

Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation announced on the 10^th that the ｢Lakeside Park of Gwanggyo City｣ had been selected as the most outstanding landscape in the “Landscape Competition of Korea in 2014” organized by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure & Transport.

The “Landscape Competition of Korea in 2014”, which is in its 4^th year, is an event aimed at propagating landscape culture through promoting outstanding landscape plans and cases of landscape projects of local autonomous governments, and improving the dignity of the national landscape by means of positive competition between regions of Korea.

Approximately 50 landscapes were submitted for competition this year and the Lakeside Park of Gwanggyo Citydeveloped and established by the Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation received the honor of the overall winner.

Foremost specialists at home and abroad participated in the international design competition for the establishment of the Lakeside Park of Gwanggyo City.

Woncheon and Shindae Reservoir, established in 1920 for the purpose of securing water for agricultural use, was revived into separate and differentiated lakes, namely, the Woncheon Lake with people-centered dynamic, urban and active characteristics and the Shindae Lake with natural ecology-centered romantic and ecological characteristics.

Facilities within the park include waterside promenade with total distance of 1.6km(Urban Levy), a diverse range of water fountains such as Mulneomi, family camping ground and open theater. Moreover, designed lighting for the night landscape, which has been specialized for each of the areas, is harmonized with the nature, and is rapidly becoming another highly sought after attraction of this waterside park.

Park, Seong Gwon, the director of the urban development division of the Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation, stated that, “the winning of the grand prize in the Landscape Competition in Korea has provided us an opportunity to continuously advance our differentiated urban design strategy and know-how in establishing highly dignified parks.”