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BUSINESS NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNING DESIGN OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR MASTER PLAN OF NEW GOVERNMENT COMPLEX SEJONG AT ADMINISTRATIVE CITY The National Agency for Administrative City Construction and the Government Buildings Management Office of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security announced that the Sejong City Core plan of the HEERIM Architecture & Construction consortium was selected as the winner of the international design competition for the New Government Complex Sejong. Forty-nine teams from around the world including four Korean consortiums and 10 foreign companies entered the highly anticipated international competition for the master plan of the New Government Complex Sejong. The New Government Complex Sejong will be built on a gross area of 1,442,364 square feet and be completed in 2021 at a total cost of $330 million. The basic and working designs based on the selected entry will be completed by 2019. The Administrative City is the first government- led construction of an administrative city in Korea’s history designed to boost economic growth potential. The buildings and structures in the city will feature innovative designs collected through a global design competition
for the master plan of public structures to make it a world-class city. The winning design, Sejong City Core, expresses an administrative town in its entirety through the newly established pivotal core, the Government Complex Sejong. The new design features a 14-story building to represent its status as the core of the current Government Complex, and to project its symbolism and be a major landmark. The new complex will be connected to the existing building via a bridge for improved work connectivity between them. Its design duly takes into consideration public accessibility and amenities: scenic pedestrian paths will stretch out and fill the space between the bus rapid transit system and Sejong Lake Park. The construction of the Administrative City is underway, and it reflects the ideas of Jean- Pierre Durig of Switzerland and Andres Perea Ortega of Spain, who are the winners of the 2005 competition held during the early stages of urban planning of the city. It will be the world’s first ring city as portrayed in their winning design. A number of world-renowned architects are involved in the construction of many of the city’s landmarks. The master plan of the National Museum Complex, one of the
representative structures of the city, was also chosen through an international competition. The construction of the museum based on the winning design of Sejong Museum Gardens by Office OU will be completed in 2023. The Administrative City continues to stride forward as a city of internationally acclaimed architecture. Many great architects from around the world have taken part in its creation through international competitions. Public buildings in the Administrative City have won global design awards, signifying the recognition of the city’s world-class designs. Lee Wonjae, administrator of the National Agency for Administrative City Construction, said, “I extend my gratitude and thanks to all those involved in the construction of the Government Complex, and I would like to tell everyone that we will complete the New Government Complex without any hindrance.” He added, “We will do our utmost to make the city of Sejong a true administrative city that leads balanced national development.” Lee Jaeyoeng, director of the Government Buildings Management Office, said, “We will make the New Government Complex a landmark of the Government Complex Sejong and a public-first government complex where people can come and use government services with ease.”
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and the client. It also affects project profitability and your firm’s bottom line. An effective project plan includes a detailed scope for the project. This critical component should include goals, objectives, and a detailed breakdown of the work. In addition, the plan should note what we are not working on to avoid any confusion as to what is included in the project. It is important to include the specific company standards, procedures and tools that will lead to an efficient design process and project delivery. “Planning and managing an architectural/ engineering design project is more complex than shopping for groceries, but I believe many project management fundamentals can be found in my shopping routine.” There are many other elements to a project plan, but investing time in scope, requirements, and quality will be a great start. I am guessing there are some of you who grocery shop very similar to the way that I do – we would get along great. Please share any of your shopping tips, and of course, send any AEC project planning tips as well! JEFF CLAUSON is director of project delivery, Shive-Hattery. He can be reached at jclauson@shive-hattery.com.
I prefer to go to the grocery store at times of the day when it is the least busy and I always go to the same store so I know where items are located. This maximizes shopping efficiency. One of the stores where I shop has an app with a map of the store and can locate any item for you. Before heading to the checkout I review my list and compare it with the items in the cart to make sure I have everything and to avoid return trips to the store. Additional trips mean extra work, more money spent on gas, and extra time to do more shopping. Planning and managing an architectural/engineering design project is more complex than shopping for groceries, but I believe many project management fundamentals can be found in my shopping routine. Good relationships with project stakeholders will result in effective communications that lead to a thorough identification of important project requirements. Requirements should include the technical design requirements, but maybe more important, requirements should include stakeholder expectations in terms of the experience during the project. Preparing a written project plan that includes detailed requirements that the team can follow during project execution is key to delivering a quality project – one that meets the requirements of all stakeholders. Of course, quality also includes checking our work to avoid mistakes and rework. The extra costs associated with spending more time on a project than it should is frustrating for the team
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