Last Oct. 20, Seoul was chosen the ``2010 World Design Capital (WDC)'' during the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design's closing ceremony. The WDC is appointed to the city that holds great design value or is to develop their city into a design oriented one. In a bid to successfully meet expectations, Seoul Mayor Oh Sae-hoon announced the ``U-Seoul Design 2010'' plan, in which the city will promote a design campaign that is ``Universal, Unique, Ubiquitous'' and apply it to streets, buildings and homes.
No more cookie cutter apartments will be put up starting from 2008, instead cities will collaborate with architects and build homes that are not only desirable to live in, but also to look at. The designs will mostly be artistic, minimalized and environment friendly. Renowned architects, such as Daniel Libenskind for Busan's I-Park and Jean Michel Wilmotte for Yongin's Raemian Apartments, will work on the new buildings and homes. Report from Korea Times.
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