The British Embassy Seoul said on the 15th that it held a Korea-U.K. urban architecture cooperation seminar at Aston Hall at the British Embassy Seoul in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 14th.
The seminar was co-hosted by the British Embassy Seoul and the Korea Institute of Registered Architects (KIRA) and was held to coincide with the opening of the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism as part of the U.K. government's global promotion program, the "GREAT campaign."
The event, held under the theme "Cities that connect people, building the future together," featured renowned British architecture corporations including Populous, the global architecture firm that designed London Olympic Stadium and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium; SIBERLITE, which designed luxury brand stores for Prada and Jimmy Choo; and Leonard Design, a specialist in mixed-use urban regeneration projects.
Tony Clemson, senior commercial counselor at the Department for Business and Trade at the British Embassy Seoul, said, "The U.K. has a long tradition of urban regeneration and design innovation, and Korea is drawing global attention for its technological prowess and speed of infrastructure development," and added, "If the two countries cooperate in architecture and urban design, we can build sustainable infrastructure and people-centered urban models together."
Kim Jae-rok, president of the Korea Institute of Registered Architects, said, "A city is not a simple space but a stage that connects people and industry," and added, "Through this seminar, we hope architects from Korea and the U.K. will share their experiences and technologies and develop a cooperative relationship to jointly design the future of sustainable cities and architecture."