DBEW competition
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The DBEW competition is an architectural competition, organized by the Hanssem corporation, a south-Korean furniture company, which has been held in Seoul
from 2001 to 2005.
The main purpose of the competition is to let designers from all over the world express their idea about a contemporary house inspired by the life in the Far-east over-crowded cities, where flats need to be as small as possible.
In the 3rd edition more than 500 designers took part in the competition, which was one of the first to be run completely on the internet.
The jury members were prominent international architects, such as Alessandro Mendini
, Arata Isozaki
and Shigeru Uchida.
In 2006 the competition was not held but a 6th edition is scheduled for 2007.
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
from 2001 to 2005.
The main purpose of the competition is to let designers from all over the world express their idea about a contemporary house inspired by the life in the Far-east over-crowded cities, where flats need to be as small as possible.
In the 3rd edition more than 500 designers took part in the competition, which was one of the first to be run completely on the internet.
The jury members were prominent international architects, such as Alessandro Mendini
Alessandro Mendini
Alessandro Mendini is an Italian designer and architect. He played an important part in the development of Italian design. He also worked, aside from his artistic career, for Casabella, Modo and Domus magazines....
, Arata Isozaki
Arata Isozaki
Arata Isozaki is a Japanese architect from Ōita. He graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1954. Isozaki worked under Kenzo Tange before establishing his own firm in 1963. He was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal in 1986.In 2005, Arata Isozaki founded the Italian branch of his office: Arata Isozaki &...
and Shigeru Uchida.
In 2006 the competition was not held but a 6th edition is scheduled for 2007.
Winners of the competition by year
- 2001 - Leonardo Bonanni, Joy Wang (USA)
- 2002 - Bianchini e Lusiardi associatiBianchini e Lusiardi associatiBianchini e Lusiardi associati is an Italian architecture firm, mostly known as the winner of international architectural competitions, such as the New Cleopatra's Kiosk competition in London and the DBEW competition in Seoul, South Korea .The firm's style is characterized by a modernistic use of...
(Italy) - 2003 - Prof.Zhang Yue, Cheng Xiao Xi, Xu Jie, Tao Lei, Zheng Yue Yuan, Feng Jie (China)
- 2004 - Luca Donner, Francesca Sorcinelli (Italy)
- 2005 - Babak Taghikhani (Iran)