#Guidelines

GUIDELINES3

Competition Stages and Schedule

1. Competition Stages
Participants, Key Tasks, and Compensation by Stage
Category Eligible Participants / Team Core Task Service Fee
Stage 1 Concept Proposal All entrants Anonymous concept proposal, up to six A3 landscape pages No compensation
Stage 2 Design Development Two Stage 2 teams Approximately four weeks to develop and present the integrated design proposal and implementation strategy KRW 20,000,000 per team
Winning Proposal Design Refinement One Final Winning Team Incorporate jury and technical comments; complete the integrated guide and handover package for subsequent work KRW 50,000,000
2. Overall Schedule
Overall Schedule(KST)
Procedure Schedule (KST) Details
Competition Announcement / Stage 1 Submission Period Oct. 2 (Fri), 2026, 09:00 –
Oct. 26 (Mon), 2026, 17:00
Korean and English announcement; online submission
Question Submission Period Oct. 2 (Fri) – Oct. 12 (Mon), 2026, 17:00 Designated channel on the official Competition website
Questions and Answers Published Oct. 16 (Fri), 2026 Published collectively without identifying the questioners
Eligibility and Submission Document Check Oct. 27 (Tue), 2026 Review eligibility and submission requirements; prepare for evaluation
Stage 1 Concept Proposal Review Oct. 28 (Wed), 2026 Anonymous review; select two teams
Stage 1 Results Announcement Oct. 29 (Thu), 2026 Publish entry codes and notify selected teams individually
Agreement Execution / Stage 2 Briefing Oct. 29 (Thu) – Oct. 30 (Fri), 2026 Execute agreements with the two selected teams and provide identical briefs and materials
Stage 2 Design Development Nov. 2 (Mon) – Nov. 29 (Sun), 2026 Approximately 4 weeks
Stage 2 Submission Nov. 30 (Mon), 2026, 17:00 Online submission of deliverables
Stage 2 Design Development Final Review Dec. 3 (Thu) – Dec. 4 (Fri), 2026 Equal presentation and Q&A time for each team
Final Results Announcement Dec. 7 (Mon), 2026 Announce one Final Winning Team
Design Refinement Dec. 8 (Tue) – Dec. 23 (Wed), 2026 Approximately 2.5 weeks under a separate agreement
Acceptance Review and Payment Dec. 24 (Thu) – Dec. 31 (Thu), 2026 Deliverable acceptance review and payment claim process
3. Schedule Changes
  1. The Host may adjust the schedule in the event of natural disasters, infectious disease outbreaks, system failures, policy or budget changes, or other unavoidable circumstances.
  2. Changes will be announced on the official Competition website. Changes materially affecting entrant preparation, such as a revised deadline, will be announced with as much advance notice as reasonably possible.