PRESERVATION

Preservation
 

Architecture · Art · Landscape

2026.09.03 — 2027.01.01
 

BRIEF

​*Start with a question! End with one too?
​*Make a short trailer video, about 30 seconds - check copyright
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Preservation has long been understood as restoring something to its original state.

Yet what is preserved never stands outside of time. Materials change, environments intervene, and uses and meanings shift.

Almost nothing endures without changing.

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So what, then, does preservation keep?

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This open call views preservation not as an act of preventing change, but as deciding what to sustain in the midst of change.

One might preserve a form, or a material. One might also preserve a way of use, a memory, a relationship, or even the changing state itself. What matters is what you choose as the object of preservation, and how you give that decision concrete form in your work.

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There are no restrictions on subject or medium. Preservation may be interpreted through any field and approach, including architecture, art, and landscape.

Rather than accepting preservation as a fixed concept, this competition seeks proposals that redefine it through each participant's own work.

When we say we are preserving something, what are we actually preserving?

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We look at how a work takes up this question, and how precisely that thinking carries through its form, materials, and mode of expression.

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ELIGIBILITY/ Eligibility

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Open to anyone working in architecture, art, landscape, or related fields

*Students, graduates, practitioners, and independent creators are all welcome to apply, with no restrictions on nationality or place of residence

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SUBMISSION/ Submission

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Each application corresponds to one work.

Up to 2 works may be submitted per applicant

1 APPLICATION = 1 WORK

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*There is no restriction on when the work was created.

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FORMAT/ Format & Dimensions

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Any format is accepted, including drawings, models, objects, installations, photography, and mixed media.

Drawing / 2D Work

*Specify: whether panels are allowed, whether it's a single image, example images, and whether text is required.

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Minimum 8.5 × 8.5 in
Maximum 48 in for both width and height

Works do not need to have a 1:1 ratio.

• 48 × 24 in

• 36 × 24 in

• 24 × 18 in

                                and other sizes are all acceptable.
 

For Model / Object / 3D Work

*Physical works are not submitted at the application stage.

**Submit a PDF including photos of the work and any necessary supplementary materials.

**If selected for the exhibition, shipping and installation of the work will be arranged separately.

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SUBMISSION FILE /Submission File
 

Submit one image per work.

• Minimum 300 dpi

• Maximum 40 MB

• If the work is selected, details, drawings, model photos, and additional materials may be included as needed
   

Submission files and file names must not include any identifying information such as the applicant's name, school, affiliation, or logo.

All works are reviewed anonymously.
 

PROJECT STATEMENT/ Project Statement
 

• Project statement: minimum 500, maximum 600 characters

• Include a basic description of the work along with how it approaches preservation

• We encourage writing that clearly conveys the perspective and decisions behind the work, rather than a formal introduction.
   

REVIEW/ Review
 

All works are reviewed with applicants' names and personal information removed

The review holistically considers the following:

• Understanding of the competition theme

• Interpretation of preservation

• Clarity of the idea

• Originality and experimentation in approach

• Connection between concept and mode of expression

• Visual, material, and spatial quality of the work
   

Technically polished imagery is not prioritized in itself.

What matters most is how the work defines preservation, and how consistently and concretely that definition operates throughout the work.
 

SELECTION/ Selection
 

Number of selected works: 0

*Works are not selected simply to fill a set number; each work is judged on whether it aligns with the direction and review criteria of the competition.

Grand Prize 1 / Excellence 2 / Merit 5 / Nominated 10
 

APPLICATION FEE/ Application Fee
 

30,000 KRW / WORK

₩30,000 per work.

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*Your application is complete only once both the application submission and fee payment have been confirmed.

**Application fees are non-refundable once your application is complete.

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SCHEDULE/ Schedule

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OPEN
2026.09.03

*pre registration period/ general registration
*Switch to KG Inicis.
 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE
2027.01.01
 

REVIEW
2027.01 — 03
 

RESULT
By 2027.03.01
 

EXHIBITION
Second half of 2027

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EXHIBITION/ Exhibition

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Selected works are slated for exhibitions in New York and London in the second half of 2027.

Specific venues and dates are currently being arranged and will be shared with selected participants later.

Shipping, installation, and display of works will also be arranged separately with selected participants, depending on the nature of each work and the exhibition plan.

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APPLICATION
 

Before submitting your application, you must review all of the competition details and submission guidelines above.
 

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→ APPLY