[English] 2025 Silver Prize of the Busan-Style Architecture Awards, Busan Uam Library, Korea скачать в хорошем качестве

[English] 2025 Silver Prize of the Busan-Style Architecture Awards, Busan Uam Library, Korea

Uam Library in Busan opened in October 2024 in Uam‑dong, Nam‑gu. It spans roughly 1,882 ㎡ over basement and three above‑ground floors. More than a traditional library, the building is designed to serve as an open community space — intended to go beyond book lending to foster social and cultural exchange among local residents. Situated on a site between high‑rise apartments and older low‑rise multi‑family housing, the library aims to reintroduce communal “streets and courtyards” — lost in modern redevelopment — and reconnect fragmented urban fabric. Inside, Uam Library offers a variety of functions: children’s and youth reading rooms, a general reference section, an IT corner, and even a book café — providing spaces for different age groups and uses. In 2025, it earned the Busan‑Down Architecture Prize (silver), recognized for its architectural achievement that reflects local identity and public value — marking its success as a socially meaningful civic architecture. Far from being just a building for books, Uam Library represents a “public hub” for the neighborhood — a space meant to rebuild community connections and support cultural life in the area.