in oct 2007, seoul was appointed the world design capital 2010 by the international council of societies of industrial design conference (competitors were dubai, singapore, and toronto).
the seoul metropolitan government held an international design competition already in april 2007 to redesign a central area of seoul, 'the design plaza and park'. the competition winner is zaha hadid.
a multitude of design activities and conferences are planned for the year 2010.. . via