Busan Metropolitan City and Design Council Busan are calling for submissions to the 2026 International Busan Design Award (IBDA). Eligible to enter are undergraduate/graduate students, individuals, and companies; elementary, middle, or high school students, and youth aged 18 or under, as well as invited/nominated designers. The Grand Prize for 2026 is 20 Million Won (~$13,700). Many additional prizes will be awarded as well. The total prize fund for this year is 56,7 Million Won (~$38,900)!

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The Busan Metropolitan City and Design Council Busan are launching the “Public Space Design Project 2,” a two-stage international design competition with a substantial prize pool of KRW 150,000,000. The competition, themed “A Pause by the River”, invites design teams to propose innovative Place Making and Public Goods designs for a designated area within Busan. The competition operates in two distinct phases. Initially, two teams will be selected based on the merit of their initial applications, submitted between 2nd June 2025 and 30th June 2025. Following this selection, the two chosen teams will then develop and submit detailed design proposals by 18th August 2025, for a final judging.

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Busan Metropolitan City, Busan Office of Education and Design Council Busan are calling for submissions to the 2025 International Busan Design Award (IBDA). The purpose of the Award is to advance the skills and understanding of industrial design, motivate design development through the exchange of ideas between industrial and academic designers, and strengthen the competitiveness of products for the development of the industry. The most persuasive work will receive the grand prize with 15 Million Won (~$10,300) for the prize money. Many additional prizes will be awarded as well.

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Busan Metropolitan City, Busan Office of Education and Design Council Busan are calling for submissions to the 2024 International Busan Design Award (IBDA). The purpose of the Award is to advance the skills and understanding of industrial design, motivate design development through the exchange of ideas between industrial and academic designers, and strengthen the competitiveness of products for the development of the industry. The most persuasive work will receive the grand prize with 15 Million Won (~$11,300) for the prize money. Many additional prizes will be awarded as well.

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Busan Metropolitan City, Busan Office of Education and Design Council Busan are calling for submissions to the 2023 International Busan Design Award (IBDA). The purpose of the Award is to advance the skills and understanding of industrial design, motivate design development through the exchange of ideas between industrial and academic designers, and strengthen the competitiveness of products for the development of the industry. The most persuasive work will receive the grand prize with 15 Million Won (~$11,500) for the prize money. Many additional prizes will be awarded as well.

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Busan Metropolitan City and the Korea Maritime Industry Association are hosting the 2023 Marine Contents International Contest to raise interest in the marine industry, raise marine awareness, and develop marine culture. Anyone interested in the marine field is invited to participate with fresh ideas. The competition is hosted as part of the 17th World Ocean Forum 2023, themed: Bluetechnomy.

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Organized by Busan Metropolitan City and Korea Association Marine Industry, the Oceans Design Competition is an innovation challenging competition presented to anyone who is passionate about oceans. The competition is hosted as part of the 16th World Oceans Forum 2022, themed: Ocean as Uniters, Pursuing Global Cooperation for the good of the planet. Three competition categories are available, including: Graphic Design Poster, Character Sticker Pack and Calligraphy.

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Busan Metropolitan City, Busan Office of Education and Design Council Busan are calling for submissions to the 2022 International Busan Design Award (IBDA). Applicable designs include, but not limited to: architectural designs of the pavilion of World EXPO 2030, environmental designs to improve the landscape of Busan, new design of BI for Busan Metropolitan City, design of BI for World EXPO, character designs, World EXPO’s promotional posters/webtoons/videos, etc. The designer who submitted the most persuasive work will receive the grand prize with 15 Million Won ($12,500+) for the prize money.

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