Suwon's 'Glbict Nuri Park' to Receive 'Republic of Korea Landscape Award'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Chung Jun-seong] Suwon City announced on the 4th that Glbict Nuri Park in Mangpo-dong, Youngtong-gu, Suwon, which was developed with an urban agricultural landscape theme, has been submitted to the '2021 11th Republic of Korea Landscape Award' hosted and organized by the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture and has been selected as the final winner of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Award.

Glbict Nuri Park is a neighborhood park created in an area of approximately 43,500 square meters at 76-10 Mangpo-dong within the Mangpo 4 District Unit Plan zone. Construction began in June 2018 and was completed in early last year, opening to citizens from May last year.

When entering the central part of this park, unlike existing urban parks, a grassland landscape reminiscent of rice paddies, fields, and rural roads opens up, allowing visitors to feel a refreshing sense of openness even within a changing city. On the eastern side of the site, there is also a lush Quercus alba forest trail.

To this end, 917 tall trees of 21 species including pine trees and approximately 295,000 herbaceous plants of 18 species including red-striped flowers, along with 11 species of shrubs such as boxwood totaling about 28,950 plants, have been planted to create diverse landscape changes according to the seasons.

Additionally, specialized pergolas (columned roof facilities in the park) and grassland deck trails with aesthetic appeal have been introduced as amenities, offering citizens precious healing as an open space within the city.

Furthermore, the Glbict Nuri Public Library has been established within the park to expand the functions of the public library into the park, enhancing utilization and adding characteristics of Suwon as a city of humanities.

In particular, the Park-loving Citizens Group, composed of members of citizen volunteer organizations, participates in park management, and supports park utilization activation and healthy leisure activities through programs such as the Glbict Nuri Play School, serving as a venue for public-private governance.

Meanwhile, the awards ceremony for the 2021 11th Republic of Korea Landscape Award is scheduled to take place on October 12 at Mapo Culture Storage Base.