서울시 디자인정책의 변화, 2006-2016 - 분석과 정책적 시사점

Three decades after the introduction of the industrial design policy by the central government, design policy has begun to gain significance as an important realm of urban policy in Korea since the mid-2000s. Oh Sehoon’s Seoul Metropolitan government played a leading role in the establishment of design policy as urban policy. which has been sustained even after substantial changes by the successor mayor. This study analyses the changes in the design policy of Seoul Metropolitan government between 2006 and 2016 on the premise that it is formed by the three different perspectives on urban design corresponding to the divergent urban policy paradigms; management of public spaces and facilities, urban competitiveness and lately urban problem solving.
Following the analysis this study suggests that the significances of design policy are to be more deeply understood, while seeking for more collaboration with the adjacent policy areas based on its own professional capacities.