
Can Better Urban Design Solve South Korea’s Youth Loneliness Crisis?
In Busan and beyond, apartment towers rise—but so do youth suicide and isolation. What if the cure lies not in therapy, but in the street?
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In Busan and beyond, apartment towers rise—but so do youth suicide and isolation. What if the cure lies not in therapy, but in the street?

The new Eomgungdaegyo bridge, set for completion by 2030, will ease congestion and connect key growth areas, including Eco-Delta City, to the rest of Busan, addressing long-standing traffic issues in the region.

Participants at the 2025 Busan Architecture Workshop will explore transit-oriented development and urban connectivity in the Bujeon Station area.

The Northern Sea Route is giving Busan a rare second chance—to reinvent itself as a global maritime and financial hub amid shifting Arctic trade dynamics.

In a world of infinite content, we are seeing fewer perspectives. As AI curates our lives, critical thinking, intellectual diversity, and even empathy are quietly slipping away.

Despite a budget of 3.7 billion KRW, the Smart Ocean Village project in Busan has struggled with low citizen engagement and technological limitations, leading to concerns over its effectiveness in addressing marine pollution.

Foreign students arrive in Korea expecting opportunity—but many find empty campuses, language barriers, and degrees with little value. Their experiences reveal the deeper cracks in Korea’s education system.

South Korea’s judiciary and legal training remain rooted in test-based elitism shaped by colonial and authoritarian legacies. Calls for reform now seek to replace inherited authority with experience, accountability, and democratic legitimacy.

Busan’s arts education system is facing a crisis, compounded by the collapse of private universities.

With high failure rates in youth-led startups and limited opportunities in traditional industries, Busan’s youth need more than just a chance to open a business.

Cowellmedi has opened a new 6,917㎡ smart factory in Busan's Eco Delta City, marking a key step in the city's biohealth expansion and aligning with its bid to host the National Dental Research Institute (NDRI).

Gangseo District became Korea’s first local government to deploy ChatGPT across all departments. But without audit logs, domestic servers, or enforceable oversight, its bold digital leap reveals a deep governance gap.
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