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  "id": 7186079,
  "title": "Seoul Design International Forum to explore life-centered urban future",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/seoul-design-international-forum-to-explore-life-centered-urban-future-7186079",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T22:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20260914/seoul-design-international-forum-to-explore-life-centered-urban-future"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul will host the 2026 Seoul Design International Forum this week, bringing together architects, designers, scientists, and urban policy experts to explore a life-centered approach to design for more vital cities. The event will take place on Tuesday at Dongdaemun Design Plaza, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and will be livestreamed on the Seoul Metropolitan Government's YouTube channels in Korean and English. This is the seventh year of the forum, which has evolved from a human-centered design focus to a life-centered design approach, emphasizing the coexistence of people with plants, animals, and other living organisms in urban environments, according to Choi In-kyu, director-general at the city's design policy bureau.",
  "summary": "Seoul will bring together architects, designers, scientists and urban policy experts this week to explore how a life-centered approach to design can shape more vital cities. The 2026 Seoul Design International Forum will be held on Tuesday at Dongdaemun Design Plaza under the theme, “Vital Cities: Designing New Possibilities for Life.” The free event will run from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and will be…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul Design International Forum to explore life-centered urban future",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/seoul-design-international-forum-to-explore-life-centered-urban-future",
        "published": "2026-09-13T22:22:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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