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Abstract

Recently, public architecture from the perspective of the city has recently become an international issue and, as a concept, has been actively implemented in various projects in Korean architecture. Among these projects, the master plan of the National Museum Complex of the Administrative City was introduced as a new architectural project with the intention of achieving urban sustainability while reflecting the urban context. Some of the proposals for the competition for this project, including those presented during the first and second rounds of the judging process, showed the development of novel ideas for sustainable architecture. Therefore, this study sought to reexamine the value of various approaches to urban context and sustainability through comparative studies of these proposals. The conclusion of these comparative studies indicated that, in the contemporary city, architecture should be sustainable and publicly oriented while considering environmental sustainability with respect to the quality of life and ecosystem, social sustainability in which local cultures and identities were harmonized, and economic sustainability including cost savings and energy utilization.