Korea’s Jeju Island was officially proclaimed one of the New7Wonders of Nature by the Swiss-based organization New7Wonders Foundation in December 2011. The global value of Jeju was established as the island received UNESCO designations of Biosphere Reserve (2002), World Natural Heritage (2007), and Global Geopark (2010), making the sub-tropical island the only place on Earth to receive this “triple crown” in UNESCO’s natural science categories. The most urgent task faced by Jeju Island today is to embody a new vision and model of its tourism industry based on environmental and ecological values by linking the New7Wonders inclusion and the three UNESCO designations. This session is designated to be a venue for gathering the wisdom of world-renowned architects and specialists as they discuss the urban environment and design, and for establishing views on the future vision of Jeju Island in its development as a World Natural Heritage destination.

- Moderator
LEE, Nam Sik (President, aSSIST)

- Presenters
SEUNG, Hchioh-sang (Director, IROJE architects & planners)
Aaron TAN (Director, Research Architecture Design)
LEE, Jung-myon (President, BAUM Architects, Inc.)

- Discussants
KIM, Tae-il (Professor, Jeju National University)
LEE, Kwang-man (Chairman, Gansam Architects & Partners / President, the Korean Institute of Architects)

- Rapporteur
SHIN, Ho-sang (Professor & Director, Admission Office of aSSIST)