| Abstract |
| With the development of IT and digital technologies, Ubiquitous City (U-City) is drawing people`s attention as a new concept of space that combines physical space and digital space. `Ubiquitous` is a Latin word meaning `Exist everywhere all the time.` Thus U-City means a system that prepares human centered environment for people`s happiness, richness and safety as computer chips embedded in the system recognize situations and provide people with optimized services autonomously. By implanting electronic craft into the physical space surrounding people`s life, the system removes the limits of time and space and creates a city that stays awaken 24 hours a day. Many countries including the U.S., Japan and European nations are preparing the age of U-City through cooperation among the government, enterprises and research institutes, assuming that U-City is the new paradigm of the information-knowledge state. Korea is in an advantageous position in implementing ubiquity based on its well-established Internet network and high popularity of mobile phones. In particular, Sangam Digital Media City (Sangam DMC), which is constructed as U-City until 2010, is a future city where domestic and foreign high-tech digital media companies and research institutes in multimedia and software will be amassed together. DMC is also a future-style residential complex that emphasizes not only IT technologies but also ecological environment, accommodating various types of residences, a green-zone network and habitats of animals and plants (Biotop) for biodiversity. In addition, the city introduces environment-friendly infrastructure and traffic control system. Based on the case, this study examined the concept and characteristics of U-City and forecasted the future of U-City. In addition, it investigated the trend of design changing in response to such an environmental transition. |
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| Ubiquitous-City, Sangam Digital Media City |
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