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Architectural Festival Held
Pyongyang, May 10 (KCNA) -- The 13th May 21 Architectural Festival took place at the Central Youth Hall from May 6 to 10.

It brought together officials in the fields of architectural building, building materials and research into designing, officials of scientific research and educational institutions, architects, technicians, teachers, researchers and creators.

Presented to the festival were at least 200 architectural designs for prize contest, more than 200 scientific papers, at least 20 computer programs and multimedia selected in the similar events held in different parts of the country.

The festival involved a prize contest in architectural designs, a presentation of scientific papers and a competition in programs and multimedia.

During the festival, its participants exchanged successes and experience gained in the work to settle the issues arising in successfully constructing buildings and bring architecture and building science and technology to the cutting-edge level.

Drawing the attention of the visitors were designs showcasing the development of the nation's architecture including city designs and designs for recreation grounds, parks, children's hospital, park with fountains and open-air theater.

Appreciated by the visitors were designs for prize contest making it possible to diversify the architectural style, modernize the structural form and put the buildings on a high level of formative art in architecture.

Papers on researches on the general plan for distributing schools in the field of general education and design for arch bridge of high-speed railway, programs supporting issues arising in construction including structure design and construction of buildings and multimedia comprehensively reflecting architecture design and construction of dwelling houses were also highly appreciated.

A closing ceremony took place on Friday.

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