FRAMEWORK ACT ON BUILDING

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to people leading a healthy life and to enhancing the welfare thereof through the promotion of architectural culture by determining responsibilities concerning architecture of the State, local governments and people and by prescribing the establishment, implementation, etc. of architectural policies.

Article 2(Basic Idea) #

The basic idea of this Act is to realize the public value of architecture in the following through the collective efforts of the State, local governments, and people:

1. Construction of living space directly related with the safety, health, and welfare of the people;

2. Construction of spatial environment that coordinates and admits diverse demand of the society, and becomes the basis of economic activities;

3. Creation and construction of cultural space that reflects the characteristic mode of living of provinces and is to be inherited to future generations.

Article 3(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:

1. The term "building" means a structure with roofs and pillars or walls, which is fixed on the land, and a facility annexed thereto;

2. The term "spatial environment" means spatial structures, public space, and landscaping formed by buildings;

3. The term "public space" means space, such as streets, parks, and plazas, and facilities annexed thereto and used by the public;

4. The term "architectural design" means activities of planning, designing, and improving buildings and spatial environments in order to materialize the publicness of architecture by constructing buildings with excellence in elegance and quality, and spatial environments;

5. The term "elegance" means appropriateness which can create a sense of purpose and the identity of provinces through relationship with surroundings, scale, shape, structure, material, level of construction, etc.;