Analysis of the Interpretation and Application Actual Condition of Public Space as a Public Design Target

This study was conducted to diagnose the phenomenon in which the Public Design Act only applies to facilities, supplies, and visual images, while the ordinance includes public spaces, thereby conflicting with the higher law, and to examine the legitimacy of including public spaces as subjects of public design. Accordingly, the history and structure of laws related to public design were confirmed through the website of the National Law Information Center, and the current status of application of public spaces was analyzed from four perspectives: related laws, subjects of application of ordinances, public design projects, and related fields through prior studies and research materials. As a result of the study, the current status of application was diagnosed from the perspectives of ambiguity in legal interpretation, limitations in application of ordinances, characteristics of public design projects, and scope of recognition in related fields, and the conclusion was reached that efforts to revise the law are necessary to include public spaces as subjects of public design.