This study analyzed how the anti-tank barrier in Dobong-gu, which is the product of the Cold War system, was used for cultural urban regeneration. Through this, we would like to find ways to utilize similar cultural heritage in Seoul. To this end, we first examined how the Korean War and the resulting divisional system affected Seoul's growth and change in the 1960s and 1970s.
Anti-tank barriers were installed to defend and build fortresses after the “1·21 incident”. Since 2000, anti-tank barriers have been partially removed or reused as billboards due to complaints. In particular, the historical, social and cultural values of the space should be fully utilized for sustainable utilization.
In this paper, the peaceful cultural center is located in Dobong-gu, the northernmost part of Seoul. The fact that Dobong-gu is the gateway to Seoul from northern Gyeonggi-do Province can also be seen from the fact that the North Korean military used the current 6-5 area of Dobong-dong as a tank access road during the 1950 Korean War.
Dobong-gu's Peace and Cultural Center is an example of utilizing spatial regeneration through cooperative decision-making. It is meaningful that citizens took the initiative to participate in urban regeneration and regenerated the space with historical location into a space where sustainable development is possible.
Sustainable development is an integrated consideration of economic development, social integration and environmental protection. In other words, economic development should be made in a way that does not hinder social integration, and social development should be made in a way that does not destroy the environment.
Dobong-gu has continued to make efforts for sustainable development. And these efforts have helped to sublimate the space regeneration business into sustainable development governance. A project that combines public goals with citizen-led processes, such as the case of peaceful cultural sites, can lead to good results and produce continuous operations and results.