Yong Choi Portfolio 2020 | Admitted to Yale, Columbia, UPenn, Syracuse

Dis : Cover Portfolio(2016 - 2019)

Yong Choi Bachelor of Architecture Yonsei University

Architecture is discovery through the process of exploration rather than creation.

This discovery is realized through a non-present process. Along with the architecture that was created in the past, we have been continually developing human history.

Our thinking started based on what already existed, and we have experienced trials and errors through subsequent architectural acts based on prior ideas. Ultimately, architecture becomes the process of leaving new legacies for the future.

If we think about where the process of exploration in history began, it would originate with a scale. The Bible uses the proportion of the body or a range of physical activity to describe a hypothetical castle in Jerusalem. The reason we can feel the scale of such structures naturally is because they are closely related to the actions we take in life.

In other words, the classification of a scale would be the classification of conduct and, in turn, the classification of the essence of architecture that has developed along with man. Based on this classification, I would like to discover architecture through my exploratory process.

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New Basic

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Jul 2018

Evolutionary Grid

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144 cubits Dec 2018

Meditation House

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Jun 2016

House for Two

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Jun 2017

Proun Gallery

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4 fingers Yeon Jun 2017

to the sky

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Sep 2017

from the ground

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Fundamental Disciplines Oct 2016

Geometric Studies

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Floating <Points>

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Standing <Lines>

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System of <Intersection>

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Structural <Surface>

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in, <Space>

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1 stadia Revelation 21:16 â&#x20AC;&#x153;The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia in length, and as wide and high as it is long.â&#x20AC;?

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New Basic Spring 2019 - 2019.03 ~ 2019.06 - Academic - Professor Hokeun Oh - Resort / Museum / Tidal power plant

Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t architecture a process of human territorial expansion?

If architecture is regarded as an act of territorial expansion within nature, we should consider the natural environment in doing so.

Due to modern urbanization and a surge in the global population, territorial expansion has become inevitable.

Currently, humans have conquered most of the available land and are attempting to expand their territory into the sea, which accounts for 70% of the Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surface.

However, the method of expansion is typically to pack mudflats, which is destructive to the ecosystem.

My project proposal is to allow architectural elements to expand territory through a conformal approach, which is different from developing by filling the land on an urban level.

1:150 Model Bass wood on styrofoam, and acrylic boards / 30x140 in / 2019

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Yellow Sea

Korea

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Past to present South Korea features a wide area of tidalflats that provide a living ground for migratory birds and marine life. This is due to the peninsulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rias coast and the land made up of mountainous areas.

However, starting in modern times up until recent years, Korea has connected the complex coastline through the process of reclamation.

These diagrams are an analysis of the ecosystems of the Sihwa Lake site, created in order to coexist with this ecosystem.

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Ecological Analysis 01 Distribution of reclaimed land in Korea 02 Ecological system in tidal flat of Shiwhaho 03 Site condition 04 Animal research

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Ilyoplax dentimerosa 76units/m2

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Cyclina sinensis 23units/m2

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In order to predict the consequences of this huge construction, I have simulated how the natural environment will change when walls and columns are constructed and buried in the ground. As a result, I decided a linear design to avoid important points in wind, currents, and ecosystem distribution.

In order to preserve the condition of the land, the foundation structure should be minimized. With this purpose in mind, a method was adopted to enable other subsidiarymaterials to be supported in the main structure. The structures floating above the ground are supported by these main structures and beams.

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similarly distributed walls, and regular zoning space

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placing elements with passive walls and expanding with columns

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zoning significant area help experience space of tidal flat

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variation with wallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scales making an order from center to the ocean

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linear composition avoids distribution of natural flows

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long scaled wall at the center with layered zoning through groundâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slope

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scattered walls having boundary with long distance making outer space

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passive walls at the center, and expanding views along a diagonal way

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centered space and expanding outer space through thin area

1:30 SECTION MODEL Concrete / 16x12x26 in / 2019

Plannar Strategy

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Nature-friendly adaptation

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Buildings that are low and long naturally produce long sequences. This sequence creates a visual reference line for seasonal sunrise and sunset directions. Furthermore, the scenery close to mudflat-level allows us to recognize the vastness of the mudflats and the difference between tidal flats caused by the moonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gravity.

By placing water and tidal generators taking into account the marine currents and tidal currents flowing along the terrain, I can create landscape paintings that adapt to nature.

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Plan(elv +7m) 01 Lobby 02 Trail 03 Restroom 04 Pantry 05 Office 06 Laundary / Storage 07 Staff restaurant / Kitchen 08 Meeting room 09 Staff restroom 10 Night duty room 11 Equipment 12 Warehouse

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Summer 2018 - 2018.07 ~ 2018.07 - Academic - Professor Daesong Lee - Master plan - Team project(4 members) - Role : Coding & Design

Angle / Scale

Can variable rules within the major and fixed rules create harmony?

Homogeneous methodologies produce various variations in consistency.

Due to the development of technology, architecture has adopted a variety of materials and compositions.

Although there are benefits, inefficiency is also likely to increase because different configurations and scales are made into specific forms using different materials.

In contrast, insects such as spiders and ants use only one natural source to create their habitats.

This homogenous method produces efficiency in terms of transportation and construction.

I hope that man-made architecture will take a leap forward by adopting simplification within certain rules.

Prototype 01 Commercial 02 Facilities 03 Cultural / Collaboration 04 Residential 05 Recreational center 06 Mixed-use office / Residential <A> Surrounded by blocks with large surface area <B> Welcoming space with low and long blocks <C> Courtyard surrounded by highrise

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Experimentation Basic Grid

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pathway pattern direction to voids front side back side front to front front to back back to back

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144 cubits Revelation 21:17 â&#x20AC;&#x153;And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.â&#x20AC;?

- Meditation House

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- House for Two

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- Proun Gallery

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Meditation House Fall 2018 - 2018.09 ~ 2018.12 - Academic - Professor Sangyun Lee - Residential

What is the fundamental role of a house?

A house is a haven for life that protects human beings from harsh outdoor environment and allows them to recharge.

The process of recharging is similar to meditation in the sense that a person spends a given period of time entirely alone.

In this project, each residential unit was designed as a space for recharging.

Moreover, the walls that make these units into individual houses create sequences that permeate the space.

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gravel

pavements

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bussy entrance

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Create a four-stage spatial transition to achieve the dramatic effect of welcoming an empty space for meditation in each room.

The sequence of these four stagesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which are comprised of preparation, introduction, immersion, and climaxâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is accomplished by floor, wall, and beam elements.

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The level of depth from the entrance to each void is reduced, since the inside entrance has already deepened its flow.

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The small, intertwined gaps become the corridor.

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Configuration of materials Soil, gravel, and concrete materials that make up the floor and walls are designed to preserve the original texture, the surface appearance is simple.

However, since different specifications are needed for each case at the point at which they meet, different configurations of materials are suggested on a case-by-case basis.

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House for Two Spring 2016 - 2016.03 ~ 2016.06 - Academic - Professor : Sanghoon Youm - Residential

All real numbers can be represented us arithmetic elements.

In such cases, specific modules are defi the architectural design and they can b reversed, or matched to each other to c variations. If a housing unit features an orientation, a residential plan may be d focusing on its starting point and acco various needs in a short period of time

fined in be rotated, create different n asymmetrical developed ommodating e.

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Experimentation

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Definition of a siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grid 3m

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Since the site is close to the square dimension, it has been divided into 3m units. Given that the ratio of horizontal and vertical lines is same, the grid can be designed regardless of direction and then turned around to match the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specific situation.

United 27 Definition of materials by program I separated the volume of space for each of the two people and the materials are selected from stone, iron, and glass depending on the program.

Each unit has the same shape but different orientations, combining them into diverse forms.

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Proun Gallery Spring 2017 - 2017.03 ~ 2017.06 - Academic - Professor Jooeun Sung - Gallery

Can arts displayed at galleries expect complete interaction with viewers?

Naturally, galleries pursue pure interaction with viewers through their displayed works of art.

I do not want the form to bind or limit the works of art (A). Rather, I dream of an art museum (B) where viewers communicate freely with the artworks without limitations or boundaries of form. From this perspective, I consider factors such as light, the flow, and mechanical ways of creating light and flow arrangement that may vary according to exhibition planning.

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01 Ø 400 stainless-steel column 24m long

02 I -beams 48mm deep 03 skylight window frame 48mm deep 04 Ø 8 stainless-steel handrails 05 steel grating 1500/1200/48 mm

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steel structure attachment 1.2m long Ø 15 steel pivot T 35 movable horizontal louver frame T 15 tinted glass 150*150 square steel hanger

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1200/1200/200 mm floor package aluminium frame kit T 30 tempered glass interlayer film liquid crystal film liquid crystal layer 50mm height conductive coating line T 10 steel bracket 150*150 square two-ways steel hanger 1100/200/80 mm aluminium profile frame 3000/200/25 LCD pannel

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1100 mm aluminium kinetic louver T 6 insulated glazing glass T 48 stainless steel window frame 96*48 mm H beam mullion

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360*360 stainless steel case Ø 280 drainage pipe drained water pond concrete curb and foundation 600*600*50 engineered granitic tiles bedding sand graded rock geotextile stainless bollard 300 mm thick reinforced concrete

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4 fingers

- Yeon (to the sky)

Jeremiah 52:21

- Floating <Points>

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference; each was four fingers thick, and hollow.â&#x20AC;?

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Yeon <to the sky>

Spring 2017 - 2017.03 ~ 2017.06 - Competition(Third Place) - Pavilion - Team project(15 members) - Role : Team leader

Should architecture be constructed to conform to the impact of gravity?

We have a desire to be free from the influence of gravity.

As a result, humans have developed flying devices, and we get a surrogate sense of satisfaction by flying kites in the park. This project is set in Seoulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Han River Park. This is an open space within the complex Seoul area; open to the sky and the wind. Thus, we have an architectural reinterpretation of the flying kite here, meant to convey the experience of wind and sky as a form of spatial experience. Moreover, the form blends freely with the view of the sky and the river, which spread out under the pavilion. The kite, which provides shade from the sun and becomes a natural part of the park, represents our desire.

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Yeon <from the ground>

Fall 2017 - 2017.07 ~ 2017.10 - Exhibition - Pavilion - Team project(15 members) - Role : Team leader

Can space be non-material?

We imagined a space without visible forms and boundaries.

We started with the concept of ‘non-materiality’.

Materials are constrained by physical forces because we are real as we are on Earth.

Therefore, in order to be free from such restrictions, I realized that the entity should not be directly represented. Rather, I envisioned a hazy and foggy space that gives off a stronger impression and excitement.

The hazy fabrics floating in the air with minimal materials overlap each other horizontally, blurring the shape behind them or creating only silhouettes.

This would produce a panoramic view with nothing vertically. The modules, in turn, react according to the visitor’s location. Thus, the pulleys turn around to create uncanny movements from which a non-material space without a fixed shape or boundary is produced.

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In line with the boundaries of the exhibition hall, a module should be installed to create a flow. Modules featuring a space in the center that runs through the flow react to human motion. Therefore, the view is open from the back and the front, with modules hanging on both sides. The modules create ambiguous boundaries as they are moved one by one over time by the pulley’s motion.

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What is the smallest possible unit of architecture?

Everything that is reflected to us can be represented by dots, lines, surfaces, and volumes.

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In the mid-18th century, during a turbulent period, Marc-Antoine Laugier argued in <An Essay on Architecture> that the Primitive Hut should be used to return to the original state of architecture. He denied any form of decoration and claimed that the Primitive Hut built by simple architectural elements (column, beam, and roof ) was closest to the essence of architecture. I believe that these elements’ roots are based on pure geometry.

Thus, I have studied, among other things, the fundamental forms of the sphere and Platonic solids, as well as its association with Archimedes’ solids.

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Floating <Points> Fall 2016 -2016.09 ~ 2016.10 -Academic -Professor Hyonseok Kim -Pavilion

Can space consist of points?

All substances may eventually be returned to the unit of dots.

As the distance between matter grows further and further by the units of crystals, molecules, and atoms, the space between them is filled with energy tension. In this micro-world, electromagnetic force becomes the dominant force, and the balance of particles is achieved and sustained by that force. On the other hand, the architectural environments in which we live are affected by macro-dynamics, so we do not feel floating power or particles.

I wonder what kind of space could be created by the floating dots we can feel on a scale, and whether they would react to the surrounding environment with their own dynamics. I have investigated how I could control them through magnetic studies of different shapes and sizes.

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Standing <Lines> Fall 2017 - 2017.09 ~ 2017.09 - Competition(First Place) - Bench - Team project(3 members) - Role : Design

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I first realized this on a hill at sch I stood vertically on the bumpy the ground was not flat. Thus, I and the chairsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; legs like the root With that thought in mind, I des in the direction of the slope of t This project, for which I won the

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Structural <Surface> Spring 2018 - 2018.03 ~ 2018.03 - Competition(First Place) - Pavilion - Team project(13 members) - Role : Team leader

Can it be constructed with a side that is not bulky, such as paper?

Thin paper can be an optimal structure when it is free from buckling.

As the beamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s depth deepens, moment of inertia increases because it is proportional to the square of its depth.

In other words, Narrow and tall beams use the least amount of material and have the highest structural forces.

For this competition, where the subject was Light Structure, we tried to build a non-material with a rigid structure using PVC sheets of ready-made products, and the properties bent by a little thickness.

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When they are met in 6ways, a smaller cube is made by their intersection.

As a result, the cubes make layered surfaces. It becomes a volume, while showing its tectonics.

A module of structural sheets PVC sheets / 15x15x15 in / 2018

Assembled PVC sheets / 6.5x6.5x6.5 ft / 2018

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in, <Space> Winter 2018 - 2018.12 ~ 2018.12 - Personal - Product design Insert kits to operate

Will physical tools disappear in the future along with the elimination of physical space boundaries?

I hope that the fundamental joy of using tools will be maintained even if we are able to manipulate all spaces by thinking.

Technology is evolving towards the informatization of physical targets. Space is used as a variety of programs over time rather than as a physical boundary. I have thought about how to manipulate certain elements—such as a space’s scale, publicity, timeliness, and depth—in the future once we reach an era where we can control these elements informatively. We typically do not reflect on the manipulation of physical tools like doorknobs, buttons, keys, etc. However, in the future, won’t these be the tools that can only be seen in museums? The use of tools manipulated by hand is the origin of human civilization, and there is a fundamental joy associated with it.

Combination of operations Key(K) Enter a space. It also enables a shift between private/ public areas.

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<Volume> x <Volume> Fall 2019 - 2019.09 ~ 2019.09 - Personal - Conceptual model Can a specific volume be intertwined and constructed on its own?

Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s form was not created by anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conscious intention.

Nevertheless, the pebbles that have been swept away by waves and the leaves that have fallen in the swaying wind are perfectly balanced and create their own places. They are balanced by the external forces of nature and also by the forces between objects. The creation of order arises out of the interplay of gravity, friction, and the forces between objects. I wonder if I would be able to create a state of balance that would naturally occur and I found the clues in a geomerty that would produce forces in either direction.

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02 There is movement in all directions when a magnetic force is applied, pushing and pulling a shape with a wide surface area. The movement causes the modules on the side to move in all directions, and the whole body naturally finds balance.

03 When an external force is applied, magnets become attached together in the center and pushed out by centrifugal force.

04 Magnets that have been pushed out of the module have an attractive force between the moduleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ends and the other modules.

05 Generating grooves of modules that are not attached by the magnetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gravity meet to balance the grooves with gravity and friction.

Self Assembly Model Neodium magnets in glass tubes / 10x5x10 in / 2019

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Yong Choi [최용]

Education

T : +82 10-4423-1027

Mar 2012 - Feb 2020

E : yongchoi.arch@gmail.com

Bachelor of Architecture, Yonsei University

A : Atelier Zak(作)

Seoul, Korea

Room 501, 37, Yonsei-ro 2na-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Jul 2018

AA Visiting School - Summer School (p.18) Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

I believe that the universe is so vast that there must be limits to what I know. Nevertheless, the principle of the

Honors / Awards

essence of space is simple.

Aug 2020 - Jun 2022

As society becomes increasingly more complex, we should raise questions about fundamental principles rather

2020 Fulbright Graduate Study Award Korean-American Educational Commission

than thinking only of the resulting phenomena to solve

Mar 2012

problems.

Honors at Entrance(Full Scholarship for 5% of freshmen) Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

I firmly believe that once these fundamental questions are

Feb 2020

answered in line with emerging technological, social, and

Graduation Project - Second Place (p.06)

political circumstances, human civilization will once again

Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

soar.

Mar 2019

Cross-year Pavilion Project - Second Place Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea Mar 2018

Cross-year Pavilion Project - First Place (p.64) Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea Oct 2017

Campus Bench Design Competition - First Place (p.60) Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea Jun 2017

UAUS Pavilion Competition - Third Place (p.48) Seoul Institute of Registered Architects, Seoul, Korea

Exhibition

Extra-Curricular Experience

Mar 2018 / Mar2019

Feb 2019 -

Cross-year Pavilion Project - Team Leader (p.64)

Atelier 作(Zak) - Co-founder

Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

www.instagram.com/atelier_zak

Nov 2017

Aug 2018

Jongro Youth Cultural Playground - Team Leader

Visual Design Workshop

Jongro Woorimaeul Business Support Team, Seoul, Korea

Hongik University, Seoul, Korea

Sep 2017

Mar 2012 - Aug 2012

UIA World Architects Congress Student Session - Team Leader (p.52)

Departmental Student Representative

Coex Convention Center, Seoul, Korea

Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

DDP Pavilion Exhibition - Team Leader Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, Korea

Practical Experience

Mar 2017 - May 2017

Jan 2018 - Feb 2018

UAUS Pavilion Competition - Team Leader (p.48)

June Architects - Internship

Han River, Seoul, Korea

Seoul, Korea Jul 2017

Published Works

Local Architecture Academy - Talent Donation Korea Institute of Registered Architects, Seoul, Korea

Jul 2020(expected)

Aug 2013 - Jun 2015

World’s Prestigious University Collection (p.06)

Army - Building & Repairs(Entry : PVT / Separation : SGT)

Archiworld Monthly, Seoul, Korea

26 Division Headquarter, Yangju, Korea

May 2018

HopeTV - Local Architecture Academy SBS(Seoul Broadcasting System), Seoul, Korea Sep 2017

KIRA Monthly vol.581 (p.52)

Language Korean Native

Korea Institute of Registered Architects, Seoul, Korea

English TOEFL : 105(r30, l26, s24, w25) / GRE : v152, q168, w4.0

Visual Rhino / Grasshopper / Adobe Ai, Ps, Id / AutoCAD, Revit, 3DMax / Sketchup / Dynamo / Arduino 70 / 71

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