YO N GU K K I M yonguk@gmail.com
(857) 200 0355
E D U C AT I O N 5 / 2016 Harvard University Graduate School of Design Candidate for Master in Landscape Architecture I
5 / 2012 Cornell University College of Engineering Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering Minor in Biomedical Engineering
AWA R D S & P U B L I C AT I O N S 2014 BSLA Student Scholarship American Society of Landscape Architects, Boston Chapter
2014-2015 GSD Platform 7, 8 Selected for inclusion in MLA Core Student work
EXPERIENCE 1 / 2015 Petersen Studio
San Francisco, CA landscape architecture Intern Designed multiple schemes for a highly programmed amenity deck in a condominium development project Produced concept drawings and modeled green wall solutions for a mid-rise garage facade Rendered shade studies for observation of aesthetic and functional placement of trees and canopy structures
6 - 8 / 2015 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, SOM
San Francisco, CA Urban Design Intern Designed flexible urban lakefront edge conditions in Hangzhou CBD competition Produced flood management strategies through canal systems within the CBD Designed a canal section in the Nanjing CBD project able to handle regular flooding conditions
1 / 2015 HOK
San Francisco, CA Landscape Architecture extern Completed winter externship program in the planning department Participated in Ghirardelli Square project in San Francisco Created 3-D studies for Upper Terrace and Apartment House entry modification
6 - 8 / 2014 Hargreaves Associates
San Francisco, CA Landscape Architecture Intern Participated in MAPS3 Downtown Park project in Oklahoma City Created perspective renderings and illustrative detail plans for client meetings Revised master plan, detail plans/sections in CAD; edited 3-D models of the park
8 / 2012 EI Environmental Design
Seoul, Korea Landscape Architecture Intern Participated in downtown integration of Sejong City waste management and water purification facilities Created layout proposals of a park in the High1 administrative region Classified trees and shrubs on site surveys, created concept illustrations
YO N GU K K I M yonguk@gmail.com
(857) 200 0355
EXPERIENCE 6 - 8 / 2011 National University of Singapore
Singapore Biomedical Research Assistant Researched optimization of alignment of electrospun PLLA nanofibers to mimic the annulus fibrosus
1 - 5 / 2011 Angenent Laboratory
Ithaca, NY Undergraduate Researcher Researched hydrogen peroxide production in a microbial fuel cell for organic waste treatment
8 / 2008 - 6 / 2010 Korea National Defense University
Seoul, Korea Army Interpreter Translated educational materials and performed administrative work for the United Nations PKO
SKILLS Software Rhino, VRay, SketchUp, 3DS Max, Grasshopper AutoCAD, ArcGIS Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, AfterEffects ADOBE SUITE SIMULATION RealFlow, Ecotect PROGRAMMING Matlab, Java
3D modeling 2D + mapping
Languages english korean french
Fluent Fluent Conversational
REFERENCES Niall Kirkwood professor, harvard gsd
kirkwood@gsd.harvard.edu, 617 495 9675
Jacob Petersen president, petersen studio
jpetersen@petersen-studio.com, 415 813 5417
Shauna Gillies-Smith principal, ground inc.
sgs@groundinc.com, 617 718 0889
Alan Lewis associate director, SOM
alan.lewis@som.com, 415 352 6848
Ben Kuchinsky senior landscape architect, hok
ben.kuchinsky@hok.com, 415 356 8553