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yongwon kwon

yongwon kwon

New York, NY, US

 
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About 

Yongwon Kwon is a designer based in New York, his work has been exhibited in Korea, Seoul and Columbia University in New York. Prior to studying at Columbia University, Yongwon graduated from Korea university's architecture department and has experienced at OMA in HK and Open Architecture in CN.


He has attempted to provide architectural responses to urban issues and potentials identified in the researches and interviews with hopes to probe highly dense metropolitan area. The mode of experiments deployed is intentionally typologically driven and provocative at times, as more than being readily implementable. They act as a set of strategies that open the densely packed existing conditions and discover sites of new possibilities within.

Employment 

Kevin Kennon Architect, PC, New York, NY, US, Junior Architect

Documented and Produced Drawing set and Rendering. Proposed design options and presentations.

Mar 2016 - current
 

SHoP Architects, New York, NY, US, Intern

Designed Several Options for Facade. Generated grasshopper definition for design options.

Dec 2016 - Jan 2017
 

Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Hong Kong, HK, Intern

Designed Several Options for Facade detail and Roof Garden. Documented and Produced Schematic Design Drawings. Produced Series of Diagrams and Rendering. Built Large scale study models and small-scale presentation models.

May 2014 - Sep 2014
 

OPEN Architecture, Beijing, CN, Intern

Designed Several Options for Facade for High-rise. Documented and Produced Interior Construction Drawings. Participated Initial Research for Auditorium. Built Large scale study models.

May 2013 - Aug 2013
 

the place design lab, Seoul, KR, Intern

In Charge of Designing Office Website, Produced Rendering and Drawings for Interior Renovation. Participated in Initial Research and Concept Design for Hospital.

Feb 2012 - Jul 2012
 

Education 

Columbia University, New York, NY, US, MArch, Master of Architecture 1

Sep 2012 - May 2015
 

Korea University, Seoul, KR, BArch, B.arch

Mar 2004 - Jan 2011
 

Awards 

1th Korea CPTED design competition, Honorable Mention

CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design)

2010
 

Yongsan park international idea competition, Honorable Mention

2009
 

Incheon city design competition 2009, Nomination

2009
 

Seoul design Olympic 2009, 2nd Place

2009
 

Urban Public Design Competition 2009, Gu-mi,Korea, 3rd Place

2009
 

G-Design Fair 2009, Seoul, Honorable Mention

2009
 

Gyeongju sirvercluster urban design competition, Honorable Mention

2006
 

Skills