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Charles Kim

Charles Kim

New York, NY, US

 
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Employment 

Utile, Boston, MA, US, Architectural Designer

Harvard University Herbarium adaptive re-use renovation from concept to end of schematic design.

2 Charlesgate west - facade design for conceptual design using grasshopper.

Visitor Center for undisclosed university - concept to end of schematic design.

Oct 2022 - Aug 2024
 

MALL, Boston, MA, US, Contracted Architectural Designer

Conceptual design of an experimental pre-cast concrete tower. Generated massing restrictions set by precast panels.

Jun 2022 - Sep 2022
 

gh3* Architects, Toronto, ON, CA, Architectural Designer

Art Gallery for York University competition - conceptual design + rendering

Toronto EMS Scarborough - massing and exterior design from concept to mid design development

Aug 2020 - Jul 2022
 

KPMB Architects, Toronto, ON, CA, Architectural Intern

Schematic design of a condominium tower with the challenge of adapting an existing church on the site.

Developed several massing strategies of varying relationships of tower and church over 4 months.

Jan 2018 - May 2018
 

Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), Rotterdam, NL, Architectural Intern

For 8 months I worked on confidential competitions. Some of these competitions include: a master plan for a company in CH, a residential tower in Eindhover, NL, a contemporary theater in Brugge, BE

Jan 2017 - Aug 2017
 

Büro Ole Scheeren, Beijing, CN, Architectural Intern

worked on several confidential concept designs throughout a four month internship:
a tower located along the Thames in London, a facade renovation of a tower in Germany, and a conceptual massing for a residential building in Los Angeles.

May 2016 - Aug 2016
 

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), New York, NY, US, Architectural Intern

worked on concept and schematic design of the outdoor Shakespeare in the Park located in Central Park

participated in a 12 week competition for the Camp Nou stadium for FC Barcelona.
Responsible for organization of all in house models with coordination with an external manufacturer for the final model.

Apr 2015 - Dec 2015
 

Kengo Kuma and Associates, Paris, FR, Architectural Intern

Prepared area calculations for a veterinarian school in Italy. Produced drawings and renderings for weekly client
meetings.

Revised drawings and renderings per jury comments for second phase of Therme Vals competition tower.

Sep 2014 - Dec 2014
 

Education 

Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA, US, MArch, MArch I AP

Sep 2018 - May 2022
 

ETH Zürich, Zürich, CH, Exchange Program

Jan 2020 - May 2020
 

University of Waterloo, School of Architecture, Cambridge, ON, CA, Bachelors, Bachelor of Architectural Studies

Sep 2012 - Aug 2018
 

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