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Ihnil Kim

Ihnil Kim

New York, NY, US

 

About 

I am a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania - School of Design’s Master of Architecture program with honors, and I received my undergraduate training at the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architectural Studies.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Ballinger, Philadelphia, PA, US, Summer Intern

Intern/Team Leader AIA Design Submission
-Wistar Institute, Philadelphia
-Cornell East Campus Research Facility, Ithaca
-Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, Madison

Jun 2011 - Sep 2011
 

Arquitectonica, Los Angeles, CA, US, Intern/Design Architect Assistant

Makkah Residential / Plaza, Saudi Arabia
competition team captain
commercial + residential design, graphic presentation preparation, consultant coordination

Jun 2010 - Sep 2010
 

Arquitectonica, Los Angeles, CA, US, Intern/Design Architect Assistant

201 Folsom, San Francisco
schematic design preparation + presentation, client/consultant coordination + meetings

Jun 2009 - Sep 2009
 

Arquitectonica, Los Angeles, CA, US, Intern/Design Architect Assistant

-ELAC Performing Arts Complex, Monterey Park
construction document work, drawing review, and cost estimation
-New Istanbul Project, Turkey
master plan development + competition work completed with Miami firm principal

Jun 2008 - Sep 2008
 

Arquitectonica, Los Angeles, CA, US, Intern/Design Architect Assistant

-The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
assistant to project architect, developed design changes in the design development phase
-La Jolla Commons Hotel & Residential Towers, San Diego
schematic + design development drawings and graphics, design options + interiors consultations
-300 Spear (The Infi nity), San Francisco
design development + construction document drawings and graphics, design options + interiors consultations

Jan 2006 - Sep 2007
 

Education 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US, MArch, Architecture

Sep 2009 - May 2012
 

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, US, Bachelors, Architectural Studies

Sep 2007 - Jun 2009
 

Awards 

WORK Publications - UPenn, Other

Published for WORK (UPenn Publication) selected works by professors to be published from 2011 - 2012

2012
 

BMW Guggenheim LAB Exhibition, Other

Berlin AEDES workshop will be exhibited this June 2012 in Berlin

2012
 

Chair Merit Grant - UPenn, Grant

Grant awarded for school from 2009-2012

2012
 

Arthur Spayd Brooke Memorial Prize, 2nd Place

Established in 1900 in memory of Arthur Spayd Brooke, a graduate of the School of Architecture, and awarded to graduating architecture students for distinguished work in architectural design. Former winners include Julian Abele, Louis I. Kahn, and Jenny Sabin.

2012
 

Dales Traveling Fellowship, Award

Awarded for Travelling Grant based on portfolio of school work

2011
 

Currents: Winter 09 exhibition - UCLA, Other

Selected by professor for Studio work to be exhibited

2009
 

Placitia Salia Scholarship (Department Fellowship) - UCLA, Scholarship

Awarded based on Studio Project

2008
 

Currents: Fall 08 exhibition - UCLA, Other

Selected by professor for Studio work to be exhibited

2008
 

The Los Angeles AIA 2x8 Student Design Exhibition - ELAC, Nomination

Selected to be exhibited at 2x8 Student Design Exhibition to compete with all California Architecture schools.

2006
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills