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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*, 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
 

OMA (The Office for Metropolitan Architecture), 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
 

BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group, 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, Cambridge, MA, US, MArch, MArch I AP

Sep 2018 - May 2022
 

ETH Zürich, Zürich, CH, Exchange Program

Jan 2020 - May 2020
 

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

Sep 2012 - Aug 2018
 

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