Yongyeon Cho is an assistant professor in the Department of Interior Design, College of Design, and a faculty member in the Human-Computer Interaction Program at Iowa State University. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Iowa State University in Ames, and the Master of Interior Architecture from Konkuk University, and his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Interior Architecture from Soongsil University, both in Seoul. Since 2018, Cho has been working as a design advisor at Keumkang Enterprises Inc. His research interests include wellness design research and method, evaluation criteria and assessment tools, graphic communication tools and techniques, bibliographic research, and user-centered and human-centered design. In 2017, he was an interior design professional at HOK, Chicago office. He holds WELL AP and LEED GA and received an Engineer Architecture certificate in Korea. He published “Tutorials of Visual Graphic Communication Programs for Interior Design” in 2021. He was a member of a student-winning team for the Healthcare Environment Award, sponsored by Contract magazine and the Center for Healthcare Design in 2016. He was a recipient of Masaaki Yamada Juror's Award of Merit in 2015 and Award of Excellence in 2019 at the American Society of Architectural Illustrators, the winner of the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers graduate research fellowship sponsored by Steelcase in 2017, and the winner of Next Work Environment Competition organized by Work Design Magazine in 2020. He has been serving as a Creative Scholarship juror for the Interior Design Educators Council since 2018.
Iowa State University, Ames, IA, US, Assistant Professor
● Serve for ArtID251 (Human Factors in Design)
● Serve for ArtID263 (Interior Design Communication II)
● Serve for ArtID367 (Interior Design Studio IV)
● Serve for ArtID465 (Interior Design Studio V)
● Serve for ArtID660 (Research Methods)
Keumkang Enterprises, Seoul, KR, Interior Design Consultant
● Responsible for tender bidding projects as a lead design especially, workplace design for financial firms, technology firms, and cultural spaces
● Served as an interior designer participated in schematic designs,
design developments, preparing presentation documents and creating construction administration
HOK, Chicago, Interior Design Professional
● Responsible for tender bidding projects as a lead design especially, workplace design for financial firms, technology firms, and cultural spaces
● Served as an interior designer participated in schematic designs,
design developments, preparing presentation documents and creating construction administration
Iowa State University, Ames, IA, US, Teaching Assistant
● Served for ArtID265 (Interior Design Studio I) – 1 semester
● Served for ArtID465 (Interior Design Studio V) – 2 semesters
● Served for ArtID263 (Graphic Communication II) – 1 semester
● Served for ArtID351 (Health, Safety, and Welfare) – 1 semester
OPN Architects, Des Moines, IA, US, Student Intern
● Served as a student intern participated in schematic designs,
design developments, preparing presentation documents, and creating material boards
Konkuk University, Seoul, KR, Project Assistant
● Developed, modified and/or reviewed production drawings according to established standards
● Corrected and updated design documents as needed
● Developed solutions to technical and design problems following established standards
● Prepared 2D and 3D presentations and design drawings
● Responsible for the interior material library, including meeting with vendors, updating the studio on new products and organizing and maintain the library overall
Iowa State University College of Design, Ames, IA, US, Masters, Interior Design
M.F.A., GAP: 3.98 / 4.0
Graduate School of Architecture at Konkuk University, Seoul, KR, Masters, Interior Architecture
Cumulative GPA : 4.45 / 4.50
Soongsil University, Seoul, KR, Bachelors, Interior Architecture
Cumulative GPA: 3.89 / 4.50
Next Work Environment Competition, 1st Place
Next Work Environment Competition - The winner of the three-way tie Interactive Kitchen / Cafe Collaboration Space category, Yongyeon Cho, Huiwon Lim, 09/04/2020, International Competition, Close to 700 people submitted from world, There were 13 winners on a total of 7 categories, the winners from leading design firms and institutions.
34th annual Architecture in Perspective International Architectural Illustration Competition, Award
Award of Excellence in the observational category of the 34th annual Architecture in Perspective International Architectural Illustration Competition, sponsored by the American Society of Architectural Illustrators, for "Gwanghwamun." The work will be included in the 34th annual Architecture in Perspective catalog and exhibition, and Cho will be honored October 5th at the Architecture in Perspective Conference in Hollywood. International Competition. Total 71 exhibited pieces from a field of almost 500 entries from the world
Interior design book award, Award
● Garnered ‘Interior design book award’ at College of Design, Iowa state University
Healthcare Environment Award, 1st Place
● Selected as the winner in student category of Healthcare Environment Award, sponsored by Contract magazine and The Center for Healthcare Design, and it published in the October issue of Contract magazine
Masaaki Yamada Juror’s Award, Honorable Mention
● Received ‘Masaaki Yamada Juror’s Award of Merit’ at American Society of Architectural Illustrators
Ga-in design Group Interior Design Competition, 2nd Place
Student Thesis Project Review by KIID, 1st Place
Bench, Chair Design Competition by Seoul, Honorable Mention
National Exhibition of Korea Landscape Architecture, Honorable Mention
