Yoon Ah KimProjectsNotesPublishIndexAbout
I design spatial systems that make overlooked conditions legible and convert them into rules for occupation, construction, and change.

Architectural designer with an international background across China, South Korea, Spain, and the United States. Currently completing an M.S. in Advanced Architectural Design at Columbia GSAPP.

Education
M.S. in Advanced Architectural DesignMay 2025 – May 2026
Columbia University GSAPP, New York, NY, USA
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch), Minor in LawMar 2018 – Feb 2025
Kyonggi University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
Exchange Studies in ArchitectureSep 2022 – Feb 2023
eMA' Málaga University, Málaga, Spain
Experience
Eiso Architects Co · Architectural Design InternJul 2021 – Aug 2021
Korea Traditional Architecture Studio, Suwon, South Korea
  • Documented U.S. Army facilities at Yongsan through field surveys, manual measurements, and total station
  • Conducted building-code and zoning analysis for an urban regeneration project in Sadang 4-dong, Seoul
  • Conducted field surveys and measured drawings for Seodaemun Prison History Hall
Selected Projects & Leadership
Calibrated Environment · Columbia GSAPPSpring 2026
Selected for Columbia GSAPP's official student-work archive
  • Developed residential and office plans, façade systems, and Revit–Grasshopper workflows for a mixed-use tower calibrated through occupancy schedules, solar exposure, views, and privacy.
Zero-to-Zero · Columbia GSAPPSpring 2026
Selected for Columbia GSAPP's official Instagram
  • Designed a phased housing and ecological-infrastructure system for Madrid, integrating material recovery, phytoremediation, and construction sequencing across building and urban scales.
National Student Architecture Forum SaengGakJiDaeApr 2024 – Sep 2024
City-Montage! · Research Team · Architecture–Humanity Experiment
Research Team A — Leader of a team of 4
Focus: Analyzing problems faced by young generation within architecture lens
Research Team B: Education Department — Leader of a team of 3
Focus: Examine how an overcompetitive society shapes education spaces
56th Graduation Thesis Exhibition of Kyonggi UniversityApr 2023 – Jul 2023
Exhibition Council
  • Coordinated exhibition planning, publication design, and venue arrangements
Paper Ground 7+1Jun 2018 – Feb 2020
Team Lead · Architecture club — Leader of a team of 7
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Design
AutoCAD, QGIS, Rhino, SketchUp, Revit BIM, Grasshopper, Ladybug
Visualization
Enscape, D5 Render, X-figura
Adobe
Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects
Language
Korean, English, Mandarin Chinese
Work Authorization
U.S. — F-1 OPT
STEM extension eligible
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