Meejin Yoon
| Meejin Yoon | |
| Hangul | 윤미진 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Yun Mijin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yun Mijin |
Meejin Yoon (born 1972) is a Korean-American architect and designer. In 2014, Yoon was appointed as the first female Head of the Department of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] In 2004, Yoon founded Höweler+Yoon Architecture with partner Eric Höweler.
Yoon’s work is widely known for pioneering the integration of responsive technologies and architecture to create interactive environments and public spaces. Notable works include White Noise White Light for the Athens 2004 Olympics; Double Horizon for the GSA at the San Ysidro Border Crossing; and the Collier Memorial at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. These projects are often cited for their innovative use of emerging technologies in architecture, design and fabrication.
Career
Yoon was born in Seoul, Korea and grew up in the United States. After graduating from Cornell University with a B.Arch in 1995 and Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 1997 with a Masters of Architecture in Urban Design (with Distinction), she continued her research interest in architecture and urbanism as a Fulbright Fellow in Seoul, Korea in 1998. She has taught at MIT since 2001.
In 2001, Yoon established MY Studio, to pursue creative works at the intersection of architecture, art and technology. With partner Eric Höweler, Yoon founded Höweler+Yoon Architecture in 2004. The firm is an international interdisciplinary design practice working across the domains of architecture, urban design, public space, immersive experience, and design strategy. Höweler + Yoon Architecture is based out of Boston, Massachusetts and Munich, Germany.
Recognition
Yoon is the recipient of the Audi Urban Future Award in 2012,[2] United States Artist Award in Architecture and Design in 2008, Architecture Record’s Design Vanguard Award in 2007, and the Rome Prize in Design in 2005. Yoon is also the 2013 recipient of MIT's Irwin Sizer Award for the Most Significant Improvement (and Innovations) to Education.[3]
Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Guggenheim Museum in New York,[4] the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York, the Institut Valencia d’Art Modern in Spain, and the National Art Center in Tokyo.
Publications
- Expanded Practice: Projects by Höweler+Yoon/MY Studio (Princeton Architectural Press 2009)
- Public Works: Unsolicited Small Projects for the Big Dig (MAP Book Publishers, 2008)
- Absence (Printed Matter and Whitney Museum of Art, 2003)
References
- ↑ Campbell, Scott. "J. Meejin Yoon appointed head of the Department of Architecture".
- ↑ "Audi Urban Future Award 2012: Winner". Audi.
- ↑ Campbell, Scott. "Yoon honored for advancing MIT education". MIT News. MIT.
- ↑ Cotter, Holland. "A Lost Culture, Drenched in Blood and Beauty". New York Times.