Sohyun Jin
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Recent Projects



Professional Experience

Associate Architect, AWA Architects (2021-2022)

Registered Architect, Korea Institute of Registered Architect (KIRA) (2019)

Project Manager at Ublo | Façade Designer, VS-A Korea (2018 - 2021)
Role:
Product R&D
: mold design, performance test, glass structure calculation, patent.
Communication
: website design, production management, façade design and consulting.
Research
: Smart Ublo; Ventilation Sensor Phase 1


Junior Architect, Designcamp Moonpark dmp (2015 - 2018)
Role:
Complex geometry 3D drafter
, shape optimization & rationalization, concept design, schematic design, design development, construction document

Junior Architect, The System Lab (2014)
Role:
Organic form finding
mainly with T-splines of Rhino plug-in, 3D printing with post-processing.

Building Engineer Qualification, Human Resources Development Service of Korea(2013)

Intern, Il Hoon Roh Studio (2014)


Awards and Scholarships

Outstanding Performance Commendation, Carnegie Mellon University (Spring 2024)

SoA Merit Scholarship, Carnegie Mellon University (2023 - 2025)

Grand Prize, “Urban Jungle Gym”, Posco Steel Design Festa, POSCO (2013)
Urban Jungle Gym
, in collaboration with two members, a steel design competition
Role: Leader, speaker team arrangement, design development, coordination.

First Place, “A Way to Han River “, B.Arch Graduation Thesis, Yonsei University (2013)
A way to Han river
, Solo work

Honorable Mention, “Overhead Tensegrity”, Korean Structural Engineers Competition (2012)
Overhead tensegrity
, in collaboration with two members, a competition of structure design
Role: Design development, production.

Full Scholarship, National Engineering Scholarship, Korea Student Aid Foundation (KOSAF) (2008-2013)

Full Scholarship, Yonsei Eagle Scholarship, Yonsei University (2008)


Lectures and Conference Presentations

Guest Instructor, “Kinetic Architecture”, Soongsil University, Korea (Nov. 2021)

Guest Instructor, “Introduction to Architecture Design Practice”, Soongsil University, Korea (April 2021)
Webinar Speaker, “Personalized Ventilation Windows R&D”, Zak World of Façades, Virtual Conference (Aug 2020)
On behalf of VS-A Korea, Delievering a presentation of
VS-A Group research project
, the customized design window Ublo and Ufo, named after Uf=0, meaning u-value for frame is Zero.
Conference Exhibitor, “Ublo and UF0, two innovative façade components” , Glass Performance Days(GPD), Tampere, Finland (June 2019)
Participated as a UBLO engineer at an expo booth
Introduced the system to visitors, built networks for future partnerships in related industries, and sought opportunities with distributors abroad.


Publications

Sohyun Jin. “The Works of Rookies.” A&C Architecture Magazine vol.391, Dec. 2013, pp.191.
One of six selected graduation theses
of 2014

Sohyun Jin. “2013 Posco Steel Design Festa.” C3 KOREA vol.349 supplement, Sep. 2013, pp.16-17.
A winning design proposal
of the Posco steel design competition


Courses and Workshops

Workshop: Digital Form Finding, “Virtual Actuality” (2012)
Algorithmic design
workshop via Processing
Yonsei University

Design Studio: “Incremental Bridges” (2011)
Design proposal
in Batam, Indonesia


Exhibitions

Exhibition, “Urban Jungle Gym”, as a competition winner, Posco Center Building and Posco A&C Building, Seoul (2013)
Space frame configurations with reusable units


Exhibition, “Folding chair”, Mirae Asset Center1, Seoul (2013)
Foldable cardboard chair















Virtual Actuality

Algorithmic Design

2012 
Process learning workshop

@Yonsei University

Participant
in the motion graphic team with 2 members
Tutor: Sommen Hahm
Collaboration(Total 16):
; Jina Lee, Seung-A Choi



@Image created by Seung-A Choi




Each builder’s behavior


 The workshop was about digital form finding study, deeply related to bottom up building. We had a site for a Fashion Show at Seoul plaza. Via Algorithmic design process, intangible pavilion would be designed.
16 members were split into four groups with four different themes regarding motion of models and citizens, movement of zones and virtual materials. In the process, each team needed to allocate its factor’s habit or rule to each builder.


Form of visualized but intangible materials







Though there were 5 specific properties of zoning according to the behavior of models and users, what made the difference among these space was a bit ambiguous. For instance, calm space had two parts of intangible material which was shared with audience space. Form this reason, there were builder agent, a forming maker.
There are 4 builder agents, affeted by the location of zoning and when paassing through, they created the distorted space.

Space logic:
Builders make the space darker or brighter



Model’s Behavior Example(Recording images)




Builder Type