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Cities: the future of humanity

Posted on June 1, 2009July 5, 2021 by namho

Here’s a presentation file for a lecture that I gave at my alma mater Yonsei University. Keep in mind this was an invited lecture to undergrad student in the architecture program as part of a class that fulfills their urban design requirement (read: not very academic). Cities and the future of humanity View more Microsoft…

New Job, New City

Posted on September 27, 2008July 5, 2021 by namho

JINA Architects I formally started working at JINA Architects on September 1, as an Associate Partner. After a 9 year hiatus, I am back in architecture. Well not quite. It’s urbanism. JINA Architects is a more than a design studio. It’s currently has about 140 staff, a huge growth from having just over 30 a…

Thoughts on Sustainability or How to Grow Vegetables in the City

Posted on September 17, 2008July 5, 2021 by namho

Community Garden in Bundang, KoreaThe sign reads: No gardening. The land is owned by Korea Land Corporation and will soon be sold and developed, therefore any cultivation is forbidden. No compensation shall be made for any damages to illegally cultivated goods. May 2005. – Korea Land Corporation It is said that what is everybody’s is…

Navigating New York

Posted on October 19, 2007July 5, 2021 by namho

I remember when I first moved to Manhattan for grad school in ’94 that is was really disorienting when you exit the subway station. I had to walk a block to discover which way was North. Finally someone (NYC DOT) had the good sense to do something about it, in the form of a sidewalk…

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