I believe architecture serves a dual purpose: it proactively shapes individual experiences while addressing societal challenges. At its core, architecture is rooted in the idea that physical spaces have the power to spark transformative encounters, enabling individuals to discover the uniqueness of their own existence. Establishing the foundation of any project requires developing a strong, singular concept through a thorough examination of project-specific factors and client needs. By deeply exploring these parameters, numerous possibilities emerge, which can then be refined into effective design solutions.

Project Credits

from Studio Joseph

  • 2021 Muse Design Award, Gold (Snug Harbor)

  • 2020 Architect of the Year Award (Snug Harbor)

  • 2020 Global Future Design Awards (Snug Harbor)

  • 2019 Architecture Podium International Awards (Mithras)

  • International Association of Lighting Designers, Award of Excellence (Mithras)

  • World Architecture & Design Awards, Cultural category (Mithras)

  • 2019 AIA NY Merit Award (Locust Walk)

  • 2018 Stirling Award, Bloomberg Headquarters (including the Mithraeum)

  • 2018 Time Magazine “100 of the World’s Greatest Places” (Mithras)

  • 2018 AIANY Design Award (Mithras)

  • 2018 British Archaeological Awards, Best Public Presentation of Archaeology category (Mithras)

  • 2018 AIANY AIA Small Projects Award (Mithras)

  • 2018 SARA Design Award (Mithras)

  • 2018 Society of American Registered Architects, New York State, Honor Award (Mithras)

  • 2018 Society of Environmental Graphic Designers, Honor Award (Mithras)

  • 2018 Chicago Athenaeum, Global Architecture Award, International Design Award (Mithras)

  • 2018 Natural Stone Awards, Reconstruction category (Mithras)

  • 2018 Creative pool Awards, Publishing Award (Mithras)

  • 2018 Architectural Lighting Design Awards Commendable Achievement, Exhibition Lighting and Temporary Installations (Mithras)

  • 2018 D & AD Awards, “Most Outstanding Creative Excellence” Award in the Spatial Design/Exhibition Design category (Mithras)

  • 2018 ADC Award Experiential Design-Exhibition Design Merit, ADC Annual Awards (Mithras)

  • 2018 London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, Ralph Merrifield Award for Major contribution to London’s Archaeology (Mithras)

  • 2018 Architectural Lighting Magazine, Design Award (Mithras)

  • 2018 Society of American Registered Architects, National Honor Award (Mithras)

  • 2017 NYC Public Design Commission, Award for Public Art

    (Snug Harbor)

  • 2016 NYC Awards for Excellence in Design (Snug Harbor)

  • 2016 Architizer A+ Awards - Cultural/ Unbuilt Finalist

    (Dallas Holocaust Museum)

  • 2016 SARA NY Design Award (Sculpture in the age of Donatello)

  • 2015 AIA NY State Design Award (Sculpture in the age of Donatello)

  • 2015 SARA National Design Award

    (Sculpture in the age of Donatello)

  • 2015 SEGD Design Award (Sculpture in the age of Donatello)

  • 2014 AIA NYC Chapter (Starlight)

  • 2014 Architizer A+ Awards, Popular Vote Award in

    Architecture & Light (Starlight)

  • 2014 SEGD - Urban and Civic Art Award (Starlight)

  • 2013 CoD+A Awards Jurors' Choice & Merit Winner (Starlight)

  • 2013 Chicago Athenaeum Awards (Starlight)

  • 2013 SARA National Gold Award for Design (Starlight)

Project Credits

from John Ronan Architects

  • 2014 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize Nominee (Poetry Foundation)

  • 2013 AIA Distinguished Building Award (UMHS)

  • 2012 Architect Magazine Annual Design Review Citation

    (Poetry Foundation)

  • 2012 AIA Distinguished Building Award (Poetry Foundation)

  • 2012 AIA Interior Architecture Award (Poetry Foundation)

  • 2012 AIA Divine Detail Award (Poetry Foundation)

  • 2012 Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design

    (Poetry Foundation)

  • 2012 2011 Best New Building, Friends of Downtown

    (Poetry Foundation)

  • 2012 AIA Institute National Honor Award for Architecture

    (Poetry Foundation)

Academic Awards

  • 2011 SCHIFF Foundation Fellowship

  • 2007 Sherwin Small Award, IIT

  • 2005 Thesis Honors Award of Urban Planning, Hong-Ik University

Publications

  • 2015 Vertical City : Design for Sustainable Living, Kenneth King and Kellogg Wong

  • 2011 The Shrinking Post Office, Columbia University

  • 2009 Guide to Sustainability for Tall Buildings in Urban Environments, CTBUH

  • 2008 Architecture and Culture, Illinois Institute of Technology

  • 2007 International Urban Competition of Multi-functional Administrative City