STUDIO EMPATHY
[News] ​
10/ 2024: The story of the library design got featured in Dezeen, UK.
10/ 2024: studio [em]pathy is excited to reveal our new and improved website.
08/ 2024: The library project has been featured in Space Magazine, South Korea.
​06/ 2024: New library designed by studio [em]pathy recently opens to the public
DISTINCTIONS & AWARDS​​​
2024 Judge Panel
WAN (World Architecture New) America Awards 2024
2022,2020 Judge Panel
WAN (World Architecture New) Awards 2020 & 2022​​​​
2019 Silver Prize
WAN Awards 2019, World Architecture News, London, UK​​
2019 100 Architects of the year 2019
Union internationale des architects
(UIA, International Union of Architects),
Korean Institute of Architecture (KIA), Seoul, Korea​​
2012. Fellow, Lori Ledis Emerging Curator Program
Bric Art, Media, BKLYN, Brooklyn, US​​
2011 Fellow, International Exchange Program of Arts and Culture
Arts Council Korea, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea:
(former Ministry of Knowledge & Economy of Korea), Seoul, Korea​
2011 Fellow, Next Generation Design Leaders
The Korea Institution of Design Promotion (KIDP)
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of Korea (MOTIE), Seoul, Korea
2011 Honorable Mention
I.D. 2011 Annual Design Review Graphics Category, New York
2009 Finalists & Merit Award
Incheon International Design Award (IIDA) 2009, Incheon, Korea
2006 Grand Prize
eVolo 06 Skyscraper Architectural Competition, New York, US
2006 Fellow, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) Prize,Traveling Fellowship
SOM Foundation, Chicago, US​
2006 Matthew Del Gaudio Memorial Award
New York Society of Architect, New York, US
2000 Honorable Mention
Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition 2000, Tokyo, Japan​​​​​​​​