1.     Short Bio & Awards

• Before joining the faculty at Seoul National University, from 2005 to 2012, Professor Kwon carried out several large-scale national projects to formulate city master plans and conducted urban research while working for the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS) and Architecture & Urban Research Institute (AURI), a government-funded research institute. From 2012 to 2014, he worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture and Urban Design, Incheon National University.

• From 2014 to the present, as a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University, he focused on teaching and research in urban design. Professor Kwon joined University of California at Berkeley as a visiting scholar from 2017 to 2018. Currently, he is the director of the Smart City Education Program at Seoul National University and the Smart City Research Center at the Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology (AICT). The following are some highlights of his career:

1.1.  Academic Experience

• Tenured Full Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urban Design major, Seoul National University (2014~Current)

• Guest Professor, Keio University (2022~)

• Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley (2017~2018)

• Adjunct Professor, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Institute of Smart City & Management (2020.09.~)

• Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Design, Urban Design major, Incheon National University (2012~2014)

1.2.  Professional Experience

• Senior Researcher, AURI (Architecture and Urban Research Institute, The National Architecture and Urbanism Research Institute), Director of the National Hanok (Korean Traditional Housing) Center (2007–2012)

• Researcher, KRIHS (Korean Research Institute for Human Settlement, The National Territorial, Regional, and Urban Research Institute) Urban Planning Division (2005–2007)

• Design Director, Heerim Architects & Planners Co., Ltd (2003–2005)

• Researcher, College of Engineering, Seoul National University (2000–2003)

1.3.  Education

• Ph.D (1998.3 – 2003.8) Architecture, Seoul National University, Korea (Thesis: The Spatial Structure of ‘Hanseongbu’ in Late Joseon Dynasty)

• M.S. (1996.3 – 1998.2) Architecture, Seoul National University, Korea (Thesis: Irregular Composition in Korean Traditional Architecture and its Spatial Presentation)

• B.E. (1992.3 – 1996.2) Architecture, Seoul National University, Korea

1.4.  Awards

• 한국도시설계학회 2023 추계학술대회 우수논문상(2023.10.20. with 안새얀)

• 한국도시설계학회 2023 추계학술대회 우수논문상(2023.10.20. with 김영빈)

• 2023 ICAPPS (International Conference of Asia-Pacific Planning Societies), Best Presentation Award (2023.08.30)

• 서울대학교 우수강의상 (이병호 우수강의상), 서울대학교 (2023.03.08)

• 신양(信陽)공학학술상 (교육분야), 서울대학교 공과대학 (2021.10.02)

• 대한건축학회 2021 춘계학술발표대회 우수논문상 (2021.04.22.)

• 한국도시설계학회 2021 춘계학술대회 우수논문상 (2021.04.17.)

• 한국도시설계학회 학회20주년 특별상(우수토론자상) (2020.12.03.)

• 한국도시설계학회 2020 추계학술대회 우수논문상 (2020.11.06.)

• 대한건축학회 2020 추계학술대회 우수논문상 (2020.10.03.)

• 한국도시설계학회 2020 춘계학술대회 우수논문상 (2020.05.16.)

• 한국도시설계학회 2020 춘계학술대회 우수논문상 (2020.05.16.)

• 한국도시설계학회 2019 추계학술대회 최우수논문상 (2019.11.09.)

• 한국도시설계학회 2019 학술상 (2019.04.13.)

• 2018 ICAPPS (International Conference of Asia-Pacific Planning Societies), Best Presentation Award (2018.08.25.)

• 2018 ICAPPS (International Conference of Asia-Pacific Planning Societies), Best Presentation Award (2018.08.25.)

• 2017 IUSAM (International University Seminar on Asian Megacities), Best Paper Award (2017.09.17.)

• 대한건축학회 춘계학술대회 우수논문상 (2017.04.26.)

• 21st IUSAM(Inter University Seminar on Asian Megacities) Best Paper Award (2016.07.06.)

• 대한건축학회 춘계학술대회 우수논문상 (2015.04.24.)

• 국무총리실 경제인문사회연구회 우수연구상(2010-28) 표창 (2010.04.13.)

• 국토해양부 장관표창(2984) (2008.12.31.)

• International Design Competition for the Central Park in Multi-functional Administrative City, Korea, 3rd Prize, Multifunctional Administrative City Construction Agency and Korean Land Corporation (2007.10.05.)

• 한국도시설계학회 춘계학술대회 우수논문상 (2004.04.00.)

• 대한민국건축대전 입선, 대한건축가협회 (1999.10.22.)

• 대한건축학회 학생작품상, 대한건축학회 (1998.11.00)

• 대한민국건축대전 입성, 대한건축가협회 (1998.10.16)

• 수암장학재단(대림그룹) 성적우수 전액장학금, 대림그룹 (1993-1995)

• 서울대학교 성적우수 전액장학금, 서울대학교 (1992)