Jaehun Woo
| Position | Assistant Professor |
|---|---|
| jaewoo@calpoly.edu | |
| phone | 805.756.2490 |
| Office | 21-212 |
| Web page | wooarc.org |
Areas of Expertise
Profile
Jaehun Woo is an architectural designer and researcher based in San Luis Obispo, CA. Upon graduating from MIT, he contributed his expertise as a façade consultant at Front Inc. in New York.
Jaehun engages in intense research on the logistics of building and architecture, reinterpreting the entangled nature of architectural practice, from the origin of materials to the labor of individual workers at the building site. His works have been exhibited in 2023 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism and 16th and 17th Venice Biennale.
He earned the AIA Henry Adams Medal and the Imre Halasz Thesis Prize during his Master of Architecture studies at MIT, after graduating at the top of his class with a Bachelor of Architecture from Yonsei University, Seoul.
He currently holds the position of Assistant Professor in Architecture at Cal Poly Architecture.
Experience
Educational Credentials:
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor in Architecture, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, 2024.09-Present
Architecture Teacher Scholar, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, 2024
Professional Experience:
Scholarship
Selected Awards:
- Winner, 2023 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, Seoul 100-year Masterplan Exhibition Open Call for Proposals, Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2022
- National Architecture Research Fellowship, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, Republic of Korea, 2020-2022
- AIA Henry Adams Medal, The American Institute of Architects, 2021
- Imre Halasz Thesis Prize, M.I.T School of Architecture and Planning, 2021
- National Scholarship for Science and Engineering, Korea Student Aid Foundation, 2016
- 3rd Place, Smart Dock: Brooklyn Navy Yard Renovation Competition, Terraform One, Brooklyn, NY, 2014
- The US Army Commendation Medal, The Secretary of the US Army, 2014
Updated 10.18.24