Doris Sung | |
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 Doris Sung in her office | |
| Born | Doris Kim Sung 1964 (age 59–60) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | National Design Awards |
| Practice | DO-SU Studio Architecture |
| Design | Invert Self-Shading Windows |
Doris Kim Sung (born 1964 in Hollywood, California) is a Korean American architect and educator. Sung serves as the Director of the Undergraduate Programs at the USC School of Architecture starting in 2020. [1] [2]
Sung graduated from Princeton University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, [3] [4] [5] Sung earned a Master of Architecture degree from Columbia University in 1990. [6]
With a focus on smart materials, like thermo bimetals, Sung explores non-conventional architectural applications driven by geometry and her background in biology. [7] Some notable projects include Bloom, a stitched sun-tracking instrument, [8] Invert, a no-energy sun shading system exhibited at the Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Museum at the California State University, Long Beach, [9] [10] and Fuller, a self-structured sculpture at the South Coast Botanic Garden. [11]
Sung began a tenure-track position at the University of Colorado in Denver in 1997. [12] [13] During this period, Sung started her firm DOSU Studio Architecture with work predominantly in the start-up tech industry, and received several American Institute of Architects (AIA) awards for her designs. [14] [15] In 2001, Doris moved to Los Angeles for a position at Southern California Institute of Architecture. [16] In 2006, she started teaching at the University of Southern California (USC). Around this time, Sung converted her practice into a research-based one. She was granted tenure from USC in 2016. She is a co-founder of TBM Designs LLC, a start-up company for smart building products that makes Invert Self-Shading Windows. [17]
The Invert window system received several innovation awards, including a 2021 National Design Awards in the Climate Action category, 2020 R&D Award from Architect Magazine , [18] and recognition by Architectural Record as a Best Architectural Product in 2019. [19] Sung was also a finalist for the Women4Climate Tech challenge in 2020. [20]
At Princeton, Sung was a recipient of the Grace May Tilton Award. [3]
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