Joyce Hwang

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Joyce Hwang is an American architect whose approach to architecture includes a special focus on non-human users of the built environment. [1] [2]

Career

Hwang is an associate professor in the Department of Architecture at the University at Buffalo. She is also the Director of Ants of the Prairie, "an office of architectural practice and research that focuses on confronting contemporary ecological conditions through creative means." [3] Ants of the Prairie was noted by the Architectural League of NY as an Emerging Voice of 2014.

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References

  1. Rawn, Evan (18 October 2014). "Emerging Voices: Joyce Hwang of Ants of the Prairie". Arch Daily. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. Hoyt, Alex. "Ants of the Prairie: Into the Wild". Architect. The Journal of the American Institute of Architects. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. "The Architectural League of NY: Ants of the Prairie". The Architectural League of NY. Retrieved 26 November 2016.