Namjoo Kim

Assistant Professor of Architecture, University of Seoul and Founding Principal, Studio DOHGAM, South Korea

Namjoo Kim

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    Next Generation Accelerator (NGX) Workshop 2022

    Namjoo Kim is a Next Generation Ambassador of the Holcim Foundation, an architect, and Co-Founder of Studio DOHGAM based in Seoul, South Korea.

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    Clinic of Care: Indonesia

    Holcim Foundation Next Generation Ambassadors Andi Subagio (left) and Namjoo Kim (right) visit a revitalized joglo structure to build their understanding and to help guide the design and reconstruction process.

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    Holcim Awards North America ceremony, Toronto, Canada

    Congratulating “Next Generation” 6th prize winner for “Latex Formwork: Concrete Wall Panel Construction Method, Cambridge, MA, USA” (l-r): Enrique Norten, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation and Principal & Founder of TEN Arquitectos; winner Namjoo Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and jury member Jeffrey Laberge, Associate, JL Richards & Associates, Sudbury, Canada.

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    “Sustainability? Lightweight and reusable” – Namjoo Kim

    “Latex Formwork: Concrete wall panel construction method” won the “Next Generation” 6th prize. The project investigates a new construction method for creating thin concrete panels using a lightweight reusable molds.

Namjoo Kim is a Next Generation Ambassador of the Holcim Foundation; Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Seoul; and Founding Principal of Studio DOHGAM based in Seoul, South Korea.

Last updated: June 26, 2024 Seoul, South Korea

She won a Holcim Awards Next Generation prize in 2014 for Latex Formwork in USA. The research project investigated a new construction method for creating thin concrete panels to reduce the weight of concrete molds and the amount of material used in construction. She presented the project at the Holcim Awards Lab 2015 in New York City, USA.

Project entry 2014 North America – Latex Formwork: Concrete wall panel construction method, Cambridge, MA, USA

Latex Formwork: The proposed method aims to reduce the weight of concrete molds and thus the amount of material used in construction.

Namjoo Kim was previously, Adjunct Professor at Korea University, Lecturer at Seoul National University, and an Associate at Höweler+Yoon Architecture.

She holds a Master of Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Architecture from Korea University.

Related information

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Location

pin Seoul, South Korea

Seoul, South Korea

News

Project Update

Preservation through Deconstruction in Java

Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Workshop Announcement

Next Generation Ambassadors to host workshop on vernacular architecture

Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia

Next Generation Network

Clinic of Care

Zurich, Switzerland

Next Generation Accelerator (NGX) Workshop 2022

Next Generation Accelerator (NGX) Workshop 2022

Springing into action on sustainability

Zurich, Switzerland

Projects

Clinic of Care: Indonesia

Cultural Adaptation of Vernacular Housing in Java

Namjoo Kim - University of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea Stefan Novakovic Andi Subagio - SASO Architecture Studio, Jakarta, Indonesia

Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Project entry 2014 North America – Latex Formwork: Concrete wall panel construction method, Cambridge, MA, USA

Latex Formwork

Concrete wall panel construction method

Namjoo Kim - University of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea

Cambridge, MA, USA