Joongsub Kim, Ph.D., AIA, AICP
Detroit Studio Coordinator
Associate Professor
Educational background
Positions held in academic institutions
Courses taught in the past two years
Positions held in design practice
Significant publications, creative projects, and/or paper presentations
Awards, recognitions, grants, competitions
Professional licenses, memberships and service
Professional Development
Educational background
PhD in Architecture (Environment & Behavior), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2001
Masters in City Planning & Masters of Science in Architecture, Joint Degree Program, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987
Masters of Architecture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1984
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea, 1979
Positions held in academic institutions
Associate Professor, Lawrence Technological University, Spring 2006-present
Assistant Professor, Lawrence Technological University, Fall 2000-Fall 2005
Graduate Student Instructor, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1996-2000
Courses taught in the past two years
ARC 3117 Integrated Design Studio (global urban lecture, architecture and urban components)
ARC 4264-5853 Senior and Graduate Urban Vertical Studio
ARC 5714 Graduate Urban Studio 1
ARC 5724 Graduate Urban Studio 2
ARC 5012 Research Methods
ARC 6842 Research in Urban Design
ARI 4123 Environmental Psychology
Positions held in design practice
Joongsub Kim, Ph.D., RA, AIA, AICP, Design/Planning Consultants to Organizations in Korea & USA, 1992-present
Project Manager/Project Architect, Allen, Demurjian, Major, and Nitsch Inc., MA and RI, 1986-1991
Architectual Designer, Hyundai Group/Construction Co., Overseas Architectural Design Division, Korea/Saudi Arabia, 1980-1982
Significant publications, creative projects, and/or paper presentations
1. Kim, J. (2007). "Perceiving and Valuing Sense of Community in a New Urbanist Development: A Case Study of Kentlands"
Journal of Urban Design, Vol. 12. No. 2, 203-230.
2. Kim, J. (2007). "It Takes the Children to "Masterplan" the Neighborhood." Proceedings of The 2007 Annual Conference
of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
3. Kim, J. and Abernethy, J. (2006). "Service-learning as a Holistic Inquiry and Community Outreach Studios." in From the Studio
to the Streets: Service-Learning in Planning and Architecture, edited by M. Hardin et. al., pp. 139-153. Sterling, VA:
Stylus Publishing.
4. Kim, J. (2006). "Exploring Social Construction in Architectural Pedagogy" Open House International, Vol 31, No.3.
5. Kim, J. (2005). "Can New Urbanism Promote Successful Urban Infill Developments in Poor Areas?: A Case Study of Detroit"
Proceedings of The 2005 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture International Conference, Mexico City, Mexico
6. Kim, J. and Kaplan, R. (2004). "Physical and Psychological Factors in Sense of Community: New Urbanist Kentlands and
Nearby Orchard Village." Environment and Behavior, 36-3
7. Kim, J. (2000). "Creating Community: Does The Kentlands Live Up to Its Goals?" Places (Special Issue in New Urbanism:
The Promise of New Urbanism), 13(2), 48-55.
8. Kim, J. (2000). "Understanding Elements of Local Identity of Place: Physical vs. Personal-Social Attributes." Proceedings of
The 2000 Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Los Angeles, CA.
Awards, recognitions, grants, competitions
1. 2006-2007 ACSA Collaborative Practice Award Honorable Mention
2. Award of Merit for Best Practice in K-12 Architectural Education sponsored by American Architectural Foundation,
Washington DC., Spring 2007 & Spring 2006
3. First Prize + Publication Award: International Architectural Education Competition [pedagogy in architectural design], sponsored by
Open House International, UK, Spring 2006
4. Accent on Architecture Community Grants Award sponsored by American Architectural Foundation, Washington DC.,
Spring 2007 & Spring 2006
5. Boston Society of Architects Research Grants in Architecture, Spring 2006
6. ACSA/AIAS New Faculty Teaching Award, 2004
7. Architecture for Social Justice Award: Partnerships in Teaching, The Adaptive Environments Center and National
Endowment for the Arts, 2003
8. ACSA 2003 Robert Taylor Faculty Development Grant, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
9. Community in Schools Youth Program Grant in Architecture, Community in Schools Foundation, 2002
10. Congress for the New Urbanism Research Grant, Congress for the New Urbanism, 1999-2000
11. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, MA, 1999-2000
Professional licenses, memberships and service
1. Registered Architect in Massachusetts
2. Member of AIA (American Institute of Architects)
3. Member of AICP (American Institute of Certified Planners, National Certification)
4. Member of EDRA (Environmental Design Research Association)
5. Member of AIA Detroit Urban Priority Committee
6. Paper Reviewer, Journal of Planning Education and Research, 2007
7. Guest Critic, University of Michigan graduate architecture studio, 2006
8. Paper Reviewer, The Annual Proceedings of the Environmental Design Research Association, 2006
9. Paper Reviewer, Places, 2006
10. Paper Reviewer, Journal of Planning Education and Research, 2006
11. Keynote Speaker, International Architectural Education Seminar sponsored by Open House International Journal,
UK and Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey, 2006
12. Guest speaker, Doctoral Program in Architecture, University of Michigan, 2006
13. Paper Reviewer, ACSA International Conference, Mexico, 2005
14. Guest Critic, University of Michigan graduate architecture studio, 2004
15. Paper Reviewer, Journal of American Planning Association, 2004
16. Panelist, "Special Focus Session, Architecture for Social Justice Awards: Partnerships in Teaching." The Annual Conference
of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Miami, Florida, 2004
17. Guest Speaker, The Seaside Institute Conference: "The New Urbanism: Is Design a Catalyst for Community?"
The Seaside Institute, Seaside, Florida, 2000
Professional Development (meetings/conferences attended, continuing education courses, etc., in the last five years)
1. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture National Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2007
2. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning National Conference, Kansas City, MO, 2005
3. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture International Conference, Mexico City, Mexico, 2005
4. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture National Conference, Miami, FL, 2004
5. Environmental Design Research Association Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 2004
6. Environmental Design Research Association Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 2003
7. Environmental Design Research Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2002