Professor, Practice and Technology
Education
Ph.D., Architecture, University of California, Berkeley
M.Arch, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
B.S., Architecture, Seoul National University, Korea
Professional Registrations
Licensed Architect, California
Licensed Architect, Ohio
NCARB Certificate
Academic Experience
Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of
Architecture [1988 - present]
Chairman, Practice and Technology Teaching Division, School of Architecture
[1994-97, 1998-2001]
Coordinator, Architectural Practice Option
(Integrated Design Concentration), School of Architecture [1991-2005]
Coordinator, Master of Architecture/Master of Science in Civil
Engineering (Construction Management) Joint Degree Program
[1991-2005]
Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School
of Architecture [1984-1988]
Associate Professor, Harvard University,
Graduate School of Design [1981-1984]
Assistant Professor, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
[1977-1981]
Associate (part-time), University of California, Berkeley, College of
Environmental Design [1974-1977]
Professional Experience
Designer/Project Architect, Tully Ames Elzey & Thomas, Architects/Planners, Columbus, Ohio; 1972-74
Designer, Timothy G. Armstrong, Architect, Columbus, Ohio; 1969-70
Designer, William Dorsky Associates, Cleveland, Ohio; 1968-69
Publications
Kim, Michael K. Kim, Michael K., Integrated Design of Buildings: Principles and Strategies (in progress). The outline manuscript consisting of 20 Chapters (610 PowerPoint Frames) is being used as the text for Arch 544: Integrated Design of Buildings.
Kim, Michael K., “What
Would You Say Now, Mr. Vitruvius:
Design Teleology Then and Now,”
a paper presented at the Second International Conference on Design
Education, ConnectED 2010, June 28 – July 1, 2010, Sydney, Australia.
Kim, Michael K., “Curriculum
and Strategies for Comprehensive Integrative Building Design,”
a paper presented at the Second International Conference on Design
Education, ConnectED 2010, June 28 – July 1, 2010, Sydney, Australia.
Kim, Michael K., “Pedagogic Principles for Comprehensive Design Integration,” a paper presented at the International Conference on Design Education, ConnectED 07, July 8 – 12, 2007, Sydney, Australia.
Kim, Michael K., “Building Systems and Design Integration,” unpublished Lecture Notes for Arch 544, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Kim, Michael K., “Environmental Control Systems,” a section in Mir Ali (Ed), Architecture of Tall Buildings, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, McGraw-Hill, 1995
Kim, Michael K., “Development of Machine Intelligence for the Inference of Design Intent Implicit in Design Specifications,” Chapter 5, pp. 99-116, in Yehuda E. Kalay (Ed), Computability of Design, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1987.
Kim, Michael K., Unified Descriptive System of Activities in a Facility and its Application to the Design of Buildings as Facility+Process Integral Systems, a research report for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Contract No. DACW-84D-0003032, Champaign, IL, 1985.
Kim, Michael K., “The Free-market Principle of Solar Access Regulation and its Implementation”, Proceedings of Solar World Congress, 1983, Perth, Australia, Pergamon Press
Kim, Michael K., Can a Machine Design?, transcription of a lecture delivered at the University of Colorado, Boulder, October 1983, Transcribed and circulated at Cambridge, MA, April, 1984.
Kim, Michael K., “Computer Graphic Method for the Design of Maximum Solar Envelope on General Site,” Selected Proceedings of the 1983 Harvard Computer Graphics Conference, Cambridge, MA, 1983
Kim, Michael K., Resource Management under a “Utility Oriented Economy System,” Harvard Graduate School of Design, Faculty Publication Series in Architecture, No. A-7919, Cambridge, MA, 1979.
Kim, Michael K., A Semi-Markov Circulation Model and its Application to Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Faculty Publication Series in Architecture, No. A-7812, Cambridge, MA, 1978.
Kim, Michael K., Decomposition of Multi-Cell Complex Using “Multi-Terminal Max-Flow Theorem”, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Faculty Publication Series in Architecture, No. A-7811, 1978. Also published in DMG Journal, Vol. 13 (1979), No. 2, pp. 80-100.
Research
The Science of Design: In particular, the Nature of Design; Design
Knowledge; Design Teleology.
Building Science and Technology:
In particular, Building System Anatomy & Functionality; System
Integration; Building Programming;
Design Pedagogy: Acquisition
of “Knowledge-in-Context;” Development of Integrative Design Ability.
Presentations and Lectures
Kim. Michael K., “The Family Named Design and the Confused Children”, a
presentation delivered at the Fifth International Conference on Design
Principles and Practices, Sapienza Universita di Roma, Rome, Italy,
February 2-4, 2011
Kim. Michael K., Doctoral Colloquium for Architecture Ph.D. students at
the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, February 19, 2010
Kim. Michael K., “Integrative Design:
The Problems and the Appropriate Strategies”, an invited lecture
delivered at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, February
18, 2010
Kim. Michael K., “Why Do We Design and What Should We Really Do When We
Say We Design?”, a presentation delivered at the Fourth International
Conference on Design Principles and Practices, University of Illinois -
Chicago, Chicago, IL, February 13-15, 2010
Kim, Michael K., “When Science Meets Design,” a presentation delivered at the International Conference on Science in Society, University of Cambridge, UK, 5-7 August, 2009
Kim, Michael K.,
“Comprehensive Integrated Design of Tall Buildings,” an invited
Lecture delivered at Heerim
Architects, Seoul, Korea, May 27, 2009; also at
Samoo Architects,
Seoul, Korea, May 24, 2009
Kim, Michael K., “Why do We Design and
How Should We Do It,” an invited lecture delivered at University of
Seoul, Seoul, Korea, May 26, 2009
Kim, Michael K., “Curriculum and
Pedagogic Strategies for Comprehensive Building Design,” an Invited
Lecture for Architecture Faculty and Ph.D. Students at Seoul National
University, Seoul, Korea, May 25, 2009
Kim, Michael K.,
“Comprehensive Integrated Design of Tall Buildings,” an invited Half-day
Design Workshop for Tall Building Studios of
Samoo Architects, Seoul, Korea, May 24, 2009
Kim, Michael K., “What is Good Design?” an invited lecture delivered at the AIAS Midwest Quad Conference 08, Champaign, Illinois March 8, 2008
Kim, Michael K., “Integrated Design of Tall Buildings,” an invited lecture delivered at the Seoul National University and three other universities, Seoul, Korea, May 13 - 16, 2008
Kim, Michael K., “Issues and Methods in Design and Construction of Tall Buildings:” an invited lecture delivered at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and two other institutions, Seoul, Korea, May 15 - 17, 2008
Kim, Michael K., “Graduate Curriculum for Professional Education in Architecture,” an invited Faculty Colloquium, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, June 5, 2001
Kim, Michael K., “Recent Tall Buildings: Critical Case Studies,” an invited plenary lecture delivered at the Annual Conference, Korean Institute of Architects, Seoul, Korea, April 26, 1991
Professional Memberships
Member, American Institute of Architects; 1974-present
Member, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat; 2000-2004
Member, American Society of Engineering Education; 1999-2001
Member, American Society of Heating, Ventilating, and Air-conditioning
Engineers; 1997-2000
Other Activities
a. Development of Graduate Option Program
The author has developed Integrated Design Concentration, initially
called Architectural Practice Option when installed in 1988, an area of
concentration in the Master of Architecture Program emphasizing
architectural design as comprehensive integration of all the requisite
systems and components into one singular entity as a means of best
fulfilling the desired project goals.
The Program was cited as a model of professional education in
Boyer-Mitgang Report, the research report on architectural education
that is regarded most prestigious in the nation; and was endorsed
enthusiastically by leaders in architectural practice as the way the
professional education should be.
Some even acclaimed the Program as the
Model of Professional Education in
the 21st Century, and the author was honored by the
Association of Licensed Architects as
Outstanding Educator in 2001.
b. Development of M.Arch-MSCEE (Construction Management) Program
Although the emphasis of the above Option was on Integrative Design, its
strong technical contents led to the development of M.Arch and MSCEE
(Civil Engineering, Construction Management) Joint Degree Program.
Mutual acceptance of the courses from each other resulted in
great program efficiency, making it possible to complete both M.Arch and
MSCEE with just one additional semester beyond single M.Arch degree.
Further, the synergetic educational benefit was phenomenal,
particularly in building construction, producing numerous graduates with
brilliant careers.
c. Development of the Required Core Courses for the Graduate Option
To implement the Graduate Option described above, the author has developed and taught the following series of required Option Core courses:
Arch 544: Building Systems and Design Integration
Arch 545: Design and Constructability
Arch 546: Programming and Concept Development Studio
Arch 547: Architectural Practice/Design Integration Studio
Arch 548: Construction Execution and Administration
d. Other Courses Taught
Arch 573: Architectural Design (Integrated Design Focus) Excellence in Teaching Award, Students Advisory Council, School of Architecture, University of Illinois, 1994, 2003 & 2006 Consistently listed in “The List of Excellent Teachers Rated by the Students” practically every semester. Outstanding Educator, Association of Licensed Architects; 2001 Outstanding Faculty Award, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 1998 Harvard University Presidential Grant for Innovative Teaching, 1981
Arch 573/574: Architectural
Design Thesis (No longer exists)Awards and Honors
Michael K. Kim
