Jae Hyun Lim
Assistant Professor
Office: GHKH A209
E-mail: hlim@kean.edu
Courses
ARCH 4108
ARCH 4208
ARCH 1302
Education Background
2019 – Present
Dr. Techn. (Doctor of Technical Sciences in Architecture), Institute for Art and Architecture, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. (Institut der Kunst und Architektur, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien)
2004
Bachelor of Architecture, The Cooper Union, The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, New York
2003
Study in apparel design, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
1996-1997
Study in architecture, Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles
Biography
Jae Hyun Lim is an assistant professor of architecture and he has joined the School of Public Architecture at Michael Graves College since 2020. Born in Korea, after spending his early youth in Japan, he studied fine art, fashion, graphic design, and architecture in the United States. He is a graduate of the Cooper Union, New York, and a doctorial candidate at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. He has also attended the Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles; Fashion Institute of Technology, New York.
Prior to joining Wenzhou-Kean University, he has taught at the University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and other institutions for many years. He has been an active member of architectural education and cultural exchange in the region, creating and participating in various international symposiums, workshops, exhibitions, and design work. He also maintains his own architectural practice JHL Lab.
Research Field
-Postwar Japanese architectural history & theory
-Sustainable urban/rural renewal
-Landscape and infrastructure development
-Futurology
Academic Appointment
2022-Current
Director, Centre for Advanced Studies in Architecture, Culture and Societies (CASACS), Wenzhou-Kean University, China
2020-Current
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), School of Public Architecture, Micheal Graves College, Wenzhou-Kean University, China
2017-2020
Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2014-2017
Lecturer, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2013-2014
Visiting Lecturer, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong
2013
Lecturer, Curtin University, HKU SPACE, Hong Kong
2012-2014
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Lectures
2021
“How To [Un]Build Future: Isozaki In 1985”, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
2019
“Synthetic History: 談歴史談,” Michael Graves College, Kean University, Wenzhou, China
Symposium
2019.06.20
The Good, The Bad, The Strange: Reading Seoul Now
Organizer & Moderator, Seoul Youth Hub, Seoul, Korea
2018.04.16
The Country [Side]: Infrastructure for the City?
Co-organizer, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2017.03.23
Christo: Lake Iseo, Italy and Work in Progress, Mastaba Project for Abu Dhabi, UAE
Co-organizer, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2016.04.11
The City and Its Double
Co-organizer, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Exhibition
2021
Echo of Time: The Origin And Meaning Of Family Mantras In Rural China Curator, Shangen Village, Wenzhou, China
Transient Moments
Curator, Exhibition, Shangen Village, Wenzhou, China
2019
The Good, The Bad, The Strange: Reading Seoul Now
Curator, Seoul Youth Hub, Seoul, Korea
2018
Archigram Meets Central Exhibition Co-curator, PMQ 元創方, Hong Kong
2018
Tower of Blah, 16th Venice Architecture Biennale, Hong Kong Pavilion (Team Seraji), Venice & Hong Kong
2017
Fabricate Collective Legend
Artist, Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Hong Kong
2015
Myopia
Artist, Solo Exhibition, 100ft. PARK (百呎公園), Hong Kong
2014
Flotation
Artist, Solo Exhibition, Praya One Gallery, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong
Raking the Moon by Joshua Thomson
Co-Curator, Praya One Gallery, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong
Unchangeable
Artist, Solo Exhibition, Praya One Gallery, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong
2013
Autonomous Resting Place in Cheung Chau
Curator, Praya One Gallery, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong
Workshop
2019
Program Director, The Good, The Bad, The Strange: Reading Seoul Now Summer Workshop, Seoul Youth Hub + HKU, Seoul, Korea
2017-2019
Program Liaison, X-Lab Tokyo Summer Workshop, UCLA + University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2013-2015
Program Tutor, Career Discovery In Architecture, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2013
Program Tutor, The Interface, Workshop by Anders Abraham, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2012
Program Tutor, Village Code Guangdong, Workshop by Anders Abraham, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Program Adviser & Guest Critic, Edge Public Spaces In Seoul Summer Workshop, School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Seoul, Korea
Research/ Grant/ Fellowship
Awarded
2021
In Search Of Lost Time: The Origin And Meaning Of Family Mantras In Rural China (泰顺牌匾研究案)
Principal Investigator, Grant Amount (30,000RMB)
Funded and supported by Zhejiang Eternals Love Public Welfare Foundation (由浙江至爱公益基金会资助), Propaganda Department of Taishun County Party Committee (泰顺县委宣传部), Intangible Cultural Heritage of Taishun (泰顺非遗中心大力支持)
2021
History of Tourism in China and Its Global Impact
Principal Investigator, Grant Amount (30,000RMB) Student Partnering with Faculty/Staff (SpF/SpS) Research Wenzhou-Kean University
2019-Present
Synthetic History: Unmasking The History Of Tange And Isozaki Doctoral Research (Self-funded)
Institute for Art and Architecture, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. (Institut der Kunst und Architektur, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien), Advisor: Professor Angelika Schnell
2017
Fabricate Collective Legend
Project Grant, Hong Kong Arts Development Council
Applied
2022
Centre for Interdisciplinary Ecological Studies
Principal Investigator, University Development Project Inventory Grant, Wenzhou-Kean University
Centre for Advanced Studies in Architecture, Culture and Societies
Principal Investigator, New research institute grant Wenzhou-Kean University
2021
History of Tourism in China and Its Global Impact
Principal Investigator, Grant Amount
Summer Student Partnering with Faculty/Staff (SpF/SpS) Research Wenzhou-Kean University
2019
Architecture, Myth, History: Study on Construction and Evolution of Modern Japanese Architectural Narrative Through Tange and Isozaki
Japan Foundation Fellowship, Japan
2018
Shelf-Life
Design Trust Seed Grant, Hong Kong
2017
The Silk Road; Making Through Thinking
University Grants Committee of Hong Kong (UGC), HKU
2016
The Kitchen Of Meaning: The City And The Sign
Wheelwright Prize, GSD, Harvard University
2015
Urban Anomaly Of Asian Cities | 都市変則論
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Greater China Research Grant Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong
Collaborative Learning Proposal, Green Building & Neighborhood Art Map Project, HKU + Hong Kong Green Building Council
Awards
2022
Green Water and Blue Mountain, Winner, Best Documentary, Korea Ineternational Short Film Festival
1996-2004
Full tuition scholarship, The Cooper Union | The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, New York
Professional Juries
2017
Official Tender Jury, Korean Cultural Centre Proposal Submission, Hong Kong
2016
Guest Jury, ASYAAF 2021 (Asian Students and Young Artists Art Festival, Seoul, Korea
Academic Servise
2021-2022
Faculty Search Committee (Chair), Wenzhou-Kean University, Wenzhou, China
2021
Library Committee, Wenzhou-Kean University, Wenzhou, China
2017-2019
BAAS Year 2 Studio Coordinator, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
BAAS Program Liaison, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Academic Juries
2022
Visiting Critic, Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, Korea
Visiting Critic, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
2021
Visiting Critic, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
2019
Visiting Critic, Institute for Art and Architecture, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. (Institut der Kunst und Architektur, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien)
Visiting Critic, Department of Design, College of Art, Dongyang University, Seoul, Korea
2018
Visiting Critic, The University of Tokyo, Department of Architecture, Japan
2017
Visiting Critic, School of Architecture, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
2015
Visiting Critic, Department of Architecture and Building Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Visiting Critic, School of Architecture, Yale University, New Haven
2013
Visiting Critic, Chu Hai College For Higher Education, Hong Kong
Visiting Critic, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Visiting Critic, HKU SPACE, Hong Kong
2007
Visiting Critic, New York Institute of Technology, New York
Professional Membership
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) IDP completed, Record Number: 136748
Media Appearance
2018, September
Archigram Meets Central Exhibition Interview, Perspective Magazine, Hong Kong
2017.06.28
Wut Tung Sat interview, 明周| Ming Pao Weekly, Hong Kong
2015.01.15
Myopia exhibition interview, Morning Brew RTHK Radio 3, Hong Kong
2014.07.03
Flotation exhibition interview, Morning Brew RTHK Radio 3, Hong Kong
Projects
2017-In progress
Principal Architect, Private residence, Peng Chau, Hong Kong
2017
Principal Architect, Wut Tung Sat 活動室 (Activity Room), Peng Chau,
2015
Principal Architect, Chef’s House, Private residence, Gwangju, Korea
Principal Architect, Bosudong Writer’s Residency, Busan, Korea
Principal Architect, Narita Kindergarten, Narita, Japan
Competition
2009
Less For More, Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition, Glass Architecture in 2050, Tokyo, Japan
Inhale, Exhale, Tokyo Gas Architecture and Environment Design Competition, To Live on Earth, Tokyo, Japan
Oral Landscape, Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition, Housing For Better Urban Environment, Tokyo, Japan
2008
Urban Bonsai, Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition, A Community Gathering Place, Tokyo, Japan
2008
Woburn Public Library Expansion, Massachusetts
Collage House, Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition, From Our Having Lived the Movie Century, Tokyo, Japan
4×4 House, Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition | Four Square House Design Problem: Homage to John Hejduk, Tokyo, Japan
Related Professional Experience
2008 – 20011
Project Manager, Macrae-Gibson Architects P.C., New York
PS 70, Bronx New York
PS 196, Forest Hills, New York PS 313, Queens, New York
PS 206, New York, New York
2005 – 2008
Project Manager, William Leeds Architect P.C., New York
30 Cooper Square, New York, New York Chelsea Black & White, New York, New York Driftwood Co-op, Montauk, New York
Dunn Residence, New York, New York Financorp International, New York, New York Lipsyte Residence, Shelter Island, New York McLeod Residence, Scarsdale, New York Mirer Residence, Brooklyn, New York
West End Day School, New York, New York Zimmerman Residence, New York, New York
2004 – 2005
Junior Architect, MKDA Architecture & Interior, New York
Xe capital, New York, New York Marcraft Apparel Group, New York
2004
Assistant Architect, Gleicher Design Group, New York
2003
Model Maker, Lewis Eliezer Garfinkel Architects, New York
2003
Fabricator, Freecell, New York
Created exhibition space for Van Allen Institute titled “OPEN- New Design for Public Space”
1997 – 1999
Archive Assistant, Archive Office, The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, The Cooper Union, New York
Military Experience
2000 – 2002
Cartographer and calligrapher, Operating Branch, 11th Infantry Division HQ, Republic of Korea Army, Hong Cheun, Korea
Responsible for creating daily situation reports with on-duty CO, maps & battle plans in HQ Tactical Operation Center and other field command posts for a daily/emergency briefing. Honorable discharge as Sergeant.
Harry Truman High School Bronx, New York
