AHN, A Human Network, is a creative studio that designs city, architecture, and space for our society that challenges conflict, inequality, discrimination, and deficiency. We urge to continuously collaborate through an interdisciplinary network and integrated practices to create an innovative strategy and revitalize humanity.
JUN SEONG AHN, Assoc. AIA, LEED Green Associate
Principal at AHN
Jun is a New York based architectural and urban designer at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Born in Seoul, Korea, he strongly desires in designing a city, architecture, and space for people with strong dignity. Jun’s mission as a designer is to confront conflict, inequality, discrimination, and deficiency by creating an innovative strategy and finding opportunities through mutual intervention to revitalize humanity. More than architecture and urban design, Jun seeks to discover a new way of communicating society and culture through innovative technology and unprecedented design techniques.
He won several prizes such as his postgraduate project with his GSAPP colleagues, 'The Right to Water', receiving first place award from Dencity 2017 competition hosted by Shelter Global, and 'Rooting Informality', receiving honorable mention award from DRIA 2017 International Open Competition hosted by Designing Resilience in Asia. Jun also received honorable mention award from Archasm competition, New York | Liberty Museum with a project 'Recall the Past. Revive the Present. Relief the Future'. Jun's works have been globally featured on media and articles such as Archdaily, Bustler, Archinect, etc.
After jumping into his professional field, Jun was an invited critic at RISD and invited lecturer in Amman, Jordan about his awarded project, The Right to Water. Jun has been participating in several SOM's architectural and urban design projects based on major cities in New England, Florida, China, Central Asia, and the Middle East. He is a founder and principal at AHN, A Human Network, and a board member of CREAM. Jun holds a Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees from Rhode Island School of Design. He also holds a Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Design degree from Columbia University GSAPP.
Awards
2018.04 Bronze A' Design Award for Architecture, Building, and Structure Design Category, A' Design Award Competition, 'Four Line'
2018.04 Bronze A' Design Award for Architecture, Building, and Structure Design Category, A' Design Award Competition, 'Liberty Museum'
2017. 08 Best Architecture Drawing of 2017, Archdaily The 80 Best Architectural Drawings of 2017, ‘The Right to Water’
2017. 08 Top Finalist, Archstorming Unbuild the Wall Competition, ‘Nogales Station’
2017. 07 Honorable Mention, Designing Resilience in Asia 2017 International Open Competition, ‘Rooting Informality’
2017. 06 First Prize, Shelter Global Dencity 2017 Competition, ‘The Right to Water’
2016. 12 Honorable Mention, Archasm Liberty Museum NY Competition, ‘Recall the Past. Revive the Present. Relief the Future.’
2008. 12 Critic’s Award, Seoul Design Tournament, ‘Peculiar’
2018.04 Bronze A' Design Award for Architecture, Building, and Structure Design Category, A' Design Award Competition, 'Liberty Museum'
2017. 08 Best Architecture Drawing of 2017, Archdaily The 80 Best Architectural Drawings of 2017, ‘The Right to Water’
2017. 08 Top Finalist, Archstorming Unbuild the Wall Competition, ‘Nogales Station’
2017. 07 Honorable Mention, Designing Resilience in Asia 2017 International Open Competition, ‘Rooting Informality’
2017. 06 First Prize, Shelter Global Dencity 2017 Competition, ‘The Right to Water’
2016. 12 Honorable Mention, Archasm Liberty Museum NY Competition, ‘Recall the Past. Revive the Present. Relief the Future.’
2008. 12 Critic’s Award, Seoul Design Tournament, ‘Peculiar’
Activities, Publications and Exhibitions
2018. 05 Invited Jury, Urban Design Final Review, Columbia University GSAPP, New York, NY
2018. 03 Selected Student Section Publication, 'The Right to Water', The Funambulist Magazine
2018. 03 Invited Jury, Urban Design Mid-Review, Columbia University GSAPP, New York, NY
2018.01 Selected Work Publication, Abstract 2017, Columbia University GSAPP
2017. 11 Portfolio Reviewer, Professional Portfolio Review, Columbia University GSAPP, New York, NY
2017. 10 Invited Lecturer, ‘The Right to Water’, Studio-X Amman, Columbia Global Centers, Jordan
2017. 10 - 12 Exhibition, GSAPP Urban Design Studio ‘Water Urbanism’, Studio-X Amman, Columbia Global Centers, Jordan
2017. 05 Invited Critic, RISD Architecture Final Review, Petra Kempf + Pedro Aparicio Advanced Studio
2017. 01 Exhibition, GSAPP Urban Design Studio ‘Justice in Place’ Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
2015. 01 Exhibition, RISD Photography Global Studio Speos Photographic Institute, Paris, France
2014. 03 Exhibition, RISD Architecture Advanced Studio, Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala City, Guatemala
2018. 03 Selected Student Section Publication, 'The Right to Water', The Funambulist Magazine
2018. 03 Invited Jury, Urban Design Mid-Review, Columbia University GSAPP, New York, NY
2018.01 Selected Work Publication, Abstract 2017, Columbia University GSAPP
2017. 11 Portfolio Reviewer, Professional Portfolio Review, Columbia University GSAPP, New York, NY
2017. 10 Invited Lecturer, ‘The Right to Water’, Studio-X Amman, Columbia Global Centers, Jordan
2017. 10 - 12 Exhibition, GSAPP Urban Design Studio ‘Water Urbanism’, Studio-X Amman, Columbia Global Centers, Jordan
2017. 05 Invited Critic, RISD Architecture Final Review, Petra Kempf + Pedro Aparicio Advanced Studio
2017. 01 Exhibition, GSAPP Urban Design Studio ‘Justice in Place’ Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
2015. 01 Exhibition, RISD Photography Global Studio Speos Photographic Institute, Paris, France
2014. 03 Exhibition, RISD Architecture Advanced Studio, Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala City, Guatemala
For any inquiries, please contact ahumannetworkahn@gmail.com
