About

Hyon Woo Scott Chung is a visionary architectural/urban designer, educator, and researcher. He is a founder of HWS Design Studio and an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Parsons School of Design. He has also previously taught design studios at Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation and Pratt Institute School of Architecture. 

Hyon Woo Scott specializes in innovative design and development using emerging technologies. His ongoing research explores the future of intelligent, sustainable architecture through a creative lens at various scales of the constructed environment. In particular, he investigates how recent technological developments can build upon past innovations to create environmentally friendly architecture. By understanding the positive impact of new technologies or imaginative visions in the fight against climate change, Hyon Woo Scott approaches the development of intelligent production of future urban design and planning. 

Prior to his current role, he worked at Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism as a Senior Project Architect and conducted various international architecture and urban design workshops and lectures with the Korea University Department of Urban Science.  

He received his Bachelor of Architecture from Sci-Arc (Southern California Institute of Architecture) and his Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University.