Simon Kim

Simon Kim is a licensed architect and researcher in applied sciences within the disciplines of architecture and urbanism. Director of the Immersive Kinematics Lab and Principal of Ibañez Kim, his projects are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Pew Center for Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canadian Heritage Foundation. He is also supported by residencies and fellowships at Autodesk, RAIR Philadelphia, MIT, and the Seoul Biennale. His graduate courses have partnerships with Seoul National University, Opera Philadelphia, Tyler School of Art, with sponsorship from Heerim Architects and Planners and CEO Young Kyoon Jeong (MArch’89).

Simon has published and presented his work globally at conferences such as IEEE, AI-HRI, ACADIA, eCAADe, ACSA, SmartGeometry, and for clients such as the MIT Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Harvard University, the Smithsonian, MoMA, Slought Foundation.

After graduating from the Design Research Laboratory at the Architectural Association, he was a designer and project architect for the Office of Zaha Hadid, Gehry Technologies, and Gehry Partners. He also holds a Master of Science from MIT. Simon has taught studios and workshops at MIT, Harvard, Yale, and the Architectural Association in London.

Companies

• Associate Professor University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design (2017)
• Principal Ibañez Kim (IK Studio LLC) (2012)
• Visiting Professor University of Toronto (2019 — 2020)
• Assistant Professor University of Pennsylvania School of Design (2009 — 2017)
• Visiting Assistant Professor Yale School of Architecture (2016 — 2016)
• Visiting Assistant Professor Yale University School of Architecture (2013 — 2013)
• Visiting Assistant Professor Harvard University Graduate School of Design (2012 — 2012)
• Lecturer MIT School of Architecture (2008 — 2009)
• Architect Gehry Partners / Gehry Technologies (2007 — 2008)

Education

• Master of Science MIT (2006 — 2008)
• M.Arch. Architectural Association (2001 — 2003)