A+U LAB

A+U LAB is an interdisciplinary design and research studio. We are a team of architects, designers, and researchers collaborating across various works in architecture, urban design, interiors, installations, and research projects.

LAWRENCE KIM, AIA, LEED AP

Lawrence Kim is an architect, professor at Pusan National University, and the director of A+U LAB.

In his career spanning three decades as a practicing architect, Lawrence has completed a wide range of project types across the United States, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. His diverse and prominent list of clients includes conglomerates, governments, development companies, universities, hotels, hospitals, and cultural institutions. He is recognized for his innovative and thoughtful body of work. It has been widely recognized and published, receiving over 60 international design awards and honors, including the American Institute of Architects Design Awards, the Society of American Registered Architects Design Awards, the Interior Design Best of Year Awards, and the ADC Annual Awards.

In addition to his current professorship at PNU, Lawrence has lectured at numerous international universities and frequently serves as a juror for awards programs and design competitions. As well, he currently serves on multiple advisory commissions of national and city government agencies and corporations for design and construction in Korea.   

Prior to establishing A+U LAB, Lawrence practiced architecture based in New York City for 24 years, working at some of the respected global design firms, including AECOM Ellerbe Becket, HLW International, and Perkins Will where he led the design of architecture and urban projects domestically and internationally. In 2012, he established Studio Lawrence Kim DPC in New York, running his practice until 2015, when he relocated to Korea to assume a professorship at Pusan National University.

로렌스김은 건축가이자 부산대학교 교수이며 에이유랩(A+U LAB)의 디렉터이다. 미국 컬럼비아대학교 건축대학원을 졸업한 후 뉴욕에서 24여 년간 건축가로 활동하며 미국, 아시아, 유럽 및 중동 여러 지역의 다양한 건축 및 도시 프로젝트를 계획하고 설계하였다. 글로벌 건축디자인 기업인 AECOM, Ellerbe Becket, HLW International, Perkins Will을 거쳐 Studio Lawrence Kim을 설립하여 활동하였고 New Jersey Institute of Technology에서 겸임 교수로 재직하였다. 2015년부터는 부산대학교에 재직하며 A+U LAB을 통해 활동하고 있다. 그의 작업은 미국건축가협회상(AIA Design Awards), 미국건축사협회상(SARA Design Awards), ID 올해 최고의 디자인상(Interior Design Best of Year Awards) 등 건축가로 활동한 지난 30여 년간 60여 개의 국제 건축상을 수상하였으며 Architectural Record, Architect 및 Interior Design을 비롯한 주요 저널에 소개된 바 있다. 로렌스김은 뉴욕주 등록 미국 건축사이자 미국 친환경설계기술사(LEED AP)이며 국토교통부 등록 외국건축사이다.

POSITIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

Practice and Design Research
Director, A+U LAB

Teaching                                  
Professor, Department of Architecture, Pusan National University

Academic Qualifications
Master of Science, Columbia University, USA
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Oregon, USA

Professional Licenses and Registrations
Licensed Architect, Registered in New York, USA
LEED AP, Green Business Certification Inc, USA
Registered Foreign Architect, Korea
Public Architect, Busan Metropolitan City

Professional and Academic Affiliations
American Institute of Architects
Society of American Registered Architects
United States Green Building Council
Korean Institute of Architects
Architectural Institute of Korea
Urban Design Institute of Korea

Advisory and Design Review Commission Appointments
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Government of Korea
Public Procurement Service, Government of Korea
Seoul Metropolitan City
Busan Metropolitan City
Korea Land and Housing Corporation
Korea Environment Corporation
Korea National Railway
Busan Metropolitan Corporation

Design Awards Jury Panels
Architecture Masterprize
International Design Awards
Architizer A+ Awards
Loop Design Awards