Prof. Jin Young Song, AIA
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Associate Professor - Department of Architecture
Email: jsong11@buffalo.edu
Office: 127 Crosby Hall
Phone: (716) 829-5898
Biography
Jin Young Song, AIA, is a registered architect in New York State and a founder of DIOINNO Architecture PLLC, Buffalo and Seoul based design firm.
His interest is in viewing the contemporary façade as a mechanism that integrates manifold technical and non-technical elements, thereby generating a specific relationship between people and the culture. To explore resilient building envelope applications and alternative construction systems, Song’s recent projects are investigating instability design applications (snapping, buckling, stack-interlocking, etc) in architecture.
Prior to joining the University at Buffalo, he worked as a senior designer at the SOM New York office. Song’s professional experience also includes working for OMA in Rotterdam, Sauerbruch Hutton in Berlin, and Leers Weinzapfel Associates in Boston. He received a Master in Architecture degree from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, and a Bachelor of Science in Housing & Interior design, Human Environment, and Design from Yonsei University, Korea.
Awards
- Forge Prize
- iF Design Award
- A|N Best of Design Awards
- Laka Award
- A+ Architizer Award
- AZ Award of Merit
- AIA NYS Design Award
- NYSCA Independent Project Grant Award
Song’s design works are also exhibited at Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (Buffalo), Light+Building (Frankfurt), Seoul Museum of Art, and Dongdaemun Design Plaza (Seoul).