SUNG-KYUN KIM, Ph.D SCHOOLS CAREER

SUNG-KYUN KIM, Ph.D
Professor,
Department of Landscape Architecture
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University,
San 56-1, Shillim-9dong, Kwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-921, Korea
Tel: 82-2-880-4872 Cp: 82-10-6700-2121
Fax: 82-873-5113 E-mail: sung@snu.ac.kr
SCHOOLS
1975.3 ~ 1981.8 BS(LA), Seoul National University
1982.9 ~ 1984.5 Master of Landscape Architecture, University of
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
1984.9 ~ 1987.8 Master of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, USA
1984.9 ~ 1988.8 Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning,
University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
CAREER
1983. 1 ~ 1988. 5 Teaching Assistant & Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania,
USA
1989. 3 ~ 1994. 3 Assistant & Associate Professor, Seoul City University
1993. 3 ~ Present Director of International Affair, Council Member,
Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture (KILA)
1994. 2 ~ Present Member of Seoul City Construction Technique Consulting
Committee
1994. 3 ~ Present Assistant, Associate, & Full Professor, Seoul National
University
1997. 3 ~ 1999. 1 Korean Delegate of International Federation of Landscape
Architects(IFLA)
1998.3 ~ 2000. 3 Director of International Affair, Council Member, Korean
Institute of Traditional Landscape Architecture
1999. 1 ~ 2002.10 International Federation of Landscape Architects Eastern
Region(IFLA ER) Treasurer
1997.12 ~ 1998. 2 Visiting Professor, University of Washington, USA
2000. 3 ~ Present Chief Editor, Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
2000. 3 ~ 2002. 3 Chief Editor, Journal of Geographic Information
System(GIS) Association of Korea

2001. 3 ~ Present Chairman, Department of Landscape Architecture, Seoul
National University
2002. 3 ~ Present Vice President, Korean Institute of Traditional Landscape
Architecture
2003. 6 ~ 2004. 12 Visiting Professor, University of British Columbia, Canada
2005. 1~Present National City Planning Committee
TEACHING
Landscape Design,
Landscape History and Theory,
Computer Applications in Landscape Architecture,
Design Research Methods,
Landscape Plants and Design
RESEARCH INTEREST
Sustainable Landscape Design
Participatory Landscape Design
Landscape Design Theory
CAD and Computer Visualization
AWARDS
2003 The 1 st Prize for Seoul Hwayang-dong University Cultural Street Design
Competition.
2001 The 1 st Prize for Seoul Dangjae-gil Walkable Green Street Design
Competition
2001 The 1 st Prize for Citizen Plaza Design Competition around the 1 st Korean
Postal Building, ‘Woojeongchongkuk’
1999 Seoul City Landscape Architectural Award
1999 The 1 st Prize for Jeonju City Pedestrian Oriented Walkable Street Design
Competition.
1996 The 1 st Prize for Deoksugung-Gil Pedestrian Oriented Green Street
Design Competition
1994 The 1 st Prize for Design Competition of Han River Plaza
Commemorating 600 th Birth year of Seoul City.

CURRENT/RECENT DESIGN & RESEARCH PROJECTS
2005 Landscape Basic & Development Design (Eco-industrial Park Design) for
Stainless Steel Expansion Plant of ZPSS, Shanghai, China.
(Zhangjiagang Pohang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd)
2004 Park Post-Occupation Evaluation and User-Oriented Park Design (Water
Resource Corporation)
2004 Kumi National Industrial 4 th Stage Area Central Park Design (Water
Resource Corporation)
2003 Ansan Kojan Waterfront Park Design (Water Resource Corporation)
2003 Ansan Sadong Park Master Plan (Water Resource Corporation)
2003 Siheung Seashore Ecological Park Master Plan (Seheung City)
2002 Environmental Design Directions for New Cities of the 21 st Century
(Korean Land Corporation)
2002 Riverscape Management Plan for Major Rivers in Seoul (Seoul City)
2002 Walkable Green Street Design for ‘Dangjae-Gil, Seoul (Seoul City)
2001 Seoul Grand Park, Ecological Zoological Park Master Plan
(Seoul Grand Park)
2001 Citizen Plaza Design around the 1 st Korean Postal Building,
‘Woojeongchongkuk’ (Seoul City)
1999 Natural Landscape Preservation and Landscape Plan for Seoul
National University Campus (Seoul National University)
1999 Street Trees and Green Space Inventory, Information and Management
System for Seoul City (Seoul City)
1999 Community Participatory Pedestrian Mall Design (Jeonju City)
1999 Visual Simulation for Soundproof Forest Types (Korean
HighwayCorporation)
1997 Urban Forest Ecosystem Inventory, Information and Management System
for Seoul City (Seoul City)
1998 Community Participatory Neighborhood Park Design: Yangji Park in
Sadang-dong, Seoul (Seoul City)
1996 A Pedestrian Oriented Streetscape Design of "Ducksugung-Gil” Street,
Seoul.
1995 “Dragon Ocean Amusement Park” Concept Plan and Feasibility Study
(Samsung Construction Co.)
1995 600years Han River History Plaza Master Plan and Construction Design
(Seoul City)

PAPERS
Kim, Sung-Kyun et al. 2002. "Conserving Riverscapes of Han River in Seoul,
Korea." Proceedings for IFLA Eastern Region Conference 2002 (July 9-
12), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp.341-351.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 2002. 4. “The Walkable Green Street Design for ‘Dangjae-Gil’.”
Journal of Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture: 30(1): 52~60.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 2001. “Design of the Dasan Children’s Park.” Journal of
Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture: 29(5): 51~59.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 2001. “The Citizen Plaza Design around the 1 st Korean Postal
Building, ‘Woojeongchongkuk’.” Journal of Korean Institute of
Landscape Architecture: 29(4): 67~74.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 2001. “Community Participatory Neighborhood Park Design: In
the Case of Yangji Park in Sadang-dong, Seoul.” Journal of Korean
Institute of Landscape Architecture: 29(3): 61~69.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 2001. “Design of Pagoda Park, Seoul.” Journal of Korean
Institute of Landscape Architecture: 29(2): 42~49.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 2000. "A Pattern Approach for Sustainable Environmental
Design". Proceedings for 10th IFLA Eastern Regional Conference (Aug.
30~Sept.2). Awaji, Japan.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 2000. An Application of GIS in Landscape Architecture. J. of
Korean Civil Engineering Association. 48(5): 66-68.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 1999. "Landscape Architectural License and Qualification
System in Korea". Proceedings for International Symposium: Education
of Landscape Architecture in the 21c Asia (Dec.20-21) , Seoul National
University, Korea, pp.41~46.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 1999. "Urban Forest Ecosystem Information and Management
System: In Case of Kwanak Mt. in Seoul, Korea". Proceedings for 1999
IFLA Eastern Region Conference (Oct. 17-20). Yangyang, Korea,
pp.166~172.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 1999. "Urban Forest Information and Management System in
Seoul.". Proceedings from the Urban Greening and Landscape
Architecture Research Symposium. (June 23-25). Copenhagen, Denmark.
(The 36th IFLA Research Symposium). pp.74~75.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 1998. "Conservation of Heritage Places: Case of Korean
Traditional Village" Proceedings for the 35th IFLA Congress(Oct. 12-15).
Indonesia. pp.265~272
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 1998. "Sixteen Beautiful Landscapes: Poetics of a Korean
Traditional Landscape". Art and Landscape. 1998 IFLA Central Region

Symposium(Sept. 8-10). Greece. pp.107.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 1997. “Adapting the Shared Street Concept for Traditional
Streetscape Improvement”. Proceedings of Korea-China Landscape
Architectural Symposium. pp.41~54.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 1997. A Pedestrian Oriented Streetscape Design of
"Ducksugung-Gil", Seoul: Adapting the Shared Street Concept for
Traditional Streetscape Improvement. J. of Korean Institute of Landscape
Architecture. 25(3): 143-153.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 1996. An Ecological Aesthetic Analysis on Urban Forests. J. of
Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture. 24(1):97-108.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 1995. “The Use of GIS for Conservation and Management of
Mountain Landscape around City” J. of GIS Association of Korea. 3(2):
123-134.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 1991. “Traditional and Contemporary Korean Landscape
Architecture: A Prelude to 'Tradition and Creation' ”. Proceedings for
Korea-Japan International Symposium.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 1988. Winding River Village: Poetics of a Korean Landscape,
Ph.D. Dissertation, Univ. of Pennsylvania.
BOOKS
Kim, Sung-Kyun et als. 2001. Art and Landscape. Athens, Greece: Panayotis and
Effie Michelis Foundation.
Kim, Sung-Kyun et als. 1997, Computer Application Techniques for
Environmental Planning and Design. Seoul: Sungandang.
Kim, Sung-Kyun et al. 1996. Oriental Landscape Architectural History. Seoul:
Munwundang.
Kim, Sung-Kyun. 1993. Computer Applied Landscape Design. Seoul: Kukje.