Beom Jun Jason Kim

Beom Jun Kim

Critic
Beom Jun Kim is a founding principal of WA.K Studio, an interdisciplinary design practice based in Brooklyn, New York. The work and research of WA.K Studio focuses on multiple scales from objects, public art to buildings with research that explores the interplay between digital technology and the built environment. WA.K Studio’s work and writings have been exhibited at institutions such as Pratt and the Cooper Union and in publications such as Log, CLOG, NYRA, Platt and Dezeen. In addition to working on architectural projects in New York and Los Angeles, Beom Jun also serves on the Board of Directors of the Center for Urban Pedagogy, a New York based non-profit organization dedicated to design’s ability to empower underserved communities. Beom Jun received a BA in Business Economics from UCLA and an M.Arch from Yale University.
Education
BA, University of California, Los Angeles
MArch, Yale University

Courses

5008
Fall 2025
Advanced Design Studio
Michael Young, Beom Jun Kim
5115
Fall 2025
Virtual Futures
Beom Jun Kim
1019
Summer 2025
Visualization and Computation
Brennan Buck, Daniel Markiewicz, Jill Kelly, Regina Teng, Beom Jun Kim, Dov Feinmesser, Julie Zink
1116
Spring 2025
Advanced Design Studio: Ubuntu & Ujamaa GPU, Geophysics of a Planetary Undercommons
Kabage Karanja, Stella Mutegi, Beom Jun Kim
1299
Spring 2025
Independent Course Work
Beom Jun Kim
1249
Fall 2024
Virtual Futures
Beom Jun Kim, Olalekan Jeyifous
1019
Summer 2024
Visualization and Computation
Brennan Buck, Dorian Booth, Daniel Markiewicz, Julie Zink, Hyojin Kwon, Beom Jun Kim, Dov Feinmesser
1117
Spring 2024
Advanced Design Studio: Reconsidering Representation
Nader Tehrani, Ghazal Abbasy-Asbagh, Beom Jun Kim
1249
Fall 2023
Virtual Futures
Olalekan Jeyifous, Beom Jun Kim
1019
Summer 2023
Memory Palace (Virtual Reality)
Beom Jun Kim
1114
Spring 2023
Advanced Design Studio: The Future of Entertainment
Neil Thomas, Ray Winkler, Beom Jun Kim
1249
Fall 2022
Virtual Futures
Beom Jun Kim, Olalekan Jeyifous
1019
Summer 2022
Memory Palace (Virtual Reality)
Beom Jun Kim
1249
Fall 2021
Virtual Futures
Olalekan Jeyifous, Beom Jun Kim
1019
Summer 2019
Visualization and Computation
Brennan Buck, Maya Alam, Dorian Booth, Dov Feinmesser, Beom Jun Kim, Daniele Profeta, Julie Zink