C.W. Kim (born Chon Won on August 3, 1938, in

Namwon Namwon (, ) is a city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. Namwon is about 50 minutes from the provincial capital of Jeonju, which is almost three hours away from Seoul. The official city flower is Royal Azalea () while the city tree is the ...

, South Korea) is an American architect based in

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. He is responsible for multiple buildings in San Diego, such as the Spinnaker (completed in 2007) and the hexagon-shaped Emerald-Shapery Center. He also serves as assistant professor at NewSchool of Architecture and Design in San Diego and on the boards of directors for

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and the

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. In addition, he speaks at seminars and attends charity events.

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