Doris Kim Sung (born 1964 in Hollywood, California) is an American architect and educator. Sung served as the Director of the Undergraduate Programs at the

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starting in 2020 until 2024.

Education

Sung graduated from

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in 1986 with a

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in Architecture, Sung earned a

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degree with distinction from

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in 1990.

Work

With a focus on smart materials, like thermo

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s, Sung explores non-conventional architectural applications driven by geometry and her background in biology. Some notable projects include Bloom, a stitched sun-tracking instrument, Invert, a no-energy sun shading system exhibited at the Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Museum at the

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, and Fuller, a self-structured sculpture at the South Coast Botanic Garden. Bloom by DOSU

Career

Sung began a tenure-track position at the

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in Denver in 1997. During this period, Sung started her firm DOSU Studio Architecture with work predominantly in the start-up tech industry, and received several

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(AIA) awards for her designs. In 2001, Doris moved to Los Angeles for a position at

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. In 2006, she started teaching at the

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(USC). Around this time, Sung converted her practice into a research-based one. She was granted tenure from USC in 2016. She is a co-founder of TBM Designs LLC, a start-up company for smart building products that makes Invert Self-Shading Windows.

Awards

The Invert window system received several innovation awards, including a 2021

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in the Climate Action category, 2020 R&D Award from ''

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'', and recognition by ''

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'' as a Best Architectural Product in 2019. Sung was also a finalist for the Women4Climate Tech challenge in 2020. At Princeton, Sung was a recipient of the Grace May Tilton Award.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sung, Doris Living people American people of Korean descent American women architects Architects from California 1964 births 21st-century American women