About the Speaker
Mikyoung Kim is an international landscape architect and urban designer. As founding principal, her Boston based studio integrates the latest neurodivergent science in the design of our shared landscapes, connecting human health with environmental stewardship. Over the past two decades, her studio’s large-scaled work includes the Seoul Cheonggye River Restoration project, the 42-acre Science Hill Wellesley Campus, and Ford’s Michigan Central Park in Detroit. Recent restorative projects include the Crown Sky Garden in Chicago, the TMC Helix Park in Houston, the Bal Harbour Jetty Park in Miami, and the Regenstein Nature Learning Center at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Mikyoung Kim has received the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Museum Design Award, the ASLA Firm of the Year Award, and the ASLA National Design Medal. This year, her studio has been named by Fast Company as one of the most innovative companies in North America. As a thought leader on restorative design, her ideas and work has been highlighted in numerous publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, National Geographic, Landscape Architecture Magazine, Architectural Record, Dwell, Surface, Garden Design, and the Chicago Tribune.
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