SOONJU KWON


INSTALLATION ART/ COLLECTION

Finalist, Shoreline City, Salt Lake City Art Council, 2021

Fine Art Collection, Salt Lake County, 2019

Near Distance, Art wall, Salt Lake City International Airport, 2019

Peace House Capital Campaign Donor Wall & Thrive Wall, Peace House, 2018

Imprints, The Gateway Art Project, Vestar Gateway LLC, 2016

Utah Arts are Alive, Utah Theater Street Art, Salt Lake City Art Council, 2016

Pre-qualified Artist Pool, Salt Lake City Art Council, 2016-2018

Flow, Flying object 5.0, Salt Lake City Art Council, 2017

A piece of Sky, Flying object 5.0, Salt Lake City Art Council, 2017

Color cloud, Gallivan plaza light installation, Salt Lake City, 2015

Name That Flower, Downtown Garden Stroll, Salt Lake City Downtown Alliance, 2015

Anti-Gravity, Flying object 4.0, Salt Lake City Art Council, 2014


PRESS/AWARD

The New SLC Art Wall Project, Salt Lake City Airport, slcairport.com, 2019

The American Association of University Women of Utah, 18th Biennial Exhibition, 2018

Art in Architecture Exhibition, Shepherd Gallery, Weber State University, AIA Utah, 2015

Mayday map on Main, UMOCA, 2015

The Salt Lake Tribune, A blooming future downtown, 2015

KSL, Downtown Garden Stroll to add beauty and fun to Salt Lake streets, 2015

AIA Utah Newsletter, Popup parks on Main street, 2015

Roger Bailey Traveling Fellowship, Timeless Architecture for Our Time, Lecture at CA+P U of U, 2009

The King Student Medal, CA+P University of Utah, 2009

Design Prize winner of final graduate studio, The Whispering Tree, CA+P University of Utah, 2009

Architectural NEXUS Scholarship, CA+P University of Utah, 2009

Design Arts Utah Exhibition, Culture Factory, Utah Art Council, 2007

Korea National Exhibition of Architecture, Void in Metropolis City, 1999


ARCHITECTURE _ SELECTED

Big Sky resort master plan, GSBS, 2021

La Luisa Coffee Farm community development, Costa Rica, GSBS, 2020

Snowbird master plan, GSBS, 2019

Big Sky resort restaurant, GSBS, 2019

WSU engineering and computer building, GSBS, 2019

Snowbird restaurant 71’, GSBS, 2017

Gallivan Ave Retail Restoration, , GSBS, 2017

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral Community Center, GSBS, 2015

USU Huntsman business school, GSBS, 2014

St. Joseph the worker catholic church, Sparano+Mooney, 2009


COMMUNITY

Member of Rotary Club of Salt Lake City, since 2019

Director of Design/Build Competition for Park installation for Sunnyvale Neighborhood Center, 2016

Director of Design/Build Competition for Food booth for refugee entrepreneurs, 2015

Founding board member, Women in architecture SLC, 2014-2017

Guest Critic, CA+P University of Utah, 2010-2017

Editor, Directory for Korean Association of Utah, 2011


PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Adjunct Professor, Design Workshops, CA+P University of Utah

Soonju Kwon Art Studio, Salt Lake City, since 2013

GSBS Architects, Design Architect/ Studio Leader, Salt Lake City, since 2010

Sparano+Mooney, Intern Architect, Salt Lake City, 2009-2010

Kiahn Architecture, Designer, Seoul, 2005-2006

Du-Nam Choi Architects, Designer, Seoul, 2001-2003


PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION

AIA, Licensed since 2014

LEED AP BD+C