Serene Kim

Soerynn Kim is a licensed architect with a wide range of international experience working on civic buildings.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University, Soerynn began her career at Skidmore Owings and Merrill, designing the base building and public spaces of New York’s One World Trade Center. Her extensive research, focused on the optical properties of architectural materials helped develop its bespoke external-inner cladding systems.

At Diller Scofidio + Renfro, she was an Associate and a Senior Architect for the Shed, a movable art and performance space, seeing it to completion through stages of design and construction. Afterwards, she took on the role of lead designer and project manager for Microsoft’s multi-programmed workplace center, a complex and accelerated project for its tech campus in the Seattle region. Prior to DS+R, Soerynn worked with Pritzker Prize winning architect Renzo Piano at his Paris and Genoa workshop, gaining significant experience practicing in Europe.

Soerynn’s expertise spans scales and typologies – currently she is involved in cultural and residential projects in the New York area, and teaches courses in architecture and design at Pratt Institute and Parsons School of Design.

B.Arch, Cornell University