Euna Kim

Euna Kim’s research focuses on finding ways to better preserve and develop affordable housing. With a broad research interest covering areas of housing policy, real estate development, and historic preservation, she is particularly fascinated by the role in which private affordable housing developers play in the United States. Recognizing the huge role private developers play in building cities, she believes a deeper and nuanced understanding of these actors can lead to innovative approaches that can transform today’s privatized affordable housing system to become more equitable and sustainable. Her interest in housing stems from her two years of working experience as an architect in Seoul, South Korea, and continued through her master’s thesis in which she investigated the urban politics surrounding a gentrifying historic residential district in Seoul, South Korea. She received a B.Arch from Yonsei University in South Korea and an M.Sc in Conservation of Monuments and Sites from KU Leuven in Belgium.