Stephanie Kyuyoung Lee

Stephanie Kyuyoung Lee is the founder of the Office of Human Resources, a critical design studio based in New York. Previously, she was the 2022-2024 Architecture Fellow at Bard College. Stephanie studied Anthropology and Studio Art at Wesleyan University and completed her Master of Architecture at Rice University. She worked as a Senior Designer at Carlo Ratti Associati (IT/US) and collaborated with Artist Lee Bul. She was selected as the Future Architecture Fellow (2020) and recently completed the Art Omi Architecture Residency and the Art Center Residency by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. She is the recipient of several grants including the Independent Projects Grant sponsored by the Architectural League and New York State Council on the Arts. She has exhibited her work at Haus der Architektur in Graz, Austria, and citygroup gallery in New York. Her work has been published in The Funambulist, PLAT, and Archifutures (dpr-barcelona, 2020).

Academic Research/Specialty Areas

  • Architectural practice 
  • Architectural representation
  • Material practice
  • Participatory and collaborative planning
  • Agriculture
  • Intentional Communities
  • Informal infrastructure
  • Labor and Bureaucracy
  • Social / Racial Justice, Decolonization
  • Material Politics

Related Links

Related News

Awards, Grants, and Fellowships (Selected)

  • Architecture + Design Independent Projects Grant, The Architectural League and New York State Council of the Arts
  • Art Omi Architecture Residency
  • Art Center Residency, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
  • Future Architecture Fellow, European Future Architecture Platform

Exhibitions and Presentations (Selected)

  • Hard Labor, Soft Space: The Making of Radical Farms, exhibition at citygroup Gallery (2024)
  • "From Landgrab to Land Back," Symposium at  Iowa State University (2023)
  • Country Life: Recent Strategies for Tomorrows Rural Living, Exhibition at Haus der Architektur (HDA), (2021)

Publications (Selected)

  • "Disruptors on Edge," ACSA Conference (2024)
  • Archifutures Vol 6: Agency, published by dpr-Barcelona (2020)
  • The Funambulist Magazine (2020)

Selected Work

  • An art gallery display featuring two large artworks on a white wall. On the left, there are five panels depicting a scenic landscape. On the right, there is a single piece showcasing a modern structure with green plants in the foreground. A dark, minimalist table stands in front of the artworks, with a book or catalog open on it. The floor around the table is covered with straw.

    Agro Commune, Exhibit at Haus der Architektur (HDA), Land Leben: Countrylife (2021). image / Thomas Raggam

  • An art installation in a gallery featuring two detailed drawings on beige paper, hung from a metal frame structure. The drawings depict intricate diagrams and illustrations. A minimalist wall lamp is illuminated in the background, casting a soft light over the exhibit. The gallery space is bright and clean with light-colored wooden floors.

    Hard Labor, Soft Space: The Making of Radical Farms, Exhibit at Verse Work/Shop (2024). image / Stephanie Lee

  • A hempcrete table in a domed room. The table has a variety of items on top of it.

    Hempcrete Table (2024). image / Eve Ramseyer

  • A group of people gathered around a hempcrete table enjoying themselves and passing around a bottle. The atmosphere is dimly lit and cosy, and the table is filled with food and floral arrangements.

    Climate Dinner 2024. image / Eve Ramseyer

Close overlay