J. Meejin Yoon
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Yale Divinity School’s New Housing, by Bruner/Cott and Höweler + Yoon, Reflects the Values of Eco-Theology
AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95) and Eric Höweler (B.Arch. '94, M.Arch. '96) of Höweler + Yoon Architecture collaborated on Yale Divinity School's Living Village, a graduate residence designed around eco-theology and regenerative sustainability.
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At COP30, Floating Plaza Shifts Perspective of Sea-Level Rise
AquaPraça, a collaboration between AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95), Eric Höweler (B.Arch. '94, M.Arch. '96) (Höweler + Yoon Architecture), and Carlo Ratti Associati, has arrived at this year's UN climate summit in Belèm, Brazil.
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Yesterday’s Schools of Tomorrow Face the Future
AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon and alumnus Eric Höweler (B.Arch. '94, M.Arch. '96), coprincipals at Höweler + Yoon, are designing Maple Grove Elementary, a new school as part of Columbus, Indiana's $300-million effort to modernize and restore its midcentury modern school buildings.
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En Route to Brazil, AquaPraça Floats New Responses to Rising Seas in Venice
An international coalition of architects, including AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon and alumnus Eric Höweler, governmental agencies, NGOs, and other partners unveiled AquaPraça, a submersible public plaza designed to advance civic discourse on climate change, at La Biennale di Venezia before the project departs for COP30 in Brazil.
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Cornell AAP Alumni, Faculty, and Students Answer 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale’s Call to Rethink the Built Environment in an Era of Climate Challenge
The international exhibition, curated by Carlo Ratti and featuring more than 750 participants drawn from a wide range of expertise, invites cross-disciplinary conversation and experimentation.
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University of Virginia Breaks Ground on New Home for Karsh Institute of Democracy
The University of Virginia is building a new home for the Karsh Institute of Democracy, designed by AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95) and Eric Höweler's (B.Arch. '94, M.Arch. '96) firm Höweler + Yoon along with Hanbury Architects.
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Coolidge Corner Theatre Unveils $14 Million Expansion That’s Nothing Short of Cinematic
AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95) and Eric Höweler's (B.Arch. '94, M.Arch. '96) practice designed the three-story addition, which draws inspiration from both the history of film and the Art Deco embellishments of the older building.
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Höweler + Yoon Aims for Box Office Gold with an Ambitious Expansion to a Boston-area Landmark
AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95) and Eric Höweler's (B.Arch. '94, M.Arch. '96) practice designed an addition for the Coolidge Corner Theatre that preserves its distinctive character while updating it to meet expanding needs.
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Höweler + Yoon, John Ronan, NADAAA, MOS and Hood Design Studio Shortlisted in Fallen Journalists Memorial Competition
AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95) and Eric Höweler's (B.Arch. '94, M.Arch. '96) practice is among the teams that have proposed designs for the country's first monument dedicated to press freedom and journalists who died in the field, which will be erected in Washington, DC.
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When it Comes to Urban Trees, More Isn’t Always Better
An op-ed by project director Alexander Kobald explores the lessons of Tree Folio NYC, which offers new tools to better understand and quantify the local impact of urban trees. The project was developed with students and funding from the Design Across Scales Lab, led by AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95), and the Urban Tech Hub, part of the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech.
