About — 𝗝𝗜𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗝𝗘𝗢𝗡

JIYONG JEON | 전지용

JIYONG JEON is an architectural designer and technical researcher based in Seoul and on the Internet. His work and inventions intersect architectural design, and digital technology. He was selected as an exhibitor for the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, as well as the 2023 and 2025 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism. He received the Minister’s Award for his innovation in AI design technology, and his honors also include the 2021 Young Architects Fellowship and the Next Pritzker Project Fellowship.

EDUCATION

Columbia University GSAPP Seoul National University DAAE
AWARDS & HONORS

Lead Creator | Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2025 Selected Exhibitor | 2025 La Biennale Di Venezia, 19th International Architecture Exhibition
Minister’s Award (Grand Prize) | Digital Architecture Honorable Mention | Nodeul Island Idea Competition Finalist | IKEA SPACE 10 AI Design Competition
3rd Prize | Robust Compact City Research Competition
Representative Exhibitor | Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2025 3rd Place | NFA Salon d’Art XR Competition
Best Fellowship | Young Architects Fellowship 2021 ‘Atlas of Dust’ Research Stipend | Columbia GSAPP Finalist | GSAPP Pavilion Charrette Silver Prize | Seoul Biennale Photo Competition 2019 Recipient | ‘Next Pritzker Project’ Fellowship 1st Place Thesis Award | SNU DAAE Honorable Mention | Correctional Institution Competition Winner | Moran Folly 2016 Inchoon Prize | Seoul National University DAAE Merit-based Scholarship | SNU
WORK EXPERIENCE

Advisory Urban Researcher | SNU & Taejae Research Foundation Technical Researcher & Architectural Designer | Haenglim Architects Computational Designer | Vo Trong Nghia Architects Computational Designer | Shigeru Ban Architects Design Assistant | Mass Studies
EXHIBITION

2025_La Biennale Di Venezia, 19th International Architecture Exhibition 2024_Hyper Super X-large... Boom! Exhibition, Forking Room 2023_Seoul 100-year Masterplan, Seoul Biennale of Architecture & Urbanism 2023_Medium New Media Group Exhibition <Mixed Spectrum> 2022_Daring or Delusional, Indepth 2019_Finding Seoul, Seoul Biennale of Architecture & Urbanism 2017_Solar Decathlon China 2017_Peaceful Dynamic, Moran Folly Exhibition 2014_Paper Structure, SNU Social Responsibility Program 2014_Euljiro + Underground, Seoul Architecture Festival
PUBLICATION & FEATURE

2025_Medium: Contenizatio of Architecture, ARCHIZINES FAIR 2025 (Centre for Co-Architecture Kyoto)

2025_Creative Pragmatics, Stanford & University of Southern Denmark 2024_The 4th SBAU 2023, Land Architecture Land Urbanism, Ahngraphic 2024_Indepth Seoul, Bamdoo Press 2024_The Robust Compact City of the Future Research, SNU DAAE 2023_The Robust Compact City Research, SNU DAAE 2021_Abstract 2021, Columbia GSAPP 2021_Young Architect Fellowship, Korean Institute of Architecture 2021_Design Studio Vol.2: Intelligent Control, RIBA Publishing

2019_Re-Defining the Public, SNU DAAE

2016_Moran Folly, Moran Art Museum 2014_SAF Euljiro + Underground, Seoul Architecture Festival 2013–2019_SNU Architecture Review, SNU DAAE
LEADERSHIP

2025_Co-founder, Omnivore Architect 2021_Committee, Korean Institute of Computation, Design, and Technology (KICDT)
OTHERS

2024_Lecturer, Introduction to AI Architecture | HU 2024 @Haenglim 2024_Speaker, Exogamy: Architecture and Technology | DMP Architects 2024_Participant, Dirt and Steel | Odorama City (Korean Pavilion), Venice Biennale 2024_Invited Critic | Undergraduate Design Studio @SEOULTECH 2023_Invited Critic | Graduate Design Studio @Ajou University 2023_Speaker, Message from the Ancestral Rites Table | Seoul City Hall 2023_Invited Participant | Tabula Urbaine, Danish Association of Architects 2022–2025_Operation Team | Medium, New Media Group @Hongik University 2021_Architectural Critic | Indepth @Seoul National University 2019_Disaster Relief | Typhoon Hagibis, Voluntary Architects’ Network (Shigeru Ban Architect) 2017_Interviewer, Behind Buildings by Rafael Moneo | SNU DAAE

학력

컬럼비아대학교 건축대학원 서울대학교 건축학과
수상 및 선정

제5회 2025 서울도시건축비엔날레 참여작가 제19회 2025 베니스건축비엔날레 참여작가 디지털 건축대전 국토교통부 장관상 (1위) 노들섬 아이디어 공모 입선 IKEA SPACE 10 AI 디자인 공모 파이널리스트 강소도시와 테크놀로지, 미래강소도시 연구 공모 3위 제4회 2023 서울도시건축비엔날레 100년 마스터플랜전 유형별 대표팀 선정 NFA Salon d’Art XR 공모 3위 2021 젊은건축가 펠로우십 우수 교류자 선정 ‘Atlas of Dust’ 연구 지원금 Columbia GSAPP 파빌리온 공모 파이널리스트 2019 서울도시건축비엔날레 사진 공모 은상 국토부 건축설계 인재육성사업 선정 (넥스트 프리츠커 프로젝트) 서울대학교 졸업전 대상 법무부 교정시설 아이디어 공모 입선 모란 폴리 2016 국제공모 당선 인춘장학금 선정 (건축설계전공 최우수자) | 서울대학교 건축학과 서울대학교 성적우수 장학금
경력

2025_제19회 베니스건축비엔날레 <Intelligens: CANON> 2024_포킹룸 2024 <하이퍼 슈퍼 엑스라지 … 펑!> 2023_제4회 서울도시건축비엔날레 <100년 마스터플랜전> 2023_Medium New Media 그룹 전시 <Mixed Spectrum> 2022_서울대학교 Indepth <Daring or Delusional> 2019_제2회 서울도시건축비엔날레 <Finding Seoul> 2017_Solar Decathlon China 2016_모란뮤지엄 <모란 폴리 2016> 2014_서울대학교 사회공헌단 <Paper Structure> 2014_서울건축문화제 <을지로 + 지하보도>
출판 및 수록

2025_미디엄: 건축의 콘텐츠화, ARCHIZINES FAIR 2025 @Centre for Co-Architecture Kyoto
2025_Creative Pragmatics, 스탠포드 & 덴마크 남부대학 2024_제4회 SBAU: 땅의 건축 땅의 도시, 안그라픽스 2024_Indepth Seoul, 밤과 호두 2024_미래강소도시 연구, 서울대학교 건축학과 2023_강소도시 연구, 서울대학교 건축학과 2021_Abstract, 컬럼비아 건축대학원 2021_젊은건축가 펠로우십, 대한건축가협회 2021_Design Studio Vol.2: Intelligent Control, RIBA Publishing
2019_공공의 재정의 도록, 서울대학교 건축학과 2016_모란 폴리, 모란미술관 2014_<을지로+지하보도>, 서울건축문화제 2013–2019_서울대학교 건축학과 리뷰, 서울대학교 건축학과
리더십

2025_공동 창립자, 잡식건축가 2021_프로그램 커미티, Korean Institute of Computation, Design, and Technology (KICDT)
기타

2024_강사, Introduction to AI Architecture | HU 2024 @행림종합건축사사무소 2024_연사, Exogamy: Architecture and Technology | 생각지대 @DMP Architects 2024_참가자, Dirt and Steel | Odorama City (2024 베니스 미술 비엔날레 한국관) 2024_게스트 크리틱 | 5학년 스튜디오 @서울과학기술대학교 2023_게스트 크리틱 | 대학원 스튜디오 @아주대학교 2023_연사, 제사상의 메시지 | 서울시청 2023_초청 참가자 | Tabula Urbaine, 덴마크 건축가 협회 2022–2025_오퍼레이션 | Medium, New Media Group @홍익대학교 2021_비평가 | Indepth 전시 @서울대학교 2019_태풍 하기비스 재난 구호 | Voluntary Architects’ Network (Shigeru Ban Architect) 2017_인터뷰어, Behind Buildings by Rafael Moneo | @서울대학교 MOA

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[24/12/20] 제19회 베니스건축비엔날레 참여작가
[25/03/28] 제5회 서울도시건축비엔날레 참여작가