Founding Principal
Jin Young Song, AIA, assistant professor at University at Buffalo, SUNY, is a registered architect in New York State. Prior to joining the UB, he worked as a senior designer at the SOM New York office and also taught at NYSID. Song’s professional experience also includes working for OMA in Rotterdam, Sauerbruch Hutton in Berlin, and Leers Weinzapfel Associates in Boston. He received a Master in Architecture degree from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, and a Bachelor of Science in Housing & Interior design, Human Environment and Design from Yonsei University, Korea. He has founded the architectural practice Dioinno, pursuing innovation in architecture and urbanism in the framework of facade innovation and in the tension between structure and ornament.
Collaborating Partners
Bonghwan Kim, PE, AIA, LEED 김봉환 구조기술사
Structure Engineer
(P-A-R-T, Twisted Field1.0, Twisted Field 2.1)
Bonghwan Kim is a Project Engineer who has experienced in designing cable-net structures for cladding design as seen in the Lotte Super Tower in Seoul, Korea as well as the Chhatrapti Shivaji International Terminal in Mumai, India. The Project Engineer incorporates the structural engineering design concepts with the planning, architectural and other required systems. His responsibilities also include overseeing the preparation of complete structural engineering documents and reviewing them for compliance with the approved program requirements.
Hyeyeon Cho, IIDA, NCIDQ, LEED
Interior Architect
Hyeyeon Cho is licensed interior architect specialized in high end office, healthcare and education design. Before joining to DIOINNO, she worked with Perkins+Will and Gensler for 7 years producing numerous award winning projects. She received Master in Interior Architecture from RISD(Rhode Island School of design).
Andrew Koudlai
Project Architect
Andrew Koudlai is a practicing architect at CannonDesign where he has worked on several award winning projects including the Centre Hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal. He received a Master of Architecture from the University at Buffalo. He was awarded the AIA School Gold Medal, the Certificate of Merit in the research of Architecture, and collaborated on the Grow Home - the 2nd place winner of the Department of Energy’s international Solar Decathlon Competition(2015). He also practices independently and has been recognized by the Illuminating Engineering Society of New York City for his work on Perspective Counts in the Revealing Shadows exhibition(honorable mention 2011), and the International Interior Design Exhibition for his work on BLOK for Ashwood design (winner 2014). With professional experience in construction, working with DIOINNO, CannonDesign, the Rockland County Planning Department, and various contractors, he helps realize design ideas into built works.
