Doris Sung
Born in 1964, Doris Sung is a Korean American architect and educator in the Greater Los Angeles area. With a focus on smart materials, like thermo bimetals, Sung explores non-conventional architectural applications primarily driven by geometry and her background in biology.[1] Some recent work and installations include Bloom, a stitched sun-tracking instrument,[2] Invert, a no-energy sun shading system,[3] and Fuller, a self-structured sculpture currently exhibited at the South Coast Botanic Garden.[4]

Career
In 1986, Doris Sung graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture at Princeton University[5][6][7] and the Grace May Tilton Award. Sung went on tenure-track at the University of Colorado in Denver in 1997.[8][9] During this period, Sung started her firm DOSU Studio Architecture with work predominantly in the start-up tech industry and received several American Institute of Architects (AIA) awards for her designs.[10][11] In 2001, Doris moved to Los Angeles for a position at Southern California Institute of Architecture[12] until 2006 when she started teaching at the University of Southern California (USC). Around this time, Sung converted her practice into a research-based one. In 2016, she received tenure from USC, and currently serves as the Program Director of the Undergraduate Division of Architecture at USC.[13][14] Sung is also the co-founder of TBM Designs LLC, a start-up company for smart building products that makes Invert Self-Shading Windows.[15] The Invert window system received several innovation awards including a 2020 R&D Award from Architect Magazine.[16]
References
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- "South Botanic Garden Unveils Major New Sculpture Bloom". Daily Breeze.
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- "Awards Archive". ACSA. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- Hutt, Dana. SCI-Arc Gallery: 2002-10. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- Go, Grant. "School of Architecture professors accept programming positions". Daily Trojan. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- Simmons, Shawn. "USC Architecture appoints Doris Sung, Alvin Huang as program directors". ArchPaper. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- "Invert™ Self-shading windows". Architecture Masterprize. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- Shapiro, Gideon Fink (2020-07-12). "Award: InVert Self-Shading Windows Flip Energy Efficiency On Its Head". Architect Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-18.