Join us in welcoming two new designers to the MYKD design team, Alexandra Daley and Ray Lapiejko!

Mikyoung Kim Design has been added to INC.’s annual Best in Business list in the Best Social Good Category! We are beyond honored to receive this title, and would like to extend our congratulations to all the nominees. Thank you,...

All of us at Mikyoung Kim Design are honored to receive the 2025 Best of Practice Award for Landscape Architecture in the Northeast by The Architect’s Newspaper! Recipients of the award are recognized for high levels of quality in completed...

Thank you to the Architect’s Newspaper for the firm profile feature of our studio! Mikyoung Kim and Daniel Jonas Roche discuss the intersection of ecological restoration and public health, diving into niche topics such as noise, sanctuary, and unifying urban...

This past week, MYK celebrated with fellow honorees at Fast Company’s 2025 Most Innovative Companies Summit and Gala in New York City! This event featured inspiring conversations with leaders like @bluesky_social CEO Jay Graber and an unforgettable performance by Chromeo...

We are so honored that Mikyoung has been named the recipient of the Theodate Pope Riddle Women in Architecture and Design Award by the Hill-Stead Museum! The award recognizes women who have made a lasting impact in architecture and design,...

Mikyoung Kim sits down for a thought-provoking conversation with writer Jesse Dorris in his latest article for UNTAPPED magazine, “Sounding Out a Better Way to Build.” They discuss how sound can be used as a building material in landscapes, challenging the traditional, visually-dominant approach to...

Thank you to all who joined us at the 2024 ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture in Washington, DC! MYK was well-represented at this year’s conference, with Mikyoung Kim, Ian Downing, and Jess Hamilton contributing to insightful and impactful panels. Mikyoung Kim...

Over the past year, MYK has been researching the impact of noise on our cognitive functioning and developing toolkits to design with noise in mind. The team conducted a sound walk to explore the public spaces of Boston to accumulate...

MYK is pleased to welcome new designers Laura Pease, Tianyuan Yi, and Robbie Gaskins (left to right) to our studio! Laura, Tian, and Robbie all join us from Boston graduate programs in Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Laura Pease is dedicated to...

By Kim O’Connell “In the heart of downtown Boston, only a few blocks from Fenway Park and the Charles River, Boston Children’s Hospital feels like a world unto itself. Hospitals often feel this way because of their nature as places...

Dallas Architecture Forum: The Rose Family Lecture Mikyoung Kim Founding Principal Mikyoung Kim Design April 3, 2024 Wednesday, 7 pm Check-in & Reception – 6:15 pm Free for Forum Members General Admission Tickets Available At the Door Angelika Film Center...

Jumpstart Spring with a conversation around play and restoration with Mikyoung as a part of Next Generation of Parks Event Series, offered by Minneapolis Parks Foundation This Thursday March 30th, Mikyoung will dive into the role public spaces play in crafting and reconnection...

Mikyoung was recently featured in CODAworx’s 25 Creative Revolutionaries of 2023. This list spotlights a group of trailblazing leaders in the field of commissioned art who create works that are at the forefront of affecting change. To read more about...

Mikyoung is featured in February’s issue of Harvard Magazine, Restored to Nature. In the article, she discusses with Lydialyle Gibson the many ways in which landscapes are a tapestry of culture, history and resiliency. MYKD’s project with Ford’s Michigan Central 14-acre park in...

Last month, Mikyoung, Bryan, and Ian accepted the Firm of the Year Award at the American Society of Landscape Architect’s annual President’s dinner in San Francisco. The highest honor given to a landscape architecture firm, the ASLA bestowed this award...

Mikyoung recently spoke to Grant Welker at the Boston Business Journal sharing the process of building a startup design firm  and the formative influences of nature, music and design in her studio’s work. To read the full article, follow the...

This Fall, Mikyoung was excited to give a lecture at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design as part of their 2022 Landscape Now lecture series. During her talk, Mikyoung unpacks one of the key drivers for the MYKD...

Mikyoung Kim Design is this year’s recipient of the Firm of the Year Award from the ASLA which is the “highest honor that the ASLA bestows on a landscape architecture firm”. The criteria for this award includes the impact of Mikyoung Kim Design’s...

Architizer has honored Mikyoung Kim Design with a Special Mention for Best Landscape Design Firm. Marking its 10th anniversary, the A+Awards celebrate the immense value of great design.

A few weeks ago Mikyoung sat down with Trevor Pawl, Michigan’s Chief Mobility Officer, to discuss the future of green space. What will the green spaces of the future look like, and how might their designs help curb the carbon footprint...

Congratulations to Ian Downing for his promotion to Associate Principal at Mikyoung Kim Design!  Through his work in complex urban environments and expertise focused on landscape technology and systems-focused design, he has proven experience with the complexities of structural landscapes...

The Boston Civic Design Commission has appointed three new commissioners: Mikyoung Kim, Anne-Marie Lubenau, and Eric Howeler, as well as appointing Andrea Leers as Chair.  “We are excited for Eric, Mikyoung and Anne-Marie to join us as they begin in their roles as commissioners, and we...