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MYKD is recognized by The Chicago Athenaeum Design Awards for Design Excellence in Environments

January, 2021

The 70th Chicago Athenaeum Design Awards recognizes MYKD’s Boston Children’s Hospital Rooftop Healing Garden, Prudential Exchange Plaza, and Booth Arts Plaza — all in Boston, MA — for leading design excellence in Environments. We’re honored to be acknowledged by the...

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MYKD is recognized by The Chicago Athenaeum Design Awards for Design Excellence in Environments

MYKD is recognized by The Chicago Athenaeum Design Awards for Design Excellence in Environments
January 8, 2021

Landscapes that Heal + Connect

December, 2020

We wanted to share some exciting projects that have expanded our design research in human and ecological health and well being in 2020. With the black lives matter movement and the pandemic, the public landscape has become even more important in helping to...

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Landscapes that Heal + Connect

Landscapes that Heal + Connect
December 29, 2020

2020 State of the Texas Medical Center

December, 2020

In parallel with completion of construction documents for Texas Medical Center’s TMC3 Park in Houston, TX, Mikyoung Kim was pleased to participate in a state-wide presentation of how the world’s largest medical city is battling Covid-19 while looking ahead to...

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2020 State of the Texas Medical Center

2020 State of the Texas Medical Center
December 17, 2020

A|N Best of Design 2020

December, 2020

MYKD is honored to be among the firms recognized by The Architect’s Newspaper in this year’s Best of Design Awards for our work at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Regenstein Learning Campus (Landscape, Honorable Mention) and for the 37 acre park in the...

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A|N Best of Design 2020

A|N Best of Design 2020
December 4, 2020

New Partners HealthCare Centers

June, 2020

With Gensler Architects and Partners HealthCare, MYKD is working to develop three new Partners HealthCare centers in Massachusetts. This $400 million investment aims to provide improved healthcare throughout the state to address widespread disparities within our communities by providing much...

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New Partners HealthCare Centers

New Partners HealthCare Centers
June 23, 2020

Rethinking Urban Spaces

May, 2020

As we adjust to this new way of living and think about what it means as our cities open up again, we wonder what the new normal will be. Featured in Boston Magazine, Mikyoung Kim and other local professionals discuss...

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Rethinking Urban Spaces

Rethinking Urban Spaces
May 27, 2020

Architect Magazine features Innovative Lighting Design

February, 2020

Architect Magazine’s article, Nine Architectural Lighting Designers Identify Innovations and Ideas for 2020 and Beyond, profiles nine studios from across the country for our industry-changing lighting advancements. As our urban environments have become increasingly densified, meeting the needs of neighborhoods and...

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Architect Magazine features Innovative Lighting Design

Architect Magazine features Innovative Lighting Design
February 14, 2020

Ian Downing Promoted to Associate Principal

February, 2020

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...

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Ian Downing Promoted to Associate Principal

Ian Downing Promoted to Associate Principal
February 6, 2020

The Nexus wins LIT Lighting Design Award

January, 2020

The Nexus at UNC Charlotte was awarded an Honorable Mention award from the LIT Design Awards for its interactive lighting.  The lighting is activated by students as they move around the sculpture at this transit hub in Charlotte, North Carolina....

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The Nexus wins LIT Lighting Design Award

The Nexus wins LIT Lighting Design Award
January 30, 2020

Mikyoung Appointed BCDC Commissioner

December, 2018

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...

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Mikyoung Appointed BCDC Commissioner

Mikyoung Appointed BCDC Commissioner
December 4, 2018