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SAIC faculty member Hong Yeol In.

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Hong Yeol In

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Hong Yeol In (he/him) is an accomplished architectural designer and the principal of BYNOTABLE, an international design practice operating in the United States, Korea, and Japan. With a background spanning fine arts and architecture, he brings a multidisciplinary approach to design, integrating artistic expression with functional and innovative spatial solutions.

He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where he developed a strong foundation in conceptual thinking and visual design. He later pursued a Master of Architecture at Cornell University, refining his architectural expertise with a focus on materiality, spatial storytelling, and contemporary design methodologies.

As the principal of BYNOTABLE, Hong Yeol In leads a diverse portfolio of projects, ranging from residential and commercial spaces to cultural institutions and urban interventions. His work reflects a keen sensitivity to context, sustainability, and user experience, pushing the boundaries of traditional architectural practice.

In his teaching, he focuses on developing architectural concepts through both traditional and modern design tools. He encourages students to explore a range of design methods, from hand-drawing and physical modeling to digital techniques, fostering critical thinking, design experimentation, and interdisciplinary collaboration in architectural education.

Courses

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Description

Acts of preservation are ancient and practiced broadly across cultures, from
fermenting food, to telling and retelling stories, to fabricating and repairing
clothing and shelter. In art and design, radical acts of preservation not only
maintain part of the past, but imagine and enact new connections between past,
present, and future. This Capstone studio will explore a range of contemporary
radical preservation acts including critical architectural preservation and art
conservation projects; institutional critiques of libraries, museums, and archives;
and preservation of multiple, intersectional, and even contradictory pasts in any
medium. Course work will include readings, in-class discussions, and critiques.
Students will work individually throughout the course to research precedents of
radical preservation acts, identify a subject of interest for preservation, and enact
a preservation strategy for it in any art or design medium of their choice.

Class Number

1028

Credits

3

Description

Intermediate design studio requires the design of a building responding to substantially qualitative interior space program, including building skins, systems, sustainability, accessibility, and life safety. Course Goals and Objectives 1) Learn pre-design, visual communication of concept and program diagramming, , systems and object integration during research into client organizations and the design of effective environments. 2) Bring technical knowledge and skills to bear on a design including structural and other building systems, accessibility, sustainability, and site design.

Case studies, readings and research will be project specific and determined through the programs defined in the studio.

The studio work is cumulative. The work addresses professional criteria and develops though milestones that culminate in a final portfolio and review for the course.

Class Number

2259

Credits

6