Joan Kang
Designer
Born in Korea but raised internationally in Asia, Europe, and Southern California. I finally settled myself in Berkeley practicing architecture and design. Doodling has been my old hobby which evolved into my passion for art and design. Currently feeling fortunate to pursue my design career here at ELS.
education
University of California, Berkeley, B.A. in Architecture with a Minor in Sustainable Design
started at ELS
2017
cities you’ve lived in
I was born in Seoul, South Korea, but my other home cities are Ho Chi Minh & Hanoi (Vietnam), Dusseldorf (Germany), Warsaw (Poland), Irvine (California). I’m currently living in Berkeley and perhaps there are more adventures to come.
building
Sagrada Familia by Antonio Gaudi because this was the first building that caught my attention when I was a child. Since then, my interest in architecture grew.
spare time
Doodling/illustration, photography, cooking, going to movies, and going on food adventures
most influential book
Maison Invisible by Hee Sung Beck
favorite movies
Anything by Pixar
design inspirations
Tadao Ando and Sou Fujimoto