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Ji Otterson Studio is a collaboration between Yewon Ji and Ryan Otterson, combining both international work experience under influential practices, and shared architectural tenets focusing on projects dealing with energy and materials. Ji/Otterson is dedicated to creating spaces that resonate with people and enhance the quality of life for all who experience them. They are located in Boston, USA and Seoul, South Korea.

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Ryan Otterson

Ryan Otterson is an architectural designer, researcher and educator based in Boston, USA, who explores architecture and design as tools for constructing ecology, climate, and new typologies. Ryan has over nine years of experience in facade design, building envelope science, schematic design, through construction administration, and participation in international design competitions.

Ryan graduated with Distinction from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design with an M.Arch II degree in Architecture, and a M.Arch from the University of Kansas, earning the Thayer Medal for design. Ryan also studied in Copenhagen. He has held teaching positions at Cornell University AAP, teaching design studio and a building envelope design seminar, and at Northeastern University as a studio instructor and gave lectures at international universities. He registered as an architect in the state of Massachusetts in 2019

Yewon Ji

Yewon Ji is an architect with a focused interest in the use of ecological/sustainable materials, particularly interested in addressing the complex challenges of climate change, especially as they relate to housing and urban redevelopment.

She has been working in Boston for eight years on high-profile higher education projects after graduating from the University of Kansas with Distinction in M.Arch. Yewon also studied at the Universität Stuttgart, where she also worked at the Institut für Leichtbau Entwerfen und Konstruieren (ILEK).

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