Myoung Chun
Profile
Myoung Joo Chun, NCIDQ #021448, LEED AP, has been a graduate director and faculty member in interior architecture at Endicott College since 2010. She has practiced professionally in Boston, New York, and Seoul, working across institutional, corporate, hospitality, healthcare, and residential design. Her teaching, research, and practice focus on socially and environmentally responsible design, exploring how design connects people, the environment, and communities.
Myoung Joo has actively contributed to the field of interior architecture through exhibitions, awards, academic leadership, and international engagement. Her work has been exhibited at the KIID International Invitation Exhibition in Seoul and the Stockholm Furniture and Lighting Fair with design magazine Boom. She has been recognized for her professional practice with the AIA Excellence in Design Award and the USGBC Award with her prior professional employments. She has presented her research nationally and internationally at professional conferences, further advancing the field. She has been appointed as a CIDA (Council for Interior Design Accreditation) site visitor.
Education
New York School of Interior Design
M.F.A.
Interior Design
Ewha Womans University
B.A. & B.F.A.
History & Environmental Design
Research
Myoung Joo’s research focuses on socially and environmentally responsible design and she has been presenting her research and practice application nationally and internationally.
Accomplishments
Awards
- Appointed CIDA (Council of Interior Design Accreditation) site visitor since 2016
- Creative scholarship "Cambridge Residence", IDEC National Conference, 2015
- IDEC Foundation Leibrock Universal Design Scholarship, Interior Design Educator Councils, 2019
Talks
- Presentation “Enhancing Student Learning in Interior Design through Technology”, Innovate Education Reimagined, 2018
- Poster Presentation “Exploring in Community Outreach and Service Learning: Voluntary Design Charrette of Cambodian Community Center” IDEC National Conference, 2017
Appearances
- International Invitation Exhibition, Project exhibited: `KAIST International School` in Daejon, Korea, Korean Institute of Interior Design, Seoul, Korea 2013
Publications
- Paper "Bridging tradition and new in design sketching through digital free-hand drawing applications and its impact on student learning" presented at International Academy of Technology, Education and Development Conference, 2018
- Paper " Community Outreach Studio: Teaching Socially Responsible Practice in Interior Design Education" presented at the Conference IASDR(International Association of Design Research), 2013
- Paper “How People and Matter Transform Place in Modern American Residence”, presented at Ninth International Conference on The Constructed Environment, 2019
- Paper "What made the transformation of modern American residence – Exploring through case studies" presented at the Seventeenth Annual International Conference on Arts & Humanities, 2019