Korean architect and UIA Council member Jong Ruhl Hahn took office as president of the Korean Institute of Architects (KIA) on 1st March 2014. He will chair the Federation of Institutes of Korean Architects, the UIA member section for the country, beginning on 1st July 2014.

A graduate in architecture from the University of Michigan, his professional experience spans over thirty years, and includes prestigious firms such as James Polshek and Partners,Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC, and Frank O. Gehry and Associates. He has designed prestigious structures in Seoul and been honoured with a number of prizes. At the UIA Congress and Assembly in Durban this August, he will head the Korean delegation, which will promote the 2017 UIA Congress in Seoul.

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