about — Anna Nanju Kim Works

Anna Nanju is a designer, a writer, and a strategist,
working in multiple disciplines across architecture, branding, pattern illustrations, and events planning.

minute
pieces
repetitive
practices
incremental
accumulation
symmetrial
geometries

these are repetitive themes (?)
throughout my personal work.

Anna Nanju Kim is based in New York and Seoul, specializing in projects at the intersection of architecture, branding, and storytelling. Upon graduation with a Master of Architecture from Columbia GSAPP in 2024, Anna is recognized with the M.Arch Graduate Portfolio Award, Charles McKim Prize for Excellence in Design / Saul Kaplan Traveling Fellowship. Featured on GSAPP instagram, this prize recognizes the student whose work throughout the studios has been outstanding and is funded by a bequest from Saul Kaplan.

Anna is currently works as a designer on the Space Team at 2x4 in New York. Her work emphasizes exhibition design, experimental design, content development, and crafting immersive spaces that engage users and elevate brand narratives.

CONTACT

Linkedin / Instagram

Portfolio & resume available upon request via email. Please contact via email for collaborations, work inquiry, and portfolio tutoring:
anna.nanju.kim@gmail.com

EDUCATION

May 2024’ / New York, USA
Columbia University in the City of New York, GSAPP
Master of Architecture
컬럼비아 건축대학원

Jan 2020’ / Seoul, Korea
Ewha Womans University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spatial Design Major
이화여자대학교 조형예술대

Jan 2015’ / Seoul, Korea
Seoul Arts Highschool
서울예술고등학교

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jun 2024 - Present / New York, USA
2x4 / Designer, Full-time

Conceptualized exhibitions, commercial spaces, pop-up events, work spaces, and cultural spaces with project teams.
Visualized concepts through sketches, diagrams, architectural drawings, walk-throughs, and renderings
Supported strategic development for both spatial and non-spatial projects, focusing on research and analysis
Created content proposals within spatial designs

February 2025 - Present / New York, USA
KANA (Korean Association of New York Artists) / Strategist / Nonprofit Org.

Formulate marketing strategy and planning of arts events in New York.

Jan 2024 / Chicago, Il, USA
SOM (Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill) / Extern

Global Winter Shadowship

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 / New York, USA
Format Architecture Office / Architectural Intern

Worked on a single family housing in Texas. Produced sketches, floor plans, sections, renderings, massing diagrams, and client presentations

Apr 2021 - Jul 2021 / Seoul, Korea
SoA: Society of Architecture / Curatorial Intern

<Well-being in the Age of Emotional Capitalism> Exhibition Design co-curated by Seoul Hall of Urbanism and Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA)
Assisted in research, content developing, and creating graphic system

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Sep 2024 - Present / New York, USA and Seoul, Korea
Freelance Portfolio 1:1 Tutoring

Strategize and give guidance to portfolio making across fine art, design, and architecture majors.

Sep 2024 - Dec 2024 / New York, USA
Columbia GSAPP / Associate Faculty II

Advanced Architecture V Wonne Ickx Studio
Advanced Architecture V Mio Tsuneyama + Fuminori Nousaku Studio
Worked in direct collaboration with architecture studio V instructors and contribute to the organization of studio work, and help students via office hours, desk crits, tutorials, and collective workshops.
Conducted and delievered a lecture, <Presentation, Portfolio, and Beyond>, for the Portfolio Workshop on Nov. 18th, 2024
Worked as a mentor for <the Drawing Project Workshop> on Oct. 19th, 2024

Sep 2023 - Jun 2024 / New York, USA
Columbia GSAPP / Graduate Teaching Assistant

Core Architecture Studio I & II
Worked in direct collaboration with core studio instructors on supporting students’ desk crits and conduct office hour sessions on studio work, focusing on the knowledge of architecture across multiple scales from architectural detail to infrastructure.
Delievered a Visual Storytelling Lecture for <the Core Studio Drawing Workshop> on Mar. 27th, 2023