MJ Ko. 일상단면
She is
an architectural designer based in New York City and Korea, and the founder of Sectioned Studio.
Her practice moves across architecture, objects, and artistic exploration, approaching design as a way of thinking rather than a fixed discipline.
Through 일상단면—a personal blog that documents everyday observations and design processes—MJ founded Sectioned Studio as a platform that brings together architectural tutoring and independent publishing. The platform operates at the intersection of education and practice, supporting emerging designers through portfolio guidance, research-driven content, and curated publications.
Her work is driven by curiosity, material experimentation, and storytelling, often operating between precision and intuition, computation and hand, function and presence. Whether through spatial studies, publications, or objects, MJ is interested in moments where architecture extends beyond buildings and becomes a way of seeing and making.

Education
2020-2023
Columbia University
GSAPP
Master of Architecture
New York City, US
2013-2017
Yonsei University
Bachelor of Interior Architecture
Architectural Engineering
Seoul, Korea
Work Experience
2023- now
Architectural Designer
2022
Architectural Intern
2021- now
Architectural Intern, Part-time Assistant
Rogers+Partners
New York
DS+R
New York
StambergAferiat+Associates
New York
2020
Architectural Intern
SAMOO
Seoul
2017- 2019
Architectural Designer
Plot Architecture
Seoul
Awards/Activities
2023
KPF Foundation Award Paul Katz Fellowship
Venice Biennale Architecture Korea Pavilion, NHDM Architects
2023.05
2023
Buildner Gaudi La Coma Artist Residences
Buildner Student Award
YAC Competition : Home After Crisis
Gold Mention
YAC Competition Data Landscape
Finalist
2022
YAC Competition: Extinction Museum
Finalist
2015
Donhwamunro Urban Generation Idea Competition
Grand Prize

