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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.

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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

Get in Touch

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