We’ve long complained that architecture is undervalued in society, that we need to rethink our business models, that we are an old school profession that has not adequately adapted to the times, etc. Aside from being a good friend that I respect and trust, Evelyn is one of the only people I know that has deep experience in both the traditional model of architecture and new ways of practice. Not only that, she has long supported and advocated for our industry to support people of different abilities, underrepresented populations, and a more equitable practice. She is one of the most hardworking, caring people I know with a bias towards action.
Vote Evelyn Lee!
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Here’s her official bio:
Christina Cho Yoo, AIA, PE, LEED AP BD+C is co-founder of Atelier Cho Thompson. She received a BS & MS in civil & structural engineering and construction management at Stanford University and received a masters in architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She was a structural engineer at the international engineering company Arup, where she was the Structural Sustainability Champion for the Americas & worked on projects such as the LEED-Double Platinum California Academy of Sciences, Contemporary Jewish Museum, Kaiser hospitals, Schroder Overcrossing, and various other projects. She went onto work at architecture firms internationally including Kao Design Group on Richard Branson’s Eco-Island, SHoP Architects on the Google HQ, Neri & Hu in Shanghai, Mass Studies in Seoul, and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson on Apple stores, the Apple iAd office, and the Square HQ. Christina is a licensed architect and engineer in California and has been LEED accredited since 2003.
Her work has spanned typologies from single-family to multifamily residences, hospitals, labs, museums, innovative workplaces, hospitality and food service, to retail, exhibits, furniture, and graphics for various organizations. Before architecture school, she staged at Tartine Bakery while taking courses at the California Culinary Academy. She has lectured on Green R&D at Harvard and served as a critic at Parsons, Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley, & the California College of the Arts (CCA). She is a Lecturer at UC-Berkeley and an Adjunct Professor at the CCA, having taught studios on Ruinophilia & the Off-Modern Ruin with Neri&Hu, the Post-Retail City with Chris Roach of Studio Vara, and Integrated Building Systems.