Warm/Wild Wood

So Jung Lee is an M. Arch candidate at MIT. She received her Bachelor of Science in Interior Design and the Built Enviornment at Yonsei University in Seoul in 2018. She has worked in architectural practice at KHY architects and was awarded with the Young Architect Prize by the Korean government in 2022.

Patricia Dueñas Gerritsen is a researcher and designer. She holds an M. Arch degree from MIT and a B. A. in the History of Art and Architecture from Brown University. She recently completed her thesis “Not as Planned, ” which reimagines the architect as caretaker and argues for an architecture of revision and repair through the design of multiple futures. Her research interests include reclaimed material use, vernacular building practices, architecture of additions and alterations, and the distribution of agency in design and construction.

Emily Wissemann is an artist, designer, researcher, and occasional writer based in Mexico City. Their work explores material tectonics, maintenance, weathering, as well as caloric and thermal expenditures in architecture. They hold a Bachelor of Arts from Bard College and a Master of Architecture from MIT.