A Calling

To Share Stories

Becoming an Architect
Starting an Architectural Firm from Nothing
Korean Architecture
​My Fulbright Experience
​Love for Words
 Adams Studio, MacDowell Artist Residency

To Test Ideas

What would happen if I share my fascination on Korean architecture through personal stories? 
​Here are a few sample chapters from my upcoming book, "Making of a Pearl: A Memoir of an Architect."  
Table of Contents can be found here.

To Indulge in Design

Creative journey fascinates me more than the final results. I savor the back stories and the process including a few sketches that could've gotten me fired. 
A Concept Sketch for the "House of the Future", Hudson Valley, NY
Park Building Proposed for Mill River Park, Stamford, CT

To Encourage Others

To share my lessons-learned in hopes to pave a better road for the future generations
(Above image links to the Podcast.)

To Live Curiously

Juhee and James at River Architects, PLLC, Cold Spring, New York

Korean Tendencies

Is it just me or Koreans suffer from OCD tendencies?

Overly ambitious
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High self-expectations 

Hurry Hurry

Pressure. Pressure. Unrelenting pressure...

(A "Mythic Existence" - an essay in progress)
Graham Foundation Grant to S. Korea / Photo: James P. Hartford
Professional Portraits: Donna DeMari / Makeup: Cassandra Saulter