SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, November 05, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to honor Jooseok Oh with inclusion in Who's Who in the World. An accomplished listee, Dr. Oh celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Oh is an architect and urban designer with more than a decade of research and industry insight focusing on technology, city planning and community creation. A graduate of Korea University, he studied urban planning and architecture before graduating, summa cum laude, with a Doctor of Philosophy in engineering in 2012. Dr. Oh's academic excellence and thoughtful approach to design philosophy has commanded attention since the beginning of his career. He was bestowed with a 2011 Best Graduation Award from Korea University, and received an honorable mention in the 2012 Urban Design Institute of Korea's annual Urban Design Competition.
In 2011, Dr. Oh became a designer for internationally lauded design group AMO's London practice. Returning to South Korea during the following year, he accepted a management position with Taepyeongno Construction Company, one of the country's largest building, site preparation and construction firms, and resumed his research at Korea University. Dr. Oh remained with Taepyeongno Construction Company until 2014, when he transitioned into full-time academia as a lecturer in Korea University's Department of Architecture.
Dr. Oh's advisory work began in 2017, when he was named as the representative director of the Next Urban Research Institute. He stepped down from the role in 2018 to become the representative director of Urban Insight Korea, and has been a research professor at Korea University since 2019. Dr. Oh's work concentrates on the intersection of urban planning and social sciences, and he has contributed to several influential papers on outdoor spaces and community social growth, and smart design integration as an urban renewal strategy.
Well regarded in his field, Dr. Oh's design for a UN Memorial Part was the winner of the 2013 Busan City Landscape Design Competition, and he was a runner-up in the 2017 Seoul Metropolitan Government Urban Design and Research Competition. He has been invited to present at conferences and academic symposia throughout the world, and was named the best presenter at the 2017 International Conference on East Asian Architecture and Cities. In the coming years, Dr. Oh looks forward to continuing his work in sustainable community design, and plans to remain at Korea University.
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