Won Hee Ko
Assistant Professor, Hillier College of Arch & Design
330, 334 Colton Hall
About Me
Dr. Won Hee Ko is an Assistant Professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on integrated analysis of indoor environmental quality for architectural design with an aim to improve occupant comfort, well-being and productivity. Prior to joining NJIT, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for the Built Environment, UC Berkeley, where she also earned her Ph.D. degree in Architecture, with a specialization in Building Science, Technology and Sustainability. Won Hee has professional experience at Buro Happold Engineering (facade and computation analysis teams). She received her BArch from Yonsei University, South Korea, and her MS in Building Science from the University of Southern California.
Education
Ph.D.; University of California-Berkeley; Architecture (Building Science, Technology and Sustainability); 2021
M.A.; University of Southern California; Building Science; 2012
B.Arch.; Yonsei University; Architecture; 2010
M.A.; University of Southern California; Building Science; 2012
B.Arch.; Yonsei University; Architecture; 2010
Teaching Interests
Sustainable design
High-performance building design
Integrated facade design
Daylight, view, indoor environmental quality
Resilience and building autonomy (passive systems)
High-performance building design
Integrated facade design
Daylight, view, indoor environmental quality
Resilience and building autonomy (passive systems)
Past Courses
ARCH 396: ARCHITECTURE STUDIO VI
Research Interests
Recently, she published a framework for evaluating view quality in the built environment. Currently, she is working on studies looking into view access and clarity using different facades materials while applying advanced technologies including virtual reality (VR) and 3D point cloud systems.