The fifth episode of the Beyond Chapter podcast features Kyoyoung Hwang, founder and director of the sustainable living brand 7UHR. Originally a student who dreamed of becoming a film director, Hwang extended his sense for visuals and space into architecture, completing both his undergraduate and master's degrees in architecture at Sungkyunkwan University. Studying and working in Germany then gave him hands-on knowledge of materials, making, and the details of everyday living—experience that shaped his current design philosophy.

The fourth episode of the Beyond Chapter Podcast features mentor Gunwoo Bae, who is pursuing a Master of Urban Design at Harvard GSD. After completing his undergraduate degree at Hanyang University ERICA, he gained a wide range of experience as an undergraduate: a research assistant in an architecture lab, an exchange student at NUS in Singapore, a participant in the Seoul and Venice Biennales, and an intern at a major Korean firm. Most recently, he completed an internship at SHL Architects in Denmark.

The third episode of the Beyond Chapter Podcast features architect Jongmin Park, an Associate Partner at Foster + Partners. A UK registered architect (ARB/RIBA), Jongmin worked on a range of projects in Korea and abroad, including the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, after completing graduate school at Hongik University. After earning his master's at the RCA, he is now based in London.

In the second episode of the Beyond Chapter Podcast series, we had a meaningful conversation with Hyunjae Jung. Hyunjae studied Architecture at the University of Bath in the UK, earned his M.Arch from the Yale School of Architecture in the US, and completed two internships at Zaha Hadid Architects. He currently works as an Architecture Professional at SOM in San Francisco, and also shares deep insights from his experience through his writing, including on the nature of the architecture profession and the eight rounds of layoffs he has witnessed firsthand.

In this episode, we're joined by Hyoeun Kim, Assistant Curator at SFMOMA (@sfmoma). Hyoeun has served as a curator for the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism and the Seoul Hall of Urbanism & Architecture, and as an architectural designer at OMA. A UPenn MArch graduate, she is an accomplished professional in both architecture and the arts with wide-ranging global experience.