{{Short description|American architect and educator}} {{Infobox architect | name = Doris Sung | birth_name = Doris Kim Sung | image = File:Doris Sung.jpg | caption = Doris Sung in her office | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1964}} | practice = DO-SU Studio Architecture | significant_design = Invert Self-Shading Windows | awards = National Design Awards }}'''Doris Kim Sung''' (born 1964 in Hollywood, California) is an American architect and educator. Sung served as the Director of the Undergraduate Programs at the USC School of Architecture starting in 2020 until 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Go |first1=Grant |title=School of Architecture professors accept programming positions |url=https://dailytrojan.com/2020/03/24/school-of-architecture-professors-accept-programming-positions/ |website=Daily Trojan |date=24 March 2020 |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Simmons |first1=Shawn |title=USC Architecture appoints Doris Sung, Alvin Huang as program directors |url=https://archpaper.com/2020/03/usc-architecture-doris-sung-alvin-huang-program-directors/ |website=ArchPaper |date=3 March 2020 |accessdate=7 April 2020}}</ref>
== Education == Sung graduated from Princeton University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture,<ref name="princeton-video">{{cite web |title=Video: Doris Sung '86 |url=https://paw.princeton.edu/video/video-doris-sung-86 |website=Princeton Alumni Weekly |date=5 March 2014 |accessdate=7 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="princeton-alumni">{{cite web |title=Princeton Undergraduate Alumni Index, 1921–2012 |url=https://library.princeton.edu/mudd-dbs/recent_alumni?lname=Sung&fname=Doris&YEAR=1986&qname=ALUMNI2&op=Submit |website=Library Princeton |accessdate=7 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lander |first1=Jessica |title=Doris Kim Sung '86: Breathable Buildings |url=https://paw.princeton.edu/article/doris-kim-sung-%E2%80%9986-breathable-buildings |website=PAW Princeton |accessdate=9 April 2020}}</ref> Sung earned a Master of Architecture degree with distinction from Columbia University in 1990.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inside Out, Doris Sung |url=http://1wbt411gsq722n1thn3wskiq-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/8x11_LS_Flyer-Doris-Sung.pdf=Submit |website=Woodbury University |accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref>
== Work == With a focus on smart materials, like thermo bimetals, Sung explores non-conventional architectural applications driven by geometry and her background in biology.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mustafina |first1=Diana |title=Doris Sung: The Art of Architecture Inspired by Biology |url=http://yonah.org/channel/doris-sung-art-architecture |website=Yonah |accessdate=7 April 2020 |ref=1}}</ref> Some notable projects include Bloom, a stitched sun-tracking instrument,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Furuto |first1=Alison |title=Bloom / DOSU Studio Architecture |date=11 March 2012 |url=https://www.archdaily.com/215280/bloom-dosu-studio-architecture |publisher=ArchDaily |accessdate=7 April 2020}}</ref> Invert, a no-energy sun shading system exhibited at the Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Museum at the California State University, Long Beach,<ref>{{cite web |title=Exhibitions, California State University, Long Beach|url=https://www.csulb.edu/carolyn-campagna-kleefeld-contemporary-art-museum/exhibitions |website=CSULB.edu|date=12 June 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Aouf |first1=Rima Sabina |title=Thermobimetal shutters by Doris Sung self-regulate the temperature of buildings |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2019/04/19/doris-sung-invert-thermobimetal-shutters/ |website=Dezeen |date=19 April 2019 |accessdate=7 April 2020}}</ref> and Fuller, a self-structured sculpture at the South Coast Botanic Garden.<ref>{{cite web |title=South Botanic Garden Unveils Major New Sculpture Bloom|url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2018/09/16/south-coast-botanic-garden-unveils-major-new-sculpture-bloom/ |website=Daily Breeze|date=16 September 2018 }}</ref>
thumb|Bloom by DOSU. thumb|Metal geometries in Invert Shading System by TBM Designs thumb|Fuller Art Installation by DOSU
== Career == Sung began a tenure-track position at the University of Colorado in Denver in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=Colorado Architects and Designers |url=https://www.historycolorado.org/sites/default/files/media/document/2017/PPUFindingAidswTOC.pdf |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=JAE Issues|url=https://www.jaeonline.org/issues/54-4#/page1/ |website=JAE ISSUES |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> During this period, Sung started her firm DOSU Studio Architecture with work predominantly in the start-up tech industry, and received several American Institute of Architects (AIA) awards for her designs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inside Out – Doris Sung |url=http://woodbury.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/8x11_LS_Flyer-Doris-Sung.pdf |website=woodbury.edu |publisher=WSOA |accessdate=7 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Awards Archive |url=https://www.acsa-arch.org/awards-archive/ |website=ACSA |accessdate=7 April 2020}}</ref> In 2001, Doris moved to Los Angeles for a position at Southern California Institute of Architecture.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hutt |first1=Dana |title=SCI-Arc Gallery: 2002-10 |url=http://www.sahscc.org/site/index.php?function=book_details&id=18 |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> In 2006, she started teaching at the University of Southern California (USC). Around this time, Sung converted her practice into a research-based one. She was granted tenure from USC in 2016. She is a co-founder of TBM Designs LLC, a start-up company for smart building products that makes Invert Self-Shading Windows.<ref>{{cite web |title=Invert™ Self-shading windows |url=https://architectureprize.com/winners/winner.php?id=3738 |website=Architecture Masterprize |accessdate=7 April 2020}}</ref>
== Awards == The Invert window system received several innovation awards, including a 2021 National Design Awards in the Climate Action category, 2020 R&D Award from ''Architect Magazine'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shapiro|first=Gideon Fink|date=2020-07-12|title=Award: InVert Self-Shading Windows Flip Energy Efficiency On Its Head|url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/awards/r-d-awards/award-invert-self-shading-windows-flip-energy-efficiency-on-its-head_o|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718191743/https://www.architectmagazine.com/awards/r-d-awards/award-invert-self-shading-windows-flip-energy-efficiency-on-its-head_o |archive-date=2020-07-18 |access-date=2021-04-07|website=Architect Magazine}}</ref> and recognition by ''Architectural Record'' as a Best Architectural Product in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Best Windows, Doors, and Hardware Products of 2019 |url=https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14379-best-windows-doors-and-hardware-products-of-2019 |accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref> Sung was also a finalist for the Women4Climate Tech challenge in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=10 finalists announced for C40's Women4Climate Tech Challenge|url=https://www.c40.org/press_releases/finalists-announced-w4c-tech-2nd-edtn#:~:text=Doris%20Sung%20%26%20Karen%20Sabath%20(Los,Tel%20Aviv%2DYafo)%20%2D%20ReTake |accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref>
At Princeton, Sung was a recipient of the Grace May Tilton Award.<ref name="princeton-video"/>
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