011: New Service Lines - Building a Multidisciplinary Practice

Episode 011: New Service Lines - Building a Multidisciplinary PracticeWhat types of new service lines are architecture firms designing?Guests:Christina Cho Yoo, Co-Founder of Atelier Cho ThompsonMing Thompson, Co-Founder of Atelier Cho ThompsonChristina Cho Yoo, AIA, PE, LEED AP BD+C, IIDAChristina leads the San Francisco office of Atelier Cho Thompson. She is a licensed engineer and architect in California. Christina received a BS & MS in Civil & Structural Engineering and Construction Management from Stanford and her M. Arch from the Harvard GSD. She started her professional life as a structural engineer at internationally-renowned Arup, working on projects like the California Academy of Sciences, labs, universities, bridges, and more. She has worked in LA, NY, SF, Seoul, and Shanghai at firms like SHoP Architects, Neri & Hu, and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. She is an adjunct professor at the California College of Arts, most recently teaching an advanced urban studio on the Post-Retail City, which has led to involvement in the SPUR Working Group for Reopening the Ground Floor in a COVID era. Ming Thompson, AIA, IIDAMing leads the new New Haven office of Atelier Cho Thompson. As a practicing architect, Ming is focused on bettering human experience through design; she insists that good design must occur at all scales, from the building to the furniture to the logo, and everything in between. Ming is a licensed architect in California, Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut. She is a recipient of the AIA Young Architect Award. Ming attended Yale College and the Harvard GSD, and has taught at the California College of the Arts. She has served on design juries around the U.S., and is co-chair of the AIA CT Women in Architecture committee. She writes and speaks frequently on the topic of equity in architecture. She is a first year advisor at Yale and serves on the board of the Yale-China Association. Show Links: https://www.chothompson.com/