Jeannette Kuo
“I think that architecture is more than just buildings. we’re part of a long tradition and a long history and it is, at the end of the day, also an intellectual pursuit.”
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
Jeannette Kuo is an architect in Switzerland. Kuo comes from a diverse cultural background with ties to both Indonesia and Chinese origins. Her work combines spatial concepts with constructive technologies, recognizing architecture as a social and material discipline. She is also an Assistant Professor in Practice at the Harvard GSD. In 2010, she co-founded her eponymous firm, KARAMUK KUO. Domus design magazine recognized her practice as one of the 50 best architectural firms of 2020.
Jeannette Kuo is an architect in Switzerland. Kuo comes from a diverse cultural background with ties to both Indonesia and Chinese origins. Her work combines spatial concepts with constructive technologies, recognizing architecture as a social and material discipline. She is also an Assistant Professor in Practice at the Harvard GSD. In 2010, she co-founded her eponymous firm, KARAMUK KUO. Domus design magazine recognized her practice as one of the 50 best architectural firms of 2020.
BORN
1980s
1980s
DESCENT
Chinese Swiss
DISCIPLINE
Architecture