Doris Sung

Doris Kim Sung (born 1964 in Hollywood, California) is a Korean American architect and educator.

Sung graduated from Princeton University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, Sung earned a Master of Architecture degree from Columbia University in 1990.

With a focus on smart materials, like thermo bimetals, Sung explores non-conventional architectural applications driven by geometry and her background in biology.

Some notable projects include Bloom, a stitched sun-tracking instrument, Invert, a no-energy sun shading system exhibited at the Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Museum at the California State University, Long Beach, and Fuller, a self-structured sculpture at the South Coast Botanic Garden.

Sung began a tenure-track position at the University of Colorado in Denver in 1997.

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.

In 2001, Doris moved to Los Angeles for a position at Southern California Institute of Architecture.

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.

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, and recognition by Architectural Record as a Best Architectural Product in 2019.

Sung serves as the Director of the Undergraduate Programs at the USC School of Architecture starting in 2020.

Sung was also a finalist for the Women4Climate Tech challenge in 2020.

At Princeton, Sung was a recipient of the Grace May Tilton Award.